Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 on the road.

Final score, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals 4 44-26-12
at Nashville Predators 1 45-30-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Washington Capitals 10 10 8 28
Nashville Predators 15 8 11 34

Three stars

  1. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  2. I. Samsonov, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  3. M. McCarron, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:17 Washington Capitals Joe Snively (3) Conor Sheary (11), Dmitry Orlov (16) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 0
3rd 02:43 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron (2) Roman Josi (35), Dante Fabbro (11) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 1
3rd 03:27 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen (4) Garnet Hathaway (8), Carl Hagelin (9) Even strength WSH 2, NSH 1
3rd 04:33 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (30) John Carlson (29), Tom Wilson (19) Power play WSH 3, NSH 1
3rd 18:37 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (31) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net WSH 4, NSH 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Stat Washington Capitals Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 28 34
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 8
Hits 21 37
Blocked shots 17 9
Giveaways 7 9
Takeaways 3 7
Faceoffs won 28/62 (45.2%) 34/62 (54.8%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 A. Ovechkin L 2 0 2 +1 0 4 2 1 1 16:55
Number 10 D. Sprong R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:47
Number 19 N. Backstrom C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 15:57
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 25% 13:58
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 14:56
Number 24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 0 11:16
Number 26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 5 1 0 56.5% 18:06
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 16:29
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 16:52
Number 73 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 12:48
Number 91 J. Snively C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 14:31
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 70% 17:08
Number 2 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:50
Number 3 N. Jensen D 1 0 1 +3 2 1 1 0 0 21:33
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 1 2 0 23:39
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 21:48
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 18:18
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 25:09
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 34 33 1 .971 60:00 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 6 4 1 0 19:40
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 83.3% 16:16
Number 11 L. Kunin C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 11:45
Number 13 Y. Trenin C 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 1 0 15:42
Number 26 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 07:56
Number 28 E. Tolvanen R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 11:59
Number 36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 0 0 08:16
Number 47 M. McCarron C 1 0 1 +1 2 1 4 0 0 66.7% 09:10
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 0 0 42.1% 22:04
Number 84 T. Jeannot L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 19:11
Number 92 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 50% 15:05
Number 95 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 50% 21:43
Number 5 M. Benning D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:38
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 22:17
Number 45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 21:55
Number 57 D. Fabbro D 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 0 0 19:01
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 2 0 0 25:27
Number 90 M. Borowiecki D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14:21
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 74 J. Saros 27 24 3 .889 57:55 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 06:25 Nashville Predators Michael McCarron High sticking 2
2nd 12:03 Washington Capitals Joe Snively Hooking 2
2nd 12:54 Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund Tripping 2
3rd 03:54 Nashville Predators Yakov Trenin Kneeing 2
3rd 11:27 Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund Holding 2
3rd 16:07 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 20:00 Nashville Predators Bench Game misconduct head coach (game misconduct) 0

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Nashville Predators head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Brad Meier, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Mark Shewchyk, Bryan Pancich
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Brett Leason
Nashville Predators scratches
Nick Cousins, Ben Harpur, Philippe Myers

2021-2022 season series

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