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Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Arizona Coyotes 4–2 on Thursday, December 6, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Washington Capitals 4 48-26-8
at Arizona Coyotes 2 39-35-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 2 2 4
Arizona Coyotes 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 11 7 11 29
Arizona Coyotes 11 8 10 29

Three stars

  1. A. Burakovsky, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
  2. M. Niskanen, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Fischer, Arizona Coyotes (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:48 Arizona Coyotes Christian Fischer (6) Derek Stepan (7) Even strength WSH 0, ARI 1
2nd 05:27 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (9) Brett Connolly (13), Evgeny Kuznetsov (19) Even strength WSH 1, ARI 1
2nd 06:59 Arizona Coyotes Lawson Crouse (6) Nick Cousins (6), Jordan Oesterle (5) Even strength WSH 1, ARI 2
2nd 16:00 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen (4) Travis Boyd (6), Pheonix Copley (1) Even strength WSH 2, ARI 2
3rd 15:18 Washington Capitals Andre Burakovsky (5) Matt Niskanen (10), Dmitry Orlov (8) Even strength WSH 3, ARI 2
3rd 19:57 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (21) Nicklas Backstrom (24) Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, ARI 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Arizona Coyotes
Shots on goal 29 29
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 2
Hits 25 18
Blocked shots 18 15
Giveaways 17 11
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 20/51 (39.2%) 31/51 (60.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 0 17:48
10 B. Connolly R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 15:19
13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 14:47
18 C. Stephenson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:25
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 18.8% 18:01
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0 58.3% 16:43
23 D. Jaskin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:41
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15:42
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25% 09:36
65 A. Burakovsky L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 14:37
72 T. Boyd C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 75% 11:31
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 46.2% 18:03
2 M. Niskanen D 1 1 2 +3 2 3 4 1 22:35
6 M. Kempny D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 3 21:53
9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 4 1 23:19
29 C. Djoos D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 5 13:01
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 2 13:32
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 +1 0 7 0 2 24:27
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
1 P. Copley 29 27 2 .931 60:00 Win

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
8 N. Schmaltz C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 36.4% 20:19
9 C. Keller R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 50% 20:51
13 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 06:53
14 R. Panik R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 19:07
15 B. Richardson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 66.7% 15:55
17 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 18:17
21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 80% 18:42
25 N. Cousins C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 50% 10:52
29 M. Kempe R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 08:23
36 C. Fischer R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 16:36
45 J. Archibald R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 12:42
67 L. Crouse L 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 0 11:10
4 N. Hjalmarsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 16:57
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 3 19:05
23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 24:40
33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 19:46
44 K. Connauton D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 21:43
82 J. Oesterle D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 2 17:46
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
31 A. Hill 28 25 3 .893 58:16 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 18:38 Washington Capitals Lars Eller Hooking 2
2nd 01:16 Washington Capitals Brett Connolly Ps throwing object at puck (penalty shot) 0
2nd 11:25 Washington Capitals Matt Niskanen High sticking 2
2nd 13:07 Arizona Coyotes Jakob Chychrun Tripping 2
3rd 00:16 Arizona Coyotes Kevin Connauton Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Arizona Coyotes head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, Madison Bowey
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Conor Garland, Ilya Lyubushkin

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 0 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page

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