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Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–3 on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 45-30-7
at Washington Capitals 4 49-26-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 2 1 3
Washington Capitals 2 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 8 10 17 35
Washington Capitals 6 14 3 23

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. B. Connolly, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:03 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly (3) Lars Eller (9), Brooks Orpik (5) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 1
1st 02:06 Washington Capitals Alex Chiasson (4) Matt Niskanen (5), Devante Smith-Pelly (5) Even strength CBJ 0, WSH 2
2nd 03:51 Columbus Blue Jackets Artemi Panarin (7) Pierre-Luc Dubois (6) Even strength CBJ 1, WSH 2
2nd 16:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Matt Calvert (4) Brandon Dubinsky (9) Shorthanded CBJ 2, WSH 2
2nd 19:22 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (19) John Carlson (17), Nicklas Backstrom (17) Power play CBJ 2, WSH 3
3rd 01:08 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) John Carlson (18), T.J. Oshie (13) Even strength CBJ 2, WSH 4
3rd 16:58 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski (8) Pierre-Luc Dubois (7), Seth Jones (10) Even strength CBJ 3, WSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 35 23
Power play 0 of 0 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 0
Hits 26 32
Blocked shots 18 14
Giveaways 5 24
Takeaways 8 4
Faceoffs won 23/60 (38.3%) 37/60 (61.7%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
9 A. Panarin L 1 0 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 20:47
10 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 42.9% 12:01
11 M. Calvert L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:40
13 C. Atkinson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 15:13
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 60% 13:05
18 P. Dubois C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 0 28.6% 20:44
22 S. Milano L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:20
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 10:50
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 -1 4 1 4 1 0 12:30
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 40% 10:35
71 N. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 16:28
77 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 +1 0 7 2 0 0 20:58
3 S. Jones D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 5 1 0 24:29
4 S. Harrington D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:53
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 3 0 21:51
8 Z. Werenski D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 6 0 24:15
53 G. Carlsson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 14:22
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 21:10
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 23 19 4 .826 58:39 Loss

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 -2 0 4 4 0 1 17:27
10 B. Connolly R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 11:22
13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 15:09
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 09:44
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 0 0 61.9% 18:46
20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 58.3% 15:57
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:05
39 A. Chiasson R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:01
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 66.7% 18:10
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 33.3% 18:55
83 J. Beagle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 83.3% 14:35
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 17:27
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 5 2 0 24:55
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 23:15
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10:21
29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 12:41
44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 4 3 0 22:40
74 J. Carlson D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 24:42
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 35 32 3 .914 59:48 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 15:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Holding 2
2nd 19:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Washington Capitals head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Jonny Murray
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Tyler Motte, Markus Hannikainen, Markus Nutivaara
Washington Capitals scratches
Taylor Chorney, Tyler Graovac

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 Dec 2

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 10 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page

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