Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
· Gila River Arena, Glendale · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Arizona Coyotes beat the Washington Capitals 3–2 in overtime on Friday, December 22, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Arizona Coyotes |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
2 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
17 |
| Arizona Coyotes |
5 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
27 |
Three stars
- C. Keller, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal, 1 assist)
- C. Dvorak, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)
- C. Fischer, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
05:40 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (11) |
Jakub Vrana (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (26) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, ARI 0 |
| 3rd |
01:28 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Christian Dvorak (5) |
Alex Goligoski (13), Jakob Chychrun (2) |
Power play |
WSH 1, ARI 1 |
| 3rd |
04:32 |
Washington Capitals |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (12) |
Christian Djoos (4), John Carlson (24) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, ARI 1 |
| 3rd |
18:59 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Christian Fischer (9) |
Clayton Keller (15), Jason Demers (9) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, ARI 2 |
| OT |
04:33 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Clayton Keller (13) |
Max Domi (16), Alex Goligoski (14) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, ARI 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Arizona Coyotes |
| Shots on goal |
17 |
27 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
17 |
33 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
19 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/51 (56.9%) |
22/51 (43.1%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:21 |
| Number 10 B. Connolly |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:39 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:07 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
52.6% |
19:58 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
75% |
15:50 |
| Number 39 A. Chiasson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:22 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 65 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:06 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 83 J. Beagle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:07 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
21:02 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:52 |
| Number 4 T. Chorney |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:38 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:29 |
| Number 29 C. Djoos |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
29:26 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 P. Grubauer |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
64:33 |
OT loss |
Arizona Coyotes
Arizona Coyotes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 T. Rieder |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 9 C. Keller |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 11 B. Perlini |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 15 B. Richardson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
12:02 |
| Number 16 M. Domi |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
36.4% |
18:42 |
| Number 18 C. Dvorak |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
63.6% |
16:02 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
35.3% |
19:50 |
| Number 25 N. Cousins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
08:12 |
| Number 34 Z. Rinaldo |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:16 |
| Number 36 C. Fischer |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 45 J. Archibald |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:16 |
| Number 2 L. Schenn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 6 J. Chychrun |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:27 |
| Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:32 |
| Number 33 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 44 K. Connauton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 55 J. Demers |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:55 |
Arizona Coyotes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 S. Wedgewood |
17 |
15 |
2 |
.882 |
64:16 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
16:59 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Derek Stepan |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Taylor Chorney |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:58 |
Arizona Coyotes |
Christian Dvorak |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:09 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Chiasson |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Barry Trotz
- Arizona Coyotes head coach
- Rick Tocchet
- Referees
- Tim Peel, Steve Kozari
- Linesmen
- Shane Heyer, Kiel Murchison
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Devante Smith-Pelly, Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker
- Arizona Coyotes scratches
- Anthony Duclair, Joel Hanley, Nick Merkley
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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2
 at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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