Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Monday, April 18, 2022 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
10 |
7 |
10 |
27 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
11 |
4 |
11 |
26 |
Three stars
- M. Johansson, Washington Capitals (1 goal)
- C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 assist)
- B. Byram, Colorado Avalanche (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Washington Capitals |
Garnet Hathaway (14) |
Johan Larsson (14), Justin Schultz (17) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, COL 0 |
| 1st |
17:05 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (22) |
Bowen Byram (10), Cale Makar (57) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
13:27 |
Washington Capitals |
Alex Ovechkin (48) |
Evgeny Kuznetsov (52), John Carlson (53) |
Power play |
WSH 2, COL 1 |
| 3rd |
08:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Artturi Lehkonen (16) |
Nico Sturm (11), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (11) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
10:46 |
Washington Capitals |
Marcus Johansson (8) |
Conor Sheary (22) |
Even strength |
WSH 3, COL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Stat |
Washington Capitals |
Colorado Avalanche |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
34 |
39 |
| Blocked shots |
23 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/53 (49.1%) |
27/53 (50.9%) |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 19 N. Backstrom |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
30% |
12:39 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
52.2% |
18:33 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:45 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:36 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
44.4% |
14:06 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 73 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:47 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:23 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:25 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:22 |
| Number 2 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:34 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:10 |
| Number 9 D. Orlov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:16 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:12 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Samsonov |
26 |
24 |
2 |
.923 |
60:00 |
Win |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche 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 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:59 |
| Number 16 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 18 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:44 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:19 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
22:18 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
63.6% |
16:42 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:46 |
| Number 59 B. Meyers |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
06:57 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 78 N. Sturm |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:03 |
| Number 95 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:03 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
22:23 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:55 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
27:27 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:56 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:02 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:32 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 D. Kuemper |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
58:31 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:59 |
Washington Capitals |
Justin Schultz |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:28 |
Washington Capitals |
Martin Fehérváry |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:50 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:43 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nico Sturm |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:13 |
Washington Capitals |
Bench |
Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Peter Laviolette
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, James Tobias
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Matt Irwin, Michal Kempny, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Connor McMichael
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Andrew Cogliano, Erik Johnson, Nazem Kadri, Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Murray, Devon Toews
Other NHL games on Apr 18
Other NHL games on Monday, April 18, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Calgary Flames
5
 at Chicago Blackhawks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Apr 18, 2022
|
 Ottawa Senators
2
 at Seattle Kraken
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Seattle Kraken, Mon, Apr 18, 2022
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
5
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Apr 18, 2022
|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Vegas Golden Knights, Mon, Apr 18, 2022
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Apr 18, 2022
|
Sources and further reading
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