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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3–2 on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals 3 49-26-7
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 45-30-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 1 1 3
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 12 7 6 25
Columbus Blue Jackets 11 17 11 39

Three stars

  1. B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. D. Savard, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:58 Columbus Blue Jackets David Savard (4) Alexander Wennberg (15) Even strength WSH 0, CBJ 1
1st 04:54 Washington Capitals John Carlson (8) Nicklas Backstrom (29), Evgeny Kuznetsov (36) Power play WSH 1, CBJ 1
2nd 05:00 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (7) Alex Ovechkin (25), Christian Djoos (10) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 1
3rd 13:55 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Dubinsky (4) Markus Nutivaara (14), Matt Calvert (10) Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 2
3rd 19:17 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (12) T.J. Oshie (19), Alex Ovechkin (26) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 25 39
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 13 33
Blocked shots 14 13
Giveaways 3 1
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 28/54 (51.9%) 26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 2 2 +2 0 8 2 1 0 18:49
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 10:27
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 13:02
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:03
19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 57.9% 21:12
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 40% 12:20
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 12:01
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 +1 7 3 5 1 0 18:43
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 06:34
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:53
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 53.8% 14:09
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 54.5% 15:25
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 23:17
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 22:20
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16:13
29 C. Djoos D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:03
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:56
74 J. Carlson D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 1 20:55
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 39 37 2 .949 59:38 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 A. Panarin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 22:44
10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 41.7% 18:59
11 M. Calvert L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 09:33
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 100% 21:06
17 B. Dubinsky C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 5 2 0 57.1% 17:49
18 P. Dubois C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 16:11
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 +1 0 6 1 1 0 13:20
36 J. Jokinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:44
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 33.3% 16:20
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 66.7% 06:44
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 100% 16:08
77 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 5 2 3 0 0 17:27
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3 0 27:31
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:16
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 24:22
46 D. Kukan D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 13:58
58 D. Savard D 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 0 0 16:19
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 15:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 25 22 3 .880 59:27 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:38 Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Nutivaara Holding 2
1st 12:23 Columbus Blue Jackets Josh Anderson Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:23 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Fighting (major) 5
1st 19:57 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Holding the stick 2
3rd 11:23 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Slashing 2
3rd 16:49 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana High sticking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Tony Sericolo
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Alex Chiasson
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Scott Harrington, Markus Hannikainen

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Washington Capitals 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/2OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Playoffs Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final/OT Playoffs Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Playoffs Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 6

Matchup Status Details
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page

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