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Washington Capitals at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 3–1 on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Washington Capitals 1 40-31-11
at Nashville Predators 3 47-30-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 0 1 0 1
Nashville Predators 1 1 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Washington Capitals 4 13 5 22
Nashville Predators 8 6 9 23

Three stars

  1. J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  2. P. Tomasino, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. Y. Trenin, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:03 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons (10) Roman Josi (20), Filip Forsberg (20) Power play WSH 0, NSH 1
2nd 05:16 Washington Capitals T.J. Oshie (2) Dylan Strome (5), Alex Ovechkin (12) Power play WSH 1, NSH 1
2nd 13:26 Nashville Predators Philip Tomasino (2) Cole Smith (9) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 2
3rd 03:41 Nashville Predators Yakov Trenin (7) Alexandre Carrier (9), Michael McCarron (3) Even strength WSH 1, NSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Washington Capitals Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 22 23
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 20 29
Blocked shots 11 18
Giveaways 14 25
Takeaways 9 10
Faceoffs won 27/44 (61.4%) 17/44 (38.6%)

Box score

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters
Player
8 A. Ovechkin L 0 1 1 -1 2 6 2 1 0 23:07
17 D. Strome C 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 0 0 60% 20:32
21 A. Protas L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:11
24 C. McMichael L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 15:24
26 N. Dowd C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 11:57
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:53
43 T. Wilson R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 20:13
47 B. Malenstyn L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 10:18
77 T. Oshie R 1 0 1 -2 0 3 4 0 1 18:51
91 J. Snively C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:48
92 E. Kuznetsov C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 81.8% 18:00
96 N. Aube-Kubel R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:42
3 N. Jensen D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 15:02
6 J. Edmundson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 12:28
38 R. Sandin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 22:23
42 M. Fehérváry D 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 16:49
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 20:03
74 J. Carlson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 25:39
Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie
79 C. Lindgren 23 20 3 .870 57:39 Loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
8 C. Glass C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14:32
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:13
10 C. Sissons C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 42.9% 17:49
13 Y. Trenin C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 16:25
14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:44
26 P. Tomasino R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 11:40
36 C. Smith R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 6 1 0 15:38
47 M. McCarron C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 4 0 0 42.9% 10:38
75 J. Parssinen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 12:13
77 L. Evangelista R 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 13:13
82 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 13:04
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 42.9% 17:58
2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 16:49
3 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 6 4 0 21:14
22 T. Barrie D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:42
27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 0 0 23:05
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 4 0 19:05
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 22:05
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 22 21 1 .955 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:15 Washington Capitals Trevor van Riemsdyk Delaying game 2
2nd 03:23 Nashville Predators Cole Smith Tripping 2
2nd 04:07 Nashville Predators Ryan McDonagh High sticking 2
3rd 01:36 Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin Slashing 2
3rd 08:45 Nashville Predators Alexandre Carrier Slashing 2
3rd 17:23 Nashville Predators Cody Glass Tripping 2
3rd 19:47 Washington Capitals Dylan Strome Hooking 2

Game information

Washington Capitals head coach
Spencer Carbery
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Wes McCauley, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Dan Kelly
Washington Capitals scratches
Lucas Johansen, Matthew Phillips, Alexander Alexeyev
Nashville Predators scratches
Dante Fabbro, Kiefer Sherwood

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Winnipeg Jets 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/SO Game page

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