Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6–2 on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Washington Capitals |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
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 |
9 |
6 |
25 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
9 |
12 |
10 |
31 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (4 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 4 assists)
- C. Makar, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
19:23 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar (11) |
Andrew Cogliano (8) |
Shorthanded |
WSH 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
02:39 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (27) |
Mikko Rantanen (35), Cale Makar (45) |
Power play |
WSH 0, COL 2 |
| 2nd |
07:00 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (28) |
Cale Makar (46), Mikko Rantanen (36) |
Power play |
WSH 0, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
09:16 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (29) |
Mikko Rantanen (37) |
Even strength |
WSH 0, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
07:26 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan Strome (17) |
Max Pacioretty (6), Alex Ovechkin (21) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
10:20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (27) |
Jonathan Drouin (17), Nathan MacKinnon (52) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
16:14 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (30) |
Mikko Rantanen (38), Ross Colton (14) |
Even strength |
WSH 1, COL 6 |
| 3rd |
17:37 |
Washington Capitals |
Dylan Strome (18) |
Tom Wilson (9), Ethan Bear (2) |
Even strength |
WSH 2, COL 6 |
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 |
25 |
31 |
| Power play |
0 of 5 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
19 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
24 |
| Giveaways |
2 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/64 (45.3%) |
35/64 (54.7%) |
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 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 17 D. Strome |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
16:16 |
| Number 21 A. Protas |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:27 |
| Number 24 C. McMichael |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
30.8% |
12:29 |
| Number 26 N. Dowd |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
44.4% |
17:54 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:48 |
| Number 43 T. Wilson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:40 |
| Number 47 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 77 T. Oshie |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 92 E. Kuznetsov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
15:39 |
| Number 96 N. Aube-Kubel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:52 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 6 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 25 E. Bear |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 38 R. Sandin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:57 |
| Number 42 M. Fehérváry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 74 J. Carlson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:22 |
Washington Capitals goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 79 C. Lindgren |
31 |
25 |
6 |
.806 |
59:50 |
Loss |
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 11 A. Cogliano |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:59 |
| Number 12 R. Johansen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
64.3% |
12:15 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:56 |
| Number 22 F. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:44 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
15:39 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 28 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
4 |
1 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
38.5% |
20:29 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
16:12 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:02 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
4 |
5 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
75% |
20:49 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:16 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:46 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:17 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:00 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:17 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.920 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
18:09 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jonathan Drouin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:38 |
Washington Capitals |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:22 |
Washington Capitals |
Ethan Bear |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Kurtis MacDermid |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ross Colton |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:08 |
Washington Capitals |
T.J. Oshie |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:39 |
Washington Capitals |
Joel Edmundson |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
15:47 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ryan Johansen |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Washington Capitals head coach
- Spencer Carbery
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Trent Knorr, Bryan Pancich
- Washington Capitals scratches
- Trevor van Riemsdyk, Matthew Phillips, Alexander Alexeyev
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Jack Johnson, Caleb Jones
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Details |
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|
Final
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2
 at Seattle Kraken
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|
Final
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|
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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|
Final/OT
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|
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 at Los Angeles Kings
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|
Final
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Sources and further reading
Washington Capitals 
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