Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5–3 on Sunday, October 20, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
12 |
9 |
9 |
30 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
14 |
15 |
15 |
44 |
Three stars
- T. Wilson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- B. Holtby, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
- D. Kubalik, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
09:25 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie (7) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) |
Power play |
WSH 1, CHI 0 |
| 2nd |
08:25 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Drake Caggiula (2) |
Alex Nylander (1), Ryan Carpenter (3) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
09:53 |
Washington Capitals |
Nic Dowd (2) |
Carl Hagelin (3) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 2, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
03:52 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (6) |
John Carlson (15), Michal Kempny (1) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
06:05 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Dominik Kubalik (2) |
Brandon Saad (2), David Kampf (2) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CHI 2 |
| 3rd |
09:58 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Patrick Kane (3) |
Alex Nylander (2) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, CHI 3 |
| 3rd |
11:47 |
Washington Capitals |
Tom Wilson (3) |
Carl Hagelin (4), Lars Eller (4) |
Even strength |
WSH 4, CHI 3 |
| 3rd |
19:10 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller (3) |
Dmitry Orlov (4) |
Even strength, Empty net |
WSH 5, CHI 3 |
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 |
30 |
44 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
12 |
4 |
| Hits |
38 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
31 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/56 (41.1%) |
33/56 (58.9%) |
Box score
Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 A. Ovechkin |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 13 J. Vrana |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:04 |
| Number 18 C. Stephenson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:06 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
36.4% |
17:46 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:51 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:58 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:44 |
| Number 28 B. Leipsic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:52 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:53 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
62.5% |
13:46 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:24 |
| Number 6 M. Kempny |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
| Number 33 R. Gudas |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 34 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:04 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 70 B. Holtby |
44 |
41 |
3 |
.932 |
60:00 |
Win |
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 D. Kubalik |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 12 A. DeBrincat |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:30 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
20:12 |
| Number 19 J. Toews |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
19:17 |
| Number 20 B. Saad |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:37 |
| Number 22 R. Carpenter |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
83.3% |
12:40 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
11:04 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:01 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
13:41 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:32 |
| Number 91 D. Caggiula |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:14 |
| Number 92 A. Nylander |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:12 |
| Number 2 D. Keith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:59 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 6 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 7 B. Seabrook |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
| Number 44 C. de Haan |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 56 E. Gustafsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:52 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 C. Crawford |
29 |
25 |
4 |
.862 |
57:58 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:17 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Andrew Shaw |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
12:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Lars Eller |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Radko Gudas |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Washington Capitals |
Radko Gudas |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
20:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Connor Murphy |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:25 |
Washington Capitals |
Chandler Stephenson |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
00:33 |
Washington Capitals |
Michal Kempny |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Todd Reirden
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeremy Colliton
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Steve Barton
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Travis Boyd, Tyler Lewington
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Zack Smith, Slater Koekkoek, Brendan Perlini
Other NHL games on Oct 20
Other NHL games on Sunday, October 20, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vancouver Canucks
3
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at New York Rangers, Sun, Oct 20, 2019
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Minnesota Wild
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Oct 20, 2019
|
 Edmonton Oilers
0
 at Winnipeg Jets
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Winnipeg Jets, Sun, Oct 20, 2019
|
 Calgary Flames
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Oct 20, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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