Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Washington Capitals 4–2 on Sunday, January 16, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Vancouver Canucks 4 40-30-12
at Washington Capitals 2 44-26-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 0 3 1 4
Washington Capitals 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Vancouver Canucks 16 8 8 32
Washington Capitals 11 11 11 33

Three stars

  1. E. Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks (2 goals)
  2. B. Horvat, Vancouver Canucks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 10:31 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (26) Justin Schultz (5), Evgeny Kuznetsov (25) Power play VAN 0, WSH 1
2nd 00:33 Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (7) Bo Horvat (10), Quinn Hughes (27) Power play VAN 1, WSH 1
2nd 04:48 Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson (8) Oliver Ekman-Larsson (5), Nils Hoglander (6) Even strength VAN 2, WSH 1
2nd 18:50 Vancouver Canucks Bo Horvat (13) J.T. Miller (26), Quinn Hughes (28) Power play VAN 3, WSH 1
3rd 06:22 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson (11) Evgeny Kuznetsov (26), Nicklas Backstrom (5) Power play VAN 3, WSH 2
3rd 19:02 Vancouver Canucks J.T. Miller (12) Brock Boeser (9), Tanner Pearson (10) Even strength, Empty net VAN 4, WSH 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
Stat Vancouver Canucks Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 32 33
Power play 2 of 4 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 12
Hits 27 25
Blocked shots 16 20
Giveaways 6 6
Takeaways 5 8
Faceoffs won 30/51 (58.8%) 21/51 (41.2%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 6 B. Boeser R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 20:18
Number 9 J. Miller C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 0 45.5% 20:22
Number 15 M. Highmore C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:04
Number 18 J. Dickinson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 25% 09:51
Number 21 N. Hoglander L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 14:26
Number 39 A. Chiasson R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 08:10
Number 40 E. Pettersson C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 18:20
Number 53 B. Horvat C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 2 1 56% 20:31
Number 64 T. Motte C 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 15:32
Number 70 T. Pearson L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 3 1 0 16:32
Number 91 J. Lammikko C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 90.9% 15:09
Number 92 V. Podkolzin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:28
Number 2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 1 0 13:45
Number 5 T. Poolman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:06
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 24:07
Number 43 Q. Hughes D 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:58
Number 44 K. Burroughs D 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 08:48
Number 57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 2 0 25:28
Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Demko 33 31 2 .939 60:00 Win

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 0 2 1 21:45
Number 10 D. Sprong R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 09:30
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 50% 18:58
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 2 0 71.4% 14:23
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 -2 4 1 5 0 0 14:12
Number 24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:15
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 33.3% 17:40
Number 43 T. Wilson R 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 1 1 21:08
Number 49 B. Leason R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 07:12
Number 59 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 08:37
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 15:50
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 2 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 27.3% 21:07
Number 2 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 23:13
Number 3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 18:59
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 21:44
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 2 0 21:20
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 11:51
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 18:43
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 31 28 3 .903 58:18 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:53 Vancouver Canucks Tyler Motte Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 19:51 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Interference 2
2nd 02:36 Washington Capitals Matt Irwin Roughing 2
2nd 02:36 Washington Capitals Matt Irwin Roughing 2
2nd 02:36 Vancouver Canucks Kyle Burroughs Roughing 2
2nd 02:36 Vancouver Canucks Kyle Burroughs Roughing 2
2nd 18:17 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Roughing 2
3rd 05:55 Vancouver Canucks Tanner Pearson Interference 2
3rd 06:53 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Elbowing 2
3rd 15:14 Washington Capitals Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Bryan Pancich
Vancouver Canucks scratches
Brad Hunt, Conor Garland
Washington Capitals scratches
T.J. Oshie, John Carlson, Dennis Cholowski

2021-2022 season series

Sources and further reading

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