Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks

Rogers Arena, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 5–2 on Saturday, October 29, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 5 55-19-8
at Vancouver Canucks 2 30-43-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 2 5
Vancouver Canucks 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 15 11 9 35
Vancouver Canucks 11 8 6 25

Three stars

  1. M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. T. Oshie, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Stecher, Vancouver Canucks

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:57 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (2) Matt Niskanen (5) Even strength WSH 1, VAN 0
1st 18:12 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (1) Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Marcus Johansson (4) Even strength WSH 2, VAN 0
1st 19:54 Vancouver Canucks Jannik Hansen (2) Erik Gudbranson (2) Even strength WSH 2, VAN 1
2nd 08:58 Washington Capitals Marcus Johansson (3) T.J. Oshie (1), Nicklas Backstrom (4) Power play WSH 3, VAN 1
2nd 17:17 Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat (4) Sven Baertschi (2), Jake Virtanen (1) Even strength WSH 3, VAN 2
3rd 17:33 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (3) Andre Burakovsky (2), Nate Schmidt (2) Even strength WSH 4, VAN 2
3rd 18:42 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner (1) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 5, VAN 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Stat Washington Capitals Vancouver Canucks
Shots on goal 35 25
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 16 17
Blocked shots 8 18
Giveaways 4 7
Takeaways 7 2
Faceoffs won 37/69 (53.6%) 32/69 (46.4%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 15:58
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 07:50
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 100% 16:29
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 57.1% 16:59
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 36.8% 16:12
Number 43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 3 0 0 16:25
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:19
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 1 2 +1 2 3 1 1 0 17:20
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 07:24
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 64.3% 12:26
Number 90 M. Johansson L 2 1 3 +2 0 4 1 0 1 16:35
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 53.8% 16:07
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 20:20
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:17
Number 27 K. Alzner D 1 0 1 +2 2 1 1 0 0 20:09
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:33
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 23:27
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 25 23 2 .920 60:00 Win

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 J. Skille R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 09:15
Number 18 J. Virtanen R 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 100% 12:26
Number 20 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 52.4% 18:49
Number 21 L. Eriksson L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 14:33
Number 22 D. Sedin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 19:56
Number 33 H. Sedin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36.4% 19:10
Number 36 J. Hansen R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 17:35
Number 40 M. Zalewski L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 08:03
Number 47 S. Baertschi L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 14:48
Number 50 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 09:59
Number 53 B. Horvat C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 44.4% 16:09
Number 60 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 14:36
Number 5 L. Sbisa D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 17:02
Number 23 A. Edler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 23:34
Number 27 B. Hutton D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 19:57
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 0 18:35
Number 51 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 -1 2 5 1 1 0 21:42
Number 63 P. Larsen D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 19:22
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 25 J. Markstrom 34 30 4 .882 59:49 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Vancouver Canucks
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:57 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Holding 2
2nd 00:30 Washington Capitals Karl Alzner High sticking 2
2nd 08:18 Vancouver Canucks Troy Stecher Holding 2
3rd 03:10 Vancouver Canucks Ben Hutton Tripping 2
3rd 07:52 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Hooking 2
3rd 17:50 Vancouver Canucks Jake Virtanen Cross checking 2
3rd 17:50 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Cross checking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Vancouver Canucks head coach
Willie Desjardins
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mark Wheler
Washington Capitals scratches
Daniel Winnik, Taylor Chorney
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Alex Biega, Nikita Tryamkin

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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