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Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 6–3 on Monday, December 31, 2018 on the road.

Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Nashville Predators 6 47-29-6
at Washington Capitals 3 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 3 2 6
Washington Capitals 2 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 11 15 8 34
Washington Capitals 9 10 6 25

Three stars

  1. R. Johansen, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. R. Grimaldi, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Vrana, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:33 Washington Capitals Michal Kempny (4) Nicklas Backstrom (34) Even strength NSH 0, WSH 1
1st 08:45 Washington Capitals Jakub Vrana (12) John Carlson (32), Evgeny Kuznetsov (27) Even strength NSH 0, WSH 2
1st 09:08 Nashville Predators Rocco Grimaldi (2) Zac Rinaldo (1), Mattias Ekholm (21) Even strength NSH 1, WSH 2
2nd 08:22 Washington Capitals Chandler Stephenson (5) Devante Smith-Pelly (4), Braden Holtby (2) Even strength NSH 1, WSH 3
2nd 09:57 Nashville Predators Miikka Salomaki (3) Nick Bonino (9), Mattias Ekholm (22) Even strength NSH 2, WSH 3
2nd 11:59 Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen (7) Roman Josi (22) Even strength NSH 3, WSH 3
2nd 14:30 Nashville Predators Frederick Gaudreau (3) Rocco Grimaldi (2), Craig Smith (10) Even strength NSH 4, WSH 3
3rd 10:35 Nashville Predators Ryan Ellis (4) Ryan Johansen (26), Viktor Arvidsson (6) Even strength NSH 5, WSH 3
3rd 18:00 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (9) Ryan Johansen (27), Kevin Fiala (14) Power play NSH 6, WSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 34 25
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 6
Hits 14 29
Blocked shots 22 11
Giveaways 11 15
Takeaways 17 11
Faceoffs won 34/58 (58.6%) 24/58 (41.4%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
13 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 60% 18:27
15 C. Smith C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 14:49
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 66.7% 14:07
20 M. Salomaki R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 16:02
22 K. Fiala L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 13:42
23 R. Grimaldi R 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 09:27
33 V. Arvidsson L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 1 21:01
36 Z. Rinaldo C 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 06:24
38 R. Hartman R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 0 0 15:28
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 15:38
89 F. Gaudreau C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 77.8% 11:51
92 R. Johansen C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 1 0 0 45.5% 20:52
2 A. Bitetto D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11:20
4 R. Ellis D 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 25:51
5 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 14:29
14 M. Ekholm D 0 2 2 +2 2 1 0 2 0 22:19
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 24:25
76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 4 0 21:48
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 25 22 3 .880 60:00 Win

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 0 0 -1 2 4 5 0 0 21:04
10 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 13:27
13 J. Vrana L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 13:15
18 C. Stephenson C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 09:13
19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -2 0 3 3 0 0 53.8% 19:17
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 45.5% 15:23
25 D. Smith-Pelly R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 08:58
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 0 15:53
65 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 12:48
72 T. Boyd C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 09:14
77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 100% 20:07
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 16.7% 19:21
6 M. Kempny D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 2 0 20:47
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:04
22 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 16:14
34 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17:02
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 17:16
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 2 0 24:06
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
70 B. Holtby 34 28 6 .824 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:35 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie High sticking 2
3rd 04:57 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Cross checking 2
3rd 16:29 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov Interference 2
3rd 16:29 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Roughing 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Washington Capitals head coach
Todd Reirden
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Nashville Predators scratches
Kyle Turris, Matt Irwin, Nick Baptiste
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Niskanen, Nic Dowd, Dmitrij Jaskin

2018-2019 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 6 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final Game page
New York Rangers 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Anaheim Ducks 1 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 5 at Calgary Flames 8 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page

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