Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals

Capital One Arena, Washington Regular Season Final

Final score

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 6–3 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Colorado Avalanche 3 56-19-7
at Washington Capitals 6 44-26-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Colorado Avalanche 1 1 1 3
Washington Capitals 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Colorado Avalanche 5 8 14 27
Washington Capitals 19 8 13 40

Three stars

  1. E. Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Jensen, Washington Capitals (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Mantha, Washington Capitals (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:15 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) John Carlson (2) Even strength COL 0, WSH 1
1st 13:46 Colorado Avalanche J.T. Compher (2) Unassisted Shorthanded COL 1, WSH 1
1st 16:53 Washington Capitals Nick Jensen (1) Dmitry Orlov (1), Tom Wilson (2) Even strength COL 1, WSH 2
2nd 03:12 Colorado Avalanche Darren Helm (1) Logan O'Connor (1), Bowen Byram (2) Even strength COL 2, WSH 2
2nd 14:47 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha (1) Lars Eller (1) Even strength COL 2, WSH 3
2nd 16:41 Washington Capitals Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) Tom Wilson (3), Dmitry Orlov (2) Even strength COL 2, WSH 4
3rd 00:39 Washington Capitals Nic Dowd (1) Nick Jensen (1), Carl Hagelin (1) Even strength COL 2, WSH 5
3rd 16:54 Colorado Avalanche Mikko Rantanen (1) Nathan MacKinnon (1), J.T. Compher (2) Power play COL 3, WSH 5
3rd 17:39 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin (4) Tom Wilson (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) Even strength, Empty net COL 3, WSH 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Stat Colorado Avalanche Washington Capitals
Shots on goal 27 40
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 15 20
Blocked shots 14 11
Giveaways 5 8
Takeaways 6 9
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 M. Maltsev L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 66.7% 11:38
Number 17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 23.1% 19:58
Number 25 L. O'Connor R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 12:44
Number 29 N. MacKinnon C 0 1 1 -5 2 3 2 2 0 50% 20:16
Number 37 J. Compher L 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 50% 20:26
Number 43 D. Helm C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 13:08
Number 61 M. Kaut R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:06
Number 75 S. Ranta L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:11
Number 91 N. Kadri C 0 0 0 -2 4 3 1 0 0 53.8% 19:35
Number 95 A. Burakovsky L 0 0 0 -4 0 0 2 0 0 19:02
Number 96 M. Rantanen R 1 0 1 -5 0 3 0 0 1 33.3% 21:40
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:18
Number 4 B. Byram D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 1 0 16:48
Number 6 E. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20:06
Number 8 C. Makar D 0 0 0 -5 0 3 0 2 0 22:23
Number 28 R. Murray D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14:47
Number 49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 0 0 18:31
Number 56 K. MacDermid L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:39
Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 D. Kuemper 39 34 5 .872 57:44 Loss

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 +3 0 2 0 0 0 17:21
Number 10 D. Sprong R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 12:25
Number 20 L. Eller C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 64.3% 17:46
Number 21 G. Hathaway R 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 0 12:40
Number 24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 42.9% 09:45
Number 26 N. Dowd C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 3 0 58.8% 14:36
Number 39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 3 0 13:31
Number 43 T. Wilson R 0 3 3 +4 2 3 3 0 0 16:36
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:08
Number 73 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 12:13
Number 77 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 15:46
Number 92 E. Kuznetsov C 2 1 3 +3 0 7 0 0 0 50% 17:43
Number 2 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:06
Number 3 N. Jensen D 1 1 2 +3 0 2 5 0 0 19:42
Number 9 D. Orlov D 0 2 2 +3 2 1 1 1 0 19:59
Number 42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 3 2 0 19:51
Number 57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:02
Number 74 J. Carlson D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 21:34
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Samsonov 27 24 3 .889 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Washington Capitals
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:09 Colorado Avalanche Nazem Kadri Embellishment 2
1st 09:09 Washington Capitals Anthony Mantha Slashing 2
1st 12:39 Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Tripping 2
1st 18:13 Washington Capitals Dmitry Orlov Interference 2
2nd 06:23 Washington Capitals Conor Sheary Holding 2
3rd 04:47 Washington Capitals Tom Wilson Cross checking 2
3rd 05:28 Colorado Avalanche Nazem Kadri Cross checking 2
3rd 12:40 Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 15:38 Washington Capitals Garnet Hathaway Slashing 2

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach
Jared Bednar
Washington Capitals head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Devin Berg
Colorado Avalanche scratches
Gabriel Landeskog, Jayson Megna
Washington Capitals scratches
Matt Irwin, Dennis Cholowski, Hendrix Lapierre

2021-2022 season series

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