Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers

Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 9:30 PM ET Rogers Place, Edmonton Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Washington Capitals 4–1 on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals	1	55-19-8
at Edmonton Oilers	4	47-26-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	0	0	1	1
Edmonton Oilers	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	11	13	11	35
Edmonton Oilers	10	7	12	29

Three stars

B. Pouliot, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals)
C. Talbot, Edmonton Oilers (goaltender)
R. Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:48	Edmonton Oilers	Benoit Pouliot (2)	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3)	Even strength	WSH 0, EDM 1
2nd	17:08	Edmonton Oilers	Benoit Pouliot (3)	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (4), Oscar Klefbom (2)	Even strength	WSH 0, EDM 2
3rd	00:09	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (4)	Matt Niskanen (4), Andre Burakovsky (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 2
3rd	01:25	Edmonton Oilers	Patrick Maroon (2)	Jesse Puljujarvi (1), Connor McDavid (6)	Even strength	WSH 1, EDM 3
3rd	09:57	Edmonton Oilers	Milan Lucic (3)	Andrej Sekera (3), Connor McDavid (7)	Power play	WSH 1, EDM 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Stat	Washington Capitals	Edmonton Oilers
Shots on goal	35	29
Power play	0 of 3	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	15	29
Blocked shots	16	13
Giveaways	13	12
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	29/63 (46%)	34/63 (54%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	1	0	1	-2	0	4	5	0	0		18:40
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:30
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	18:02
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	83.3%	13:39
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		10:33
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		13:33
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0		16:00
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	0	0	0	4	5	1	1	0	42.9%	15:25
Number 82 Z. Sanford	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	11:32
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	36.4%	11:15
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		17:04
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	40.9%	16:47
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:55
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	3	2	0		17:34
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		19:26
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		17:16
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1	0		23:19
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0		15:47

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Loss

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 J. Eberle	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0		16:50
Number 15 T. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	100%	08:06
Number 19 P. Maroon	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0		13:29
Number 27 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	0	1	100%	17:20
Number 29 L. Draisaitl	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	17:43
Number 44 Z. Kassian	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:24
Number 51 A. Lander	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	11:10
Number 55 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	60%	14:29
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	2	0	2	+1	4	3	1	1	0		16:24
Number 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0	62.5%	16:42
Number 97 C. McDavid	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	1	0	33.3%	21:20
Number 98 J. Puljujarvi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		12:13
Number 2 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	0		23:04
Number 4 K. Russell	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		20:28
Number 6 A. Larsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	2	0		17:50
Number 25 D. Nurse	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		15:57
Number 62 E. Gryba	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	5	1	0		18:01
Number 77 O. Klefbom	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2	0		18:33

Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 C. Talbot	35	34	1	.971	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:37	Edmonton Oilers	Benoit Pouliot	Cross checking	2
1st	10:15	Washington Capitals	Jay Beagle	Holding the stick	2
1st	13:02	Edmonton Oilers	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	Tripping	2
1st	18:44	Washington Capitals	Daniel Winnik	Tripping	2
2nd	17:13	Edmonton Oilers	Benoit Pouliot	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	17:38	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	Cross checking	2
2nd	17:38	Edmonton Oilers	Cam Talbot	Roughing	2
3rd	09:14	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller	Hooking	2
3rd	10:34	Washington Capitals	T.J. Oshie	High sticking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Barry Trotz
Edmonton Oilers head coach: Todd McLellan
Referees: Tom Kowal, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Vaughan Rody, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches: Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly
Edmonton Oilers scratches: Matt Benning, Anton Slepyshev

2016-2017 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Oct 26, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 24, 2017

Other NHL games on Oct 26

Other NHL games on Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Wed, Oct 26, 2016
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Wed, Oct 26, 2016
Nashville Predators 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Oct 26, 2016

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