Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars

Friday, January 28, 2022, 9:00 PM ET American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Dallas Stars 5–0 on Friday, January 28, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals	5	44-26-12
at Dallas Stars	0	46-30-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	3	2	0	5
Dallas Stars	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Washington Capitals	19	8	2	29
Dallas Stars	14	8	7	29

Three stars

N. Backstrom, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 2 assists)
C. McMichael, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
V. Vanecek, Washington Capitals (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:29	Washington Capitals	Tom Wilson (13)	Nicklas Backstrom (8), Evgeny Kuznetsov (29)	Power play	WSH 1, DAL 0
1st	07:54	Washington Capitals	John Carlson (9)	Evgeny Kuznetsov (30), Nicklas Backstrom (9)	Power play	WSH 2, DAL 0
1st	13:08	Washington Capitals	Trevor van Riemsdyk (1)	Connor McMichael (8), Joe Snively (2)	Even strength	WSH 3, DAL 0
2nd	12:03	Washington Capitals	Connor McMichael (6)	Lars Eller (13), Justin Schultz (7)	Even strength	WSH 4, DAL 0
2nd	16:50	Washington Capitals	Nicklas Backstrom (3)	Dmitry Orlov (15)	Even strength	WSH 5, DAL 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Stat	Washington Capitals	Dallas Stars
Shots on goal	29	29
Power play	2 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	14	17
Blocked shots	19	12
Giveaways	19	16
Takeaways	3	5
Faceoffs won	19/51 (37.3%)	32/51 (62.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		16:20
Number 10 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		12:54
Number 19 N. Backstrom	C	1	2	3	+1	0	2	0	0	0	25%	13:58
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	0	35.7%	17:10
Number 21 G. Hathaway	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0		15:27
Number 24 C. McMichael	L	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	1	0		12:34
Number 26 N. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	53.3%	15:32
Number 43 T. Wilson	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1		16:51
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		14:32
Number 73 C. Sheary	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		12:33
Number 91 J. Snively	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	0		11:14
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	15:51
Number 2 J. Schultz	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	1	0		17:39
Number 9 D. Orlov	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	3	0		22:59
Number 42 M. Fehérváry	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		21:10
Number 52 M. Irwin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	3	0		16:49
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:38
Number 74 J. Carlson	D	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	4	1		20:22

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 V. Vanecek	29	29	0	1.000	59:27	Win

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	100%	10:27
Number 12 R. Faksa	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	50%	12:49
Number 14 J. Benn	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	54.5%	16:55
Number 16 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	50%	18:20
Number 21 J. Robertson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		19:55
Number 24 R. Hintz	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	0	0	60%	18:19
Number 25 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		11:29
Number 34 D. Gurianov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:14
Number 40 J. Peterson	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	80%	12:59
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	100%	15:00
Number 64 T. Kero	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	11:34
Number 91 T. Seguin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	17:02
Number 2 J. Hakanpää	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		16:17
Number 3 J. Klingberg	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	2	0		18:57
Number 4 M. Heiskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		24:46
Number 5 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2	0		14:21
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0		25:51
Number 23 E. Lindell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	3	0		17:02

Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Oettinger	2	2	0	1.000	20:00
Number 70 B. Holtby	27	22	5	.815	40:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:19	Dallas Stars	Roope Hintz	Tripping	2
1st	07:21	Dallas Stars	Miro Heiskanen	Holding	2
1st	15:07	Washington Capitals	Carl Hagelin	Tripping	2
2nd	06:03	Washington Capitals	John Carlson	High sticking double minor	4

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach: Peter Laviolette
Dallas Stars head coach: Rick Bowness
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Justin Johnson, Brad Kovachik
Washington Capitals scratches: Dennis Cholowski, Brett Leason, Aliaksei Protas
Dallas Stars scratches: Joel Hanley

2021-2022 season series

Every Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 5 at Dallas Stars 0	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Dallas Stars 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals, Sun, Mar 20, 2022

Other NHL games on Jan 28

Other NHL games on Friday, January 28, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Minnesota Wild 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers, Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 28, 2022
Boston Bruins 2 at Arizona Coyotes 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Jan 28, 2022

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