Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche

Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in overtime on Friday, November 16, 2018 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 3 48-26-8
at Colorado Avalanche 2 38-30-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 0 1 3
Colorado Avalanche 1 0 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Washington Capitals 13 12 3 1 29
Colorado Avalanche 9 9 8 0 26

Three stars

  1. N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  3. P. Grubauer, Colorado Avalanche (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:08 Colorado Avalanche Carl Soderberg (7) Tyson Jost (2), Tyson Barrie (15) Even strength WSH 0, COL 1
2nd 08:55 Washington Capitals Devante Smith-Pelly (3) Chandler Stephenson (3), Travis Boyd (3) Even strength WSH 1, COL 1
2nd 18:29 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (13) Nicklas Backstrom (17), Tom Wilson (1) Even strength WSH 2, COL 1
3rd 17:16 Colorado Avalanche Colin Wilson (5) Matt Calvert (4), Ian Cole (6) Even strength WSH 2, COL 2
OT 00:22 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom (5) John Carlson (14), Tom Wilson (2) Power play WSH 3, COL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
Stat Washington Capitals Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal 29 26
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 17 11
Blocked shots 18 17
Giveaways 2 8
Takeaways 4 6
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

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 1 0 1 +1 0 7 2 0 0 23:55
Number 10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:00
Number 13 J. Vrana L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:49
Number 18 C. Stephenson C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 66.7% 12:55
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 1 58.3% 20:59
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 55% 20:48
Number 23 D. Jaskin R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:46
Number 25 D. Smith-Pelly R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 12:45
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 25% 10:44
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 2 2 +1 0 3 3 0 0 33.3% 24:24
Number 65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 12:14
Number 72 T. Boyd C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 22.2% 11:44
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 3 0 20:28
Number 6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:39
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 21:02
Number 22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:53
Number 29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:20
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 0 24:03
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 P. Copley 26 24 2 .923 60:22 Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 S. Andrighetto R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:27
Number 11 M. Calvert L 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 16:53
Number 13 A. Kerfoot C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 76.9% 12:23
Number 15 S. Dries C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 20% 12:20
Number 17 T. Jost C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:26
Number 22 C. Wilson C 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:00
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 41.2% 21:55
Number 34 C. Soderberg C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 0 0 53.8% 18:16
Number 57 G. Bourque L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 100% 07:50
Number 91 V. Kamenev C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 25% 10:42
Number 92 G. Landeskog L 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 58.3% 21:50
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 21:00
Number 4 T. Barrie D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 1 0 20:49
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 22:35
Number 12 P. Nemeth D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 18:08
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 3 0 19:31
Number 44 M. Barberio D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:32
Number 49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 21:20
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 P. Grubauer 29 26 3 .897 60:22 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:07 Colorado Avalanche Sheldon Dries Slashing 2
2nd 00:31 Washington Capitals Nicklas Backstrom Hooking 2
2nd 06:20 Colorado Avalanche Gabriel Bourque Tripping 2
3rd 06:16 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Interference 2
3rd 18:51 Colorado Avalanche Ian Cole Holding 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, Bevan Mills
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Braden Holtby, Evgeny Kuznetsov
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Matt Nieto, Marko Dano, Nikita Zadorov

2018-2019 season series

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