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Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 7–2 on Thursday, March 17, 2022 on the road.

Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Washington Capitals 7 44-26-12
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 37-38-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 2 2 3 7
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 8 15 10 33
Columbus Blue Jackets 13 17 11 41

Three stars

  1. V. Vanecek, Washington Capitals (goaltender)
  2. A. Mantha, Washington Capitals (2 goals)
  3. A. Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:29 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (5) T.J. Oshie (12) Even strength WSH 1, CBJ 0
1st 12:20 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (6) Unassisted Even strength WSH 2, CBJ 0
2nd 01:20 Washington Capitals Martin Fehérváry (5) Daniel Sprong (6), John Carlson (40) Even strength WSH 3, CBJ 0
2nd 06:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) Jakub Voracek (41), Max Domi (23) Power play WSH 3, CBJ 1
2nd 10:44 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (38) Conor Sheary (16), Tom Wilson (23) Power play WSH 4, CBJ 1
3rd 01:47 Columbus Blue Jackets Patrik Laine (24) Zach Werenski (30), Andrew Peeke (12) Even strength WSH 4, CBJ 2
3rd 04:15 Washington Capitals Connor McMichael (8) Unassisted Even strength WSH 5, CBJ 2
3rd 07:21 Washington Capitals Conor Sheary (16) Trevor van Riemsdyk (13), Nicklas Backstrom (16) Even strength, Empty net WSH 6, CBJ 2
3rd 09:03 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) Nicklas Backstrom (17), Alex Ovechkin (36) Power play WSH 7, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 33 41
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 14
Hits 15 16
Blocked shots 13 12
Giveaways 7 3
Takeaways 5 6
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 1 1 2 -1 2 4 1 0 1 100% 17:03
10 D. Sprong R 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 11:26
19 N. Backstrom C 0 2 2 +3 0 1 0 1 0 72.7% 15:08
21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 15:55
24 C. McMichael L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 60% 11:11
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 45.5% 17:41
39 A. Mantha R 2 0 2 +2 2 5 1 0 0 12:40
43 T. Wilson R 0 1 1 +2 4 1 2 1 0 100% 14:55
45 A. Jonsson-Fjallby L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:17
73 C. Sheary L 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 14:31
77 T. Oshie R 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 12:06
92 E. Kuznetsov C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 37.5% 17:56
2 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 17:43
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 18:29
9 D. Orlov D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 2 2 0 19:11
42 M. Fehérváry D 1 0 1 +3 0 2 2 1 0 17:17
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 3 0 20:14
74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 2 0 19:57
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 41 39 2 .951 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 -1 6 2 0 1 0 52.6% 11:27
14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 0 0 50% 19:33
16 M. Domi C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 11:49
17 J. Danforth R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 40% 15:25
28 O. Bjorkstrand R 1 0 1 -3 0 7 0 0 1 17:19
29 P. Laine L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 100% 19:06
34 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 0 53.8% 14:50
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 13:43
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 09:08
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 13:23
93 J. Voracek R 0 1 1 -2 2 6 0 0 0 50% 17:25
96 J. Roslovic C 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 25% 16:39
2 A. Peeke D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23:43
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 -2 0 5 1 2 0 24:31
22 J. Bean D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 20:02
44 V. Gavrikov D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 18:57
46 D. Kukan D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:06
53 G. Carlsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11:19
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
70 J. Korpisalo 9 6 3 .667 21:20 Loss
90 E. Merzlikins 23 20 3 .870 38:24

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:26 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly Slashing 2
1st 17:36 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Interference 2
2nd 03:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly Illegal check to head 2
2nd 03:35 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Kuraly Roughing 2
2nd 03:35 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Roughing 2
2nd 05:37 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
2nd 09:44 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Roslovic Slashing 2
2nd 11:19 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Interference 2
2nd 16:30 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Cross checking 2
3rd 06:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Jack Roslovic Slashing 2
3rd 06:57 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Embellishment 2
3rd 08:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Jakub Voracek Cross checking 2
3rd 09:22 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Slashing 2
3rd 14:28 Columbus Blue Jackets Gustav Nyquist Tripping 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Brad Larsen
Referees
Jake Brenk, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jonathan Deschamps
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Mike Vecchione
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Brendan Gaunce, Gavin Bayreuther

2021-2022 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 7 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 17

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/SO Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 0 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page

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