Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues

Tuesday, September 25, 2018, 8:00 PM ET Enterprise Center, St. Louis Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 4–0 on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals	4	48-26-8
at St. Louis Blues	0	45-28-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	9	12	16	37
St. Louis Blues	10	19	13	42

Three stars

P. Copley, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
S. Gersich, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
N. Walker, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:16	Washington Capitals	Shane Gersich (1)	Riley Barber (1), Nic Dowd (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, STL 0
2nd	09:18	Washington Capitals	Nathan Walker (1)	John Carlson (1), Michal Kempny (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, STL 0
3rd	00:52	Washington Capitals	Madison Bowey (1)	Alex Ovechkin (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, STL 0
3rd	18:34	Washington Capitals	Chandler Stephenson (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	WSH 4, STL 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Stat	Washington Capitals	St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal	37	42
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	20	24
Hits	15	21
Blocked shots	10	8
Giveaways	2	2
Takeaways	3	7
Faceoffs won	21/56 (37.5%)	35/56 (62.5%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0		20:32
Number 10 B. Connolly	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		15:40
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	50%	14:03
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	33.3%	18:16
Number 24 R. Barber	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0		14:40
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	42.1%	13:42
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	0	0	0	0	7	3	2	0	100%	15:36
Number 63 S. Gersich	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		12:29
Number 72 T. Boyd	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	42.9%	14:25
Number 79 N. Walker	L	1	0	1	+1	2	2	1	1		12:06
Number 87 L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	+1	5	0	1	0		10:45
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	30.8%	20:07
Number 6 M. Kempny	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		12:18
Number 22 M. Bowey	D	1	0	1	+2	2	3	0	1		19:34
Number 29 C. Djoos	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2		17:08
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	2		19:19
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	3	0		16:51
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	2		24:29

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Copley	42	42	0	1.000	60:00	Win

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 P. Maroon	L	0	7	3	3	0		12:16
Number 10 B. Schenn	C	-2	4	3	2	0	64.3%	16:22
Number 17 J. Schwartz	L	-3	0	5	0	1		19:15
Number 20 A. Steen	L	0	0	1	1	1		14:37
Number 21 T. Bozak	C	0	0	5	1	0	66.7%	17:23
Number 33 J. Kyrou	R	-1	0	3	0	0		08:19
Number 36 R. Thomas	C	-1	0	0	0	0	42.9%	10:15
Number 49 I. Barbashev	L	-1	0	0	2	0		10:43
Number 57 D. Perron	L	-1	0	1	1	0		15:26
Number 64 S. Blais	L	-1	0	0	1	0		10:20
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	-2	0	7	0	0	68.4%	19:00
Number 91 V. Tarasenko	R	0	0	4	2	0		18:27
Number 6 J. Edmundson	D	0	0	1	3	3		22:05
Number 19 J. Bouwmeester	D	-2	2	0	0	0		19:39
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo	D	-2	0	3	1	2		26:43
Number 29 V. Dunn	D	-1	0	3	0	0		18:18
Number 41 R. Bortuzzo	D	-1	7	0	4	0		11:40
Number 55 C. Parayko	D	-2	2	3	0	1		18:39

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Johnson	15	14	1	.933	18:52
Number 34 J. Allen	21	19	2	.905	39:41	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:16	St. Louis Blues	Jay Bouwmeester	Cross checking	2
1st	14:26	Washington Capitals	Jonas Siegenthaler	Roughing	2
2nd	05:33	St. Louis Blues	Patrick Maroon	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	13:05	St. Louis Blues	Brayden Schenn	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:05	Washington Capitals	Nathan Walker	Roughing	2
2nd	13:05	St. Louis Blues	Patrick Maroon	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	13:05	Washington Capitals	Liam O'Brien	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Madison Bowey	Interference	2
2nd	14:11	Washington Capitals	Nic Dowd	Hooking	2
2nd	16:05	St. Louis Blues	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	19:38	St. Louis Blues	Brayden Schenn	Roughing	2
2nd	19:38	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Roughing	2
3rd	04:48	St. Louis Blues	Robert Bortuzzo	Boarding	2
3rd	06:56	St. Louis Blues	Robert Bortuzzo	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:56	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	07:31	St. Louis Blues	Colton Parayko	Cross checking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
St. Louis Blues head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, T.J. Oshie, Matt Niskanen, Nicklas Backstrom, Aaron Ness, Dmitry Orlov, Devante Smith-Pelly, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Sergey Kostenko, Jayson Megna, Brian Pinho, Tyler Lewington, Andre Burakovsky, Jakub Vrana, Vitek Vanecek, Steven Spinner, Connor Hobbs, Ilya Samsonov, Colby Williams, Lucas Johansen, Beck Malenstyn, Garrett Pilon, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Damien Riat, Chase Priskie, Mason Mitchell, Kris Bindulis, Hampus Gustafsson, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Mathias Bau, Riley Sutter, Martin Fehérváry, Kody Clark, Eric Florchuk, Alexander Alexeyev, Juuso Ikonen, Maximilian Kammerer, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Mitchell Gibson, Sergei Shumakov
St. Louis Blues scratches: Chris Thorburn, Dimitri Semin, Konstantin Barulin, Evgeny Skachkov, Andrei Pervyshin, Victor Alexandrov, Chris Butler, Carl Gunnarsson, Jordan Nolan, Jordan Binnington, Dmitrij Jaskin, Tyler Wotherspoon, Brian Flynn, Jordan Schmaltz, Oskar Sundqvist, Mackenzie MacEachern, Joey Laleggia, Zachary Sanford, Robby Fabbri, Conner Bleackley, Jake Walman, Ville Husso, Austin Poganski, Nikita Soshnikov, Adam Musil, Luke Opilka, Erik Foley, Niko Mikkola, Tanner Kaspick, Evan Fitzpatrick, Filip Helt, Nolan Stevens, Nikolaj Krag Christensen, Klim Kostin, David Noel, Trenton Bourque, Anton Andersson, Alexey Toropchenko, Mitch Reinke, Dominik Bokk, Joel Hofer, Mathias Laferriere, Tyler Tucker, Scott Perunovich, Hugh McGing

2018-2019 season series

Every Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 4 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Sep 25, 2018
St. Louis Blues 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Sun, Sep 30, 2018

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Nashville Predators 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Tue, Sep 25, 2018
Detroit Red Wings 8 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Sep 25, 2018
San Jose Sharks 5 at Calgary Flames 7	Final Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Sep 25, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Edmonton Oilers 6	Final Preseason	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Sep 25, 2018