Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames

Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 4–3 in a shootout on Saturday, October 27, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 4 48-26-8
at Calgary Flames 3 50-25-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 0 1 4
Calgary Flames 2 0 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Washington Capitals 10 8 8 1 0 27
Calgary Flames 9 6 11 4 0 30

Three stars

  1. J. Gaudreau, Calgary Flames (2 assists)
  2. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 assists)
  3. M. Tkachuk, Calgary Flames (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:28 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (3) Evgeny Kuznetsov (9) Even strength WSH 1, CGY 0
1st 14:27 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (6) Alex Ovechkin (6), Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) Power play WSH 2, CGY 0
1st 14:42 Calgary Flames Travis Hamonic (1) Sean Monahan (6), Johnny Gaudreau (8) Even strength WSH 2, CGY 1
1st 16:54 Calgary Flames Elias Lindholm (7) Johnny Gaudreau (9), Mark Giordano (7) Power play WSH 2, CGY 2
2nd 17:03 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (2) Brett Connolly (6), Dmitrij Jaskin (1) Even strength WSH 3, CGY 2
3rd 18:33 Calgary Flames Matthew Tkachuk (4) Rasmus Andersson (1), Mark Giordano (8) Even strength WSH 3, CGY 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Calgary Flames Matthew Tkachuk Saved
1 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie Saved
2 Calgary Flames Sean Monahan Goal
2 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Goal
3 Calgary Flames James Neal Saved
3 Washington Capitals John Carlson Saved
4 Calgary Flames Johnny Gaudreau Saved
4 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
Stat Washington Capitals Calgary Flames
Shots on goal 27 30
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 21 22
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 15 13
Takeaways 16 9
Faceoffs won 27/60 (45%) 33/60 (55%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:45
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 10:26
Number 13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:36
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 11:35
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 1 0 44.4% 22:12
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 15:39
Number 23 D. Jaskin R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 09:01
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 12:09
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 44.4% 11:28
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:04
Number 77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 3 0 1 33.3% 19:11
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 37.5% 20:17
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 26:40
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 20:38
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 23:16
Number 22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 10:29
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 18:48
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 27:24
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 P. Copley 30 27 3 .900 65:00 Win

Calgary Flames

Calgary Flames skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 D. Ryan C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20% 09:07
Number 11 M. Backlund C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 55% 20:14
Number 13 J. Gaudreau L 0 2 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:04
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 100% 16:36
Number 19 M. Tkachuk L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:17
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 09:23
Number 23 S. Monahan C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 55.6% 20:32
Number 27 A. Czarnik C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 100% 13:25
Number 28 E. Lindholm C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 1 57.1% 21:27
Number 29 D. Dube C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 100% 13:49
Number 67 M. Frolik R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:28
Number 93 S. Bennett C 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 15:50
Number 4 R. Andersson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 1 0 14:29
Number 5 M. Giordano D 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 28:46
Number 7 T. Brodie D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 25:21
Number 8 J. Välimäki D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 0 11:33
Number 24 T. Hamonic D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 20:55
Number 55 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 23:57
Calgary Flames goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 41 M. Smith 27 24 3 .889 63:56 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:10 Calgary Flames James Neal Slashing 2
1st 01:37 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Interference 2
1st 13:49 Calgary Flames Derek Ryan Slashing 2
1st 16:45 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Holding 2
2nd 11:13 Calgary Flames Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 12:53 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Tripping 2
3rd 18:48 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Calgary Flames head coach
Bill Peters
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Chris Rooney
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Devin Berg
Washington Capitals scratches
Christian Djoos, Nathan Walker
Calgary Flames scratches
Michael Stone, Dalton Prout, Mark Jankowski

2018-2019 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final/SO Game page: Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Calgary Flames 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page: Calgary Flames at Washington Capitals, Fri, Feb 1, 2019

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