Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Sunday, November 20, 2016, 12:30 PM ET Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 on Sunday, November 20, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	3	50-24-8
at Washington Capitals	2	55-19-8

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

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	4	7	23
Washington Capitals	9	4	8	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:11	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	CBJ 0, WSH 1
2nd	06:07	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno (7)	Alexander Wennberg (14), Zach Werenski (9)	Power play	CBJ 1, WSH 1
2nd	10:31	Washington Capitals	Alex Ovechkin (9)	Nicklas Backstrom (12), Matt Niskanen (9)	Power play	CBJ 1, WSH 2
3rd	00:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brandon Dubinsky (2)	Cam Atkinson (10), Brandon Saad (9)	Even strength	CBJ 2, WSH 2
3rd	19:06	Columbus Blue Jackets	Alexander Wennberg (3)	Nick Foligno (11), Sam Gagner (4)	Power play	CBJ 3, WSH 2

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

Columbus Blue Jackets 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 10 A. Wennberg	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	1	1	36.4%	17:16
Number 11 M. Calvert	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		15:22
Number 13 C. Atkinson	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		18:04
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	47.6%	18:07
Number 20 B. Saad	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		14:38
Number 25 W. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	16:42
Number 34 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	100%	13:43
Number 38 B. Jenner	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		12:26
Number 43 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		12:59
Number 45 L. Sedlak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	66.7%	07:40
Number 71 N. Foligno	L	1	1	2	-1	2	2	1	0	1	50%	18:07
Number 89 S. Gagner	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	11:38
Number 7 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		23:52
Number 8 Z. Werenski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2	0		24:08
Number 27 R. Murray	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		23:41
Number 54 S. Harrington	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:14
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		23:18
Number 65 M. Nutivaara	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		11:22

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 72 S. Bobrovsky	21	19	2	.905	59:59	Win

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	0	0	5	2	1	1		17:44
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0		10:56
Number 14 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	15:37
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	1	2	0	4	3	2	0	0	66.7%	16:59
Number 26 D. Winnik	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	10:37
Number 28 P. Carey	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:08
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		14:35
Number 65 A. Burakovsky	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:55
Number 82 Z. Sanford	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	10:49
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	41.2%	15:10
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	17:05
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	37.5%	19:21
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		23:13
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	0		19:10
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	4	0		22:17
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		16:57
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		19:36
Number 88 N. Schmidt	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:40

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 70 B. Holtby	23	20	3	.870	59:18	Loss

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:59	Columbus Blue Jackets	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
1st	16:59	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	Roughing	2
2nd	05:54	Washington Capitals	Brett Connolly	Interference	2
2nd	07:15	Washington Capitals	Evgeny Kuznetsov	Holding	2
2nd	08:47	Columbus Blue Jackets	Brandon Saad	Interference	2
2nd	12:21	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	Roughing	2
2nd	12:21	Columbus Blue Jackets	Nick Foligno	Roughing	2
3rd	18:26	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom	High sticking	2

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Nov 15, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Sun, Nov 20, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Jan 5, 2017
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 23, 2017
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Apr 2, 2017

Other NHL games on Sunday, November 20, 2016
Matchup	Status	Details
Winnipeg Jets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 20, 2016
Florida Panthers 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sun, Nov 20, 2016
Calgary Flames 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Nov 20, 2016
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Nov 20, 2016