Capitals 6-2 Blackhawks (7 Dec, 2017) Box Score

Chicago Blackhawks

12-11-5, 6-6-3 away

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

Washington Capitals

17-11-1, 11-5-0 home

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
Artem AnisimovA. Anisimov#15
Lance BoumaL. Bouma#17
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#12
Ryan HartmanR. Hartman#38
John HaydenJ. Hayden#40
Patrick KaneP. Kane#88
Richard PanikR. Panik#14
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Nick SchmaltzN. Schmaltz#8
Patrick SharpP. Sharp#10
Jonathan ToewsJ. Toews#19
Tommy WingelsT. Wingels#57
defensemen
Gustav ForslingG. Forsling#42
Cody FransonC. Franson#11
Duncan KeithD. Keith#2
Connor MurphyC. Murphy#5
Jan RuttaJ. Rutta#44
Brent SeabrookB. Seabrook#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:33	2:55	1:18	12:20	8	7	53.3
1	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	17	13:06	0:48	0:40	11:38	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	16:56	3:45	0:00	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	1	0	0	16	10:22	0:11	0:00	10:11	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:45	0:07	0:28	12:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	20:22	4:12	0:00	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:11	3:38	0:00	8:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	6	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:30	3:04	0:47	11:39	1	2	33.3
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	18:40	3:50	1:18	13:32	6	8	42.9
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:53	0:48	0:00	10:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	19:05	3:56	1:22	13:47	17	8	68.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	16	10:29	0:48	0:33	9:08	4	4	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	27	21:01	3:33	1:48	15:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	19:12	2:53	0:00	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	7	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	26	23:01	4:05	1:25	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	26	18:04	0:22	0:28	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:05	0:41	1:48	15:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	16:56	0:46	0:57	15:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anton ForsbergA. Forsberg#31
Jean-Francois BerubeJ. Berube#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
10	3	7	.700	0	0	0	0	0	15:22	0
14	2	12	.857	0	0	0	0	0	44:14	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Travis BoydT. Boyd#72
Alex ChiassonA. Chiasson#39
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
Madison BoweyM. Bowey#22
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	21	17:56	3:13	1:04	13:39	14	11	56.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:38	0:00	3:09	8:29	6	10	37.5
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9:16	0:00	0:00	9:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	20	16:11	0:00	3:09	13:02	1	1	50.0
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	13	12:11	3:04	0:00	9:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	14:38	0:00	2:29	12:09	2	6	25.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	17	17:18	3:07	0:00	14:11	5	7	41.7
1	3	3	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	19	16:55	3:10	0:00	13:45	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	1	16	11:03	0:00	2:09	8:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	12:20	0:00	1:42	10:38	2	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	15	14:11	0:00	0:00	14:11	0	0	0.0
2	2	3	3	0	2	2	4	2	1	0	21	16:53	0:00	2:16	14:37	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	3	18	14:21	0:00	1:38	12:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	27	25:47	3:07	3:04	19:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:11	0:00	0:59	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	4	2	1	3	1	2	1	1	2	26	21:18	0:09	3:23	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	27	21:34	0:09	3:26	17:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	3	25	22:19	0:06	3:30	18:43	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	2	37	.949	0	0	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	1	0	1	2
	Capitals	3	1	2	6

1st Period		CHI	WSH
11:54	Nicklas Backstrom (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (9), Tom Wilson (8)	0	1
14:53	Tom Wilson (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (2), Nicklas Backstrom (18)	0	2
15:22	Alex Ovechkin (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (9), Dmitry Orlov (7)	0	3
17:54	Lance Bouma (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Connor Murphy (4), Alex DeBrincat (9)	1	3

2nd Period			CHI	WSH
18:32		Brett Connolly (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (10), Nicklas Backstrom (19)	1	4

3rd Period		CHI	WSH
10:23	Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), John Carlson (20)	1	5
16:18	Jonathan Toews (8) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	5
17:40	Tom Wilson (4) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Empty Net Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (6)	2	6

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Blackhawks
2
Capitals
6

Game 1

7/12

Capitals
1
Blackhawks
7

Game 2

18/2

Capital One Arena

1:00 AM, 7 December 2017

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,506

Referees:
Dan O'Halloran
Jon McIsaac

Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	24	10	1	49
Minnesota	20	10	4	44
Colorado	21	15	0	42
Dallas	19	13	0	38
Utah	16	11	6	38
St. Louis	15	16	4	34
Nashville	10	17	7	27
Chicago	12	20	2	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

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