Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks

Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Preseason Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6–0 on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
Washington Capitals	6	41-20-8
at Chicago Blackhawks	0	32-30-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	2	2	2	6
Chicago Blackhawks	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	10	6	10	26
Chicago Blackhawks	7	13	2	22

Three stars

L. Eller, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Carlson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:45	Washington Capitals	Liam O'Brien (1)	Colby Williams (1), Chandler Stephenson (1)	Even strength	WSH 1, CHI 0
1st	17:40	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (1)	Alex Ovechkin (3), Tom Wilson (1)	Even strength	WSH 2, CHI 0
2nd	04:55	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	WSH 3, CHI 0
2nd	11:33	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (1)	John Carlson (2), Jakub Vrana (1)	Even strength	WSH 4, CHI 0
3rd	11:55	Washington Capitals	Jakub Vrana (1)	Lars Eller (1), Colby Williams (2)	Even strength	WSH 5, CHI 0
3rd	14:58	Washington Capitals	Lars Eller (2)	T.J. Oshie (1), Jakub Vrana (2)	Even strength	WSH 6, CHI 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Washington Capitals	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	26	22
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	25	11
Hits	26	28
Blocked shots	17	6
Giveaways	10	12
Takeaways	9	8
Faceoffs won	26/57 (45.6%)	31/57 (54.4%)

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	4	3	2		14:34
Number 13 J. Vrana	L	1	2	3	+3	0	1	0	0		14:36
Number 14 R. Panik	R	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	50%	14:57
Number 18 C. Stephenson	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	40%	13:12
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	46.7%	14:27
Number 20 L. Eller	C	2	1	3	+4	0	3	0	2	50%	16:51
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	3		15:26
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	46.2%	15:48
Number 28 B. Leipsic	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:15
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	1	2	+3	0	3	4	1		16:35
Number 77 T. Oshie	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0		15:20
Number 87 L. O'Brien	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		10:25
Number 22 L. Johansen	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	0	0		21:47
Number 34 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		20:48
Number 38 C. Williams	D	0	2	2	+3	2	2	1	2		20:23
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	2	0		19:46
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0		19:29
Number 78 T. Lewington	D	0	0	0	+1	19	0	2	1		15:21

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 P. Copley	17	17	0	1.000	30:12	Win
Number 70 B. Holtby	5	5	0	1.000	29:47

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Kubalik	L	0	0	5	1	0		12:28
Number 12 A. DeBrincat	R	-3	0	0	2	0		18:17
Number 17 D. Strome	C	-3	0	0	2	0	61.5%	17:32
Number 19 J. Toews	C	-2	0	2	2	0	57.1%	17:17
Number 20 B. Saad	L	-1	0	2	0	0		15:11
Number 22 R. Carpenter	C	-2	0	2	3	0	44.4%	14:38
Number 57 A. Wedin	L	-2	0	0	1	0		11:56
Number 64 D. Kampf	C	0	0	0	1	0	50%	11:27
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	-1	7	0	3	0	75%	13:58
Number 88 P. Kane	R	-3	0	3	0	0		18:34
Number 91 D. Caggiula	L	-1	0	0	3	0		14:40
Number 92 A. Nylander	L	-1	0	0	0	0		15:57
Number 2 D. Keith	D	-1	2	3	1	1		23:53
Number 6 O. Maatta	D	-2	0	1	4	1		20:26
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	-2	2	1	3	2		18:15
Number 27 A. Boqvist	D	-1	0	0	0	1		14:08
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	-3	0	2	2	0		20:43
Number 68 S. Koekkoek	D	-2	0	1	0	1		16:47

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 C. Crawford	26	20	6	.769	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:00	Washington Capitals	Lucas Johansen	Cross checking	2
1st	12:08	Washington Capitals	Colby Williams	Holding	2
2nd	03:31	Washington Capitals	Tyler Lewington	Slashing	2
2nd	06:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:34	Chicago Blackhawks	Andrew Shaw	Charging	2
2nd	06:34	Washington Capitals	Tyler Lewington	Instigator	2
2nd	06:34	Washington Capitals	Tyler Lewington	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:34	Washington Capitals	Tyler Lewington	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	18:28	Washington Capitals	Richard Panik	Tripping	2
3rd	09:42	Chicago Blackhawks	Brent Seabrook	Holding	2
3rd	18:06	Chicago Blackhawks	Duncan Keith	Hooking	2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Todd Reirden
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Jeremy Colliton
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Steve Miller
Washington Capitals scratches: Igor Ignatushkin, Michail Yunkov, Peter Guggisberg, Carl Hagelin, Dmitry Orlov, Nick Jensen, Radko Gudas, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Michael Sgarbossa, Garrett Haar, Travis Boyd, Sergey Kostenko, Christian Djoos, Brian Pinho, Philippe Maillet, Vitek Vanecek, Shane Gersich, Connor Hobbs, Ilya Samsonov, Beck Malenstyn, Michal Kempny, Garrett Pilon, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Damien Riat, Kris Bindulis, Sebastian Walfridsson, Benton Maass, Tobias Geisser, Kristian Roykas Marthinsen, Riley Sutter, Kody Clark, Eric Florchuk, Alexander Alexeyev, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Mitchell Gibson, Joe Snively, Bobby Nardella, Brett Leason, Connor McMichael, Aliaksei Protas, Martin Has
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Zack Smith, Calvin de Haan, Robin Lehner, Maxim Shalunov, Connor Murphy, Carl Dahlstrom, Brendan Perlini, John Quenneville, Dylan Sikura, Ivan Nalimov, Matthew Highmore, Nathan Noel, Graham Knott, Dennis Gilbert, Aleksi Saarela, Ryan Shea, Joni Tuulola, Chad Krys, Artur Kayumov, Lucas Carlsson, Mathias From, Brandon Hagel, Jake Ryczek, Wouter Peeters, Alexandre Fortin, MacKenzie Entwistle, Evan Barratt, Ian Mitchell, Philip Holm, Andrei Altybarmakian, Tim Soderlund, Roope Laavainen, Parker Foo, Jakub Galvas, Joshua Ess, Jake Wise, Philipp Kurashev, Nicolas Beaudin, Alexis Gravel, Niklas Nordgren, Kevin Lankinen, Jacob Nilsson, Josiah Slavin, Mikael Hakkarainen, Reese Johnson, Kirby Dach, Alex Vlasic, Antti Saarela, Michal Teply, Cole Moberg, Dominic Basse

2019-2020 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2019-2020 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Mon, Sep 16, 2019
Washington Capitals 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Sep 25, 2019

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Montreal Canadiens 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Sep 25, 2019
New Jersey Devils 0 at Boston Bruins 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Wed, Sep 25, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Nashville Predators 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Wed, Sep 25, 2019
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Wed, Sep 25, 2019
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Wed, Sep 25, 2019
Ottawa Senators 6 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Sep 25, 2019