Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 2–1 in overtime on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at home.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Washington Capitals 1 55-19-8
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 50-24-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 0 0 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 6 13 3 0 22
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 7 13 2 27

Three stars

  1. C. Atkinson, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  2. Z. Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 15:43 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (2) Brooks Orpik (4), Taylor Chorney (1) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 0
3rd 13:02 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (5) William Karlsson (4), Sam Gagner (3) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 1
OT 00:37 Columbus Blue Jackets Cam Atkinson (5) Brandon Dubinsky (3) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 22 27
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 16 23
Blocked shots 13 18
Giveaways 12 4
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 27/56 (48.2%) 29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -2 0 4 3 0 14:12
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:13
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 42.9% 18:07
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 54.5% 15:28
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 10:21
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:49
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 13:02
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 19:30
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:12
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 66.7% 13:21
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 100% 19:17
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 45.5% 14:45
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:29
Number 4 T. Chorney D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 12:25
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 21:28
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 21:25
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 2 14:46
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 3 22:51
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 27 25 2 .926 60:37 OT loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 19:14
Number 11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:18
Number 13 C. Atkinson R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 17:37
Number 17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 76.5% 16:20
Number 20 B. Saad L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18:24
Number 25 W. Karlsson C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 25% 13:43
Number 34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 11:54
Number 38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 12:47
Number 43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:23
Number 45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 42.9% 09:14
Number 71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 0 100% 20:42
Number 89 S. Gagner C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 40% 15:10
Number 7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:34
Number 8 Z. Werenski D 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 22:42
Number 27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 3 21:33
Number 54 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 15:17
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2 20:02
Number 65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:57
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky 22 21 1 .955 60:34 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 06:47 Washington Capitals Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
2nd 08:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray Tripping 2
2nd 19:15 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Hooking 2
3rd 08:06 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Tripping 2
3rd 14:25 Columbus Blue Jackets Ryan Murray Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Chris Lee, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
Brett Connolly, Nate Schmidt
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Dalton Prout

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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