Capitals 6-1 Blackhawks (23 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Chicago Blackhawks

24-41-6, 10-23-3 away

	1	2	3	T
CHI	0	0	1	1
WSH	2	2	2	6

Washington Capitals

34-31-8, 17-14-5 home

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
J. Anderson RW
A. Athanasiou C
J. Dickinson C
M. Entwistle RW
M. Hardman LW
T. Johnson C
B. Katchouk LW
J. Khaira LW
P. Kurashev C
T. Raddysh RW
L. Reichel LW
B. Robinson RW
defensemen
S. Jones D
C. Jones D
W. Kaiser D
C. Murphy D
J. Tinordi D
N. Zaitsev D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	19	14:35	0:00	2:00	12:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:40	4:01	0:00	13:39	5	5	50.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	0	23	18:33	5:23	3:32	9:38	11	10	52.4
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	13:28	2:41	0:00	10:47	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	4	1	0	18	12:14	0:00	0:00	12:14	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:02	6:21	0:00	14:41	3	2	60.0
0	0	-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	23	20:54	6:24	3:26	11:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	16:27	2:59	1:18	12:10	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1:04	0:00	0:00	1:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:35	6:10	0:00	11:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:35	3:13	0:00	13:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	19	12:54	0:00	0:45	12:09	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	4	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	26	23:27	6:37	1:54	14:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	20:15	2:45	1:53	15:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	23	16:49	0:00	1:30	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	24	17:28	0:00	2:05	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	16:11	0:00	2:07	14:04	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	24	16:47	0:16	1:34	14:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Khudobin G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	6	22	.786	17	3	2	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
N. Dowd RW
E. Kuznetsov C
A. Mantha RW
S. Milano LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
A. Protas C
C. Sheary LW
C. Smith C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
A. Alexeyev D
J. Carlson D
M. Fehervary D
N. Jensen D
R. Sandin D
T. van Riemsdyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:34	4:16	0:00	13:18	8	5	61.5
1	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	20	13:18	0:00	4:49	8:29	10	4	71.4
0	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	21	17:51	1:21	3:56	12:34	7	7	50.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	14	13:19	0:00	0:00	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	13:05	0:01	0:00	13:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	18:02	4:14	0:00	13:48	1	5	16.7
1	1	2	3	2	0	2	4	0	0	1	22	17:39	5:30	0:00	12:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	14	9:35	0:00	1:47	7:48	0	1	0.0
1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	11:18	1:15	3:12	6:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:21	0:00	0:00	11:21	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:50	4:09	0:00	10:41	4	2	66.7
0	0	1	5	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	24	17:49	1:17	5:00	11:32	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	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	21	17:31	0:00	4:46	12:45	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	2	0	1	2	1	0	4	24	20:01	4:23	0:00	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	25	19:11	0:01	4:58	14:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	20:11	0:00	4:24	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:58	1:08	0:00	18:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:27	0:00	4:36	12:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Kuemper G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	1	27	.964	19	8	0	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
	Blackhawks	0	0	1	1
	Capitals	2	2	2	6

1st Period			CHI	WSH
10:15		Conor Sheary (14) Unassisted	0	1
10:33		Anthony Mantha (11) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (30), Evgeny Kuznetsov (40)	0	2

2nd Period			CHI	WSH
1:27		Nic Dowd (13) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (10)	0	3
8:12		Nicklas Backstrom (6) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (37), John Carlson (14)	0	4

3rd Period		CHI	WSH
1:04	John Carlson (9) (Power Play) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (11), Dylan Strome (38)	0	5
3:08	Nikita Zaitsev (1) Assists: Jason Dickinson (16), Tyler Johnson (18)	1	5
14:56	Alex Ovechkin (41) Unassisted	1	6

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Capitals
7
Blackhawks
3

Game 1

14/12

Blackhawks
1
Capitals
6

Game 2

23/3

Capital One Arena

11:00 PM, 23 March 2023

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Carter Sandlak

Linesmen:
Brad Kovachik
Jonny Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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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