Capitals 6-2 Red Wings (12 Dec, 2018) Box Score

Detroit Red Wings

14-14-4, 6-7-1 away

	1	2	3	T
DET	0	0	2	2
WSH	3	2	1	6

Washington Capitals

18-9-3, 9-4-2 home

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
J. Abdelkader LW
A. Athanasiou C
T. Bertuzzi LW
J. De La Rose C
M. Frk RW
L. Glendening C
D. Larkin C
F. Nielsen C
G. Nyquist C
M. Rasmussen C
T. Vanek LW
defensemen
D. Cholowski D
T. Daley D
J. Ericsson D
M. Green D
N. Jensen D
N. Kronwall D
L. Witkowski D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	21	18:15	0:00	0:35	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	18:38	0:47	0:00	17:51	0	3	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	22	16:44	0:47	0:00	15:57	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:38	0:00	0:19	11:19	2	6	25.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	12:14	0:47	0:00	11:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:13	0:00	1:46	14:27	12	6	66.7
1	0	1	6	1	0	0	0	1	4	0	23	21:10	1:13	1:30	18:27	14	9	60.9
0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	4	1	0	0	20	15:13	1:13	0:00	14:00	6	7	46.2
1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	22	20:01	1:13	0:00	18:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:16	0:47	0:00	14:29	1	0	100.0
0	0	-2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	19	14:33	1:13	0:00	13:20	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:05	1:13	0:00	14:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	20:17	0:00	1:11	19:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	17:18	0:00	1:11	16:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:46	0:47	0:00	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	24	18:29	0:00	0:54	17:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:09	0:00	0:54	17:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:56	0:00	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Bernier G
J. Howard G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
15	5	10	.667	8	0	2	0	0	30:06	0
10	1	9	.900	9	0	0	0	0	29:54	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
T. Boyd C
B. Connolly RW
N. Dowd RW
L. Eller C
D. Jaskin RW
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
D. Smith-Pelly RW
C. Stephenson C
J. Vrana LW
defensemen
M. Bowey D
J. Carlson D
C. Djoos D
M. Kempny D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	21	18:39	2:05	0:00	16:34	10	12	45.5
1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:01	0:00	0:47	11:14	1	3	25.0
1	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:27	0:23	0:00	14:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:20	0:00	0:00	11:20	8	1	88.9
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	16	15:24	0:00	1:13	14:11	7	7	50.0
0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:44	0:00	0:00	11:44	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	16	15:50	2:05	0:00	13:45	6	10	37.5
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	16:56	1:42	0:00	15:14	0	2	0.0
3	0	3	4	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:38	2:05	0:00	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	15:58	0:00	1:13	14:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:14	0:00	0:47	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	15	13:49	0:00	0:00	13:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	20	16:49	0:00	0:46	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	22:25	2:05	0:46	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:23	0:00	0:01	16:22	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	22	19:56	0:00	1:13	18:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	2	1	20	21:16	0:00	1:14	20:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	21	21:11	0:00	0:00	21:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
37	2	35	.946	33	1	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Red Wings	0	0	2	2
	Capitals	3	2	1	6

1st Period		WSH
3:39	Brett Connolly (6) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (26), Evgeny Kuznetsov (21)	1
10:50	Travis Boyd (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nic Dowd (5), Dmitrij Jaskin (6)	2
12:59	Alex Ovechkin (23) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (25), Michal Kempny (8)	3

2nd Period			DET	WSH
9:05		Alex Ovechkin (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (27), Nicklas Backstrom (26)	0	4
10:06		T.J. Oshie (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (27), Evgeny Kuznetsov (22)	0	5

3rd Period		DET	WSH
1:03	Dylan Larkin (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Gustav Nyquist (21), Nick Jensen (5)	1	5
9:33	Alex Ovechkin (25) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (4), Nicklas Backstrom (28)	1	6
16:42	Gustav Nyquist (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Abdelkader (6)	2	6

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 2-0

Red Wings
1
Capitals
3

Game 1

23/11

Red Wings
2
Capitals
6

Game 2

12/12

Capitals
3
Red Wings
2

Game 3

6/1

Capital One Arena

12:30 AM, 12 December 2018

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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