St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals

Verizon Center, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 4–3 on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at home.

Final score, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
St. Louis Blues 3 46-29-7
at Washington Capitals 4 55-19-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
St. Louis Blues 0 1 2 3
Washington Capitals 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
St. Louis Blues 2 8 11 21
Washington Capitals 6 12 7 25

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (3 goals)
  2. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. V. Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Every goal, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:28 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (10) Evgeny Kuznetsov (6), Nicklas Backstrom (13) Power play STL 0, WSH 1
2nd 10:12 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (11) John Carlson (8), Andre Burakovsky (6) Even strength STL 0, WSH 2
2nd 10:48 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Tarasenko (8) Dmitrij Jaskin (5) Even strength STL 1, WSH 2
3rd 06:31 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) Dmitry Orlov (6), Andre Burakovsky (7) Even strength STL 1, WSH 3
3rd 06:53 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (12) Unassisted Even strength STL 1, WSH 4
3rd 18:45 St. Louis Blues Alex Pietrangelo (4) Paul Stastny (7), Colton Parayko (10) Power play STL 2, WSH 4
3rd 19:31 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Tarasenko (9) David Perron (7), Jaden Schwartz (5) Even strength STL 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
Stat St. Louis Blues Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 21 25
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 12
Hits 21 16
Blocked shots 11 8
Giveaways 11 9
Takeaways 11 6
Faceoffs won 27/56 (48.2%) 29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Upshall R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 10:28
Number 12 J. Lehtera C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 54.5% 17:19
Number 15 R. Fabbri C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:02
Number 17 J. Schwartz L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 0 19:55
Number 21 P. Berglund C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 0 50% 14:13
Number 23 D. Jaskin R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:13
Number 26 P. Stastny C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 50% 22:28
Number 28 K. Brodziak C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 33.3% 08:47
Number 57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 22:14
Number 64 N. Yakupov R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:29
Number 75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:46
Number 91 V. Tarasenko R 2 0 2 +1 0 3 0 1 0 20:18
Number 4 C. Gunnarsson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:47
Number 19 J. Bouwmeester D 0 0 0 -3 2 0 0 1 0 16:52
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 0 22:22
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo D 1 0 1 -3 0 4 1 1 1 22:13
Number 41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 17:39
Number 55 C. Parayko D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 2 0 22:35
St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 C. Hutton 25 21 4 .840 59:27 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 3 0 3 +3 0 5 0 0 1 15:29
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:20
Number 14 J. Williams R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:14
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 43.8% 19:55
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 1 0 58.3% 14:49
Number 26 D. Winnik L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 10:46
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 10:55
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 2 2 +3 2 3 1 0 0 15:23
Number 82 Z. Sanford L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 10:47
Number 83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 69.2% 11:36
Number 90 M. Johansson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 17:36
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 1 2 +3 0 4 1 0 0 46.2% 15:53
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 22:51
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 17:14
Number 27 K. Alzner D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 21:48
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:45
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 1 2 0 21:47
Number 88 N. Schmidt D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14:27
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 70 B. Holtby 21 18 3 .857 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:32 St. Louis Blues Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 07:09 St. Louis Blues Jay Bouwmeester Slashing 2
1st 11:16 Washington Capitals Nate Schmidt Holding 2
1st 11:21 St. Louis Blues David Perron Interference 2
1st 14:12 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 16:35 St. Louis Blues Kyle Brodziak Slashing 2
2nd 01:56 Washington Capitals Daniel Winnik Hooking 2
2nd 17:49 St. Louis Blues Colton Parayko Slashing 2
2nd 17:49 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Slashing 2
3rd 10:40 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky Holding 2
3rd 17:20 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Tripping 2

Game information

St. Louis Blues head coach
Ken Hitchcock
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Tim Peel, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, Tim Nowak
St. Louis Blues scratches
Alexander Steen, Ty Rattie, Petteri Lindbohm
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Taylor Chorney

2016-2017 season series

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