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Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Washington Capitals 7–1 on Saturday, February 17, 2018 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Washington Capitals 1 49-26-7
at Chicago Blackhawks 7 33-39-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 1 0 0 1
Chicago Blackhawks 3 3 1 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 6 6 8 20
Chicago Blackhawks 21 12 11 44

Three stars

  1. J. Toews, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. P. Kane, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. V. Hinostroza, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:19 Chicago Blackhawks Jonathan Toews (16) Brandon Saad (12) Even strength WSH 0, CHI 1
1st 10:03 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (10) Matt Niskanen (14) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 1
1st 12:47 Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad (15) Vinnie Hinostroza (11), Jonathan Toews (23) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 2
1st 19:58 Chicago Blackhawks Nick Schmaltz (16) Carl Dahlstrom (1), Brent Seabrook (15) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 3
2nd 16:22 Chicago Blackhawks Patrick Kane (22) Jonathan Toews (24) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 4
2nd 17:32 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Hartman (8) Michal Kempny (6) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 5
2nd 18:29 Chicago Blackhawks Artem Anisimov (15) Vinnie Hinostroza (12), Patrick Kane (33) Power play WSH 1, CHI 6
3rd 08:22 Chicago Blackhawks Alex DeBrincat (22) Ryan Hartman (16), Patrick Sharp (9) Even strength WSH 1, CHI 7

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal 20 44
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 25 11
Hits 35 18
Blocked shots 17 15
Giveaways 11 13
Takeaways 10 10
Faceoffs won 30/58 (51.7%) 28/58 (48.3%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 0 0 18:22
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 10:01
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:17
19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 47.4% 17:35
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 1 0 54.5% 13:54
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 -1 5 1 2 0 0 12:50
39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:37
43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 0 12 2 6 0 0 14:39
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 0 12:51
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 100% 15:56
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 0 0 44.4% 12:53
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 62.5% 16:55
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 2 0 24:52
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 24:12
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 1 0 15:23
29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 16:04
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 5 0 17:36
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 2 0 20:10
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
31 P. Grubauer 11 10 1 .909 20:00
70 B. Holtby 33 27 6 .818 40:00 Loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player
8 N. Schmaltz C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 50% 16:45
10 P. Sharp L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 11:57
12 A. DeBrincat R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 13:48
15 A. Anisimov C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 0 1 75% 16:18
17 L. Bouma L 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 13:14
19 J. Toews C 1 2 3 +2 0 3 1 1 0 55% 16:59
20 B. Saad L 1 1 2 +1 2 3 0 0 0 15:46
38 R. Hartman R 1 1 2 +2 2 2 1 0 0 54.5% 12:41
48 V. Hinostroza C 0 2 2 +1 2 4 1 1 0 15:34
57 T. Wingels C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 12:29
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 13:50
88 P. Kane R 1 1 2 +2 0 7 0 0 0 17:20
2 D. Keith D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 4 0 22:30
5 C. Murphy D 0 0 0 0 5 2 3 2 0 16:21
6 M. Kempny D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 3 2 0 18:01
7 B. Seabrook D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 19:23
63 C. Dahlstrom D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 20:26
82 J. Oesterle D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 20:42
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie
31 A. Forsberg 20 19 1 .950 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:13 Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Saad Hooking 2
2nd 05:49 Washington Capitals Jay Beagle Tripping 2
2nd 07:53 Chicago Blackhawks Vinnie Hinostroza Tripping 2
2nd 08:37 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
2nd 17:41 Washington Capitals Christian Djoos Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 08:36 Washington Capitals Devante Smith-Pelly Fighting (major) 5
3rd 08:36 Chicago Blackhawks Connor Murphy Fighting (major) 5
3rd 10:02 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
3rd 16:04 Chicago Blackhawks Ryan Hartman Roughing 2
3rd 16:04 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Roughing 2
3rd 16:04 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Chicago Blackhawks head coach
Joel Quenneville
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Mark Wheler, Darren Gibbs
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Jakub Vrana
Chicago Blackhawks scratches
Tomas Jurco, Erik Gustafsson, Anthony Duclair

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Washington Capitals 6 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 17

Matchup Status Details
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Ottawa Senators 6 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 6 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page

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