Capitals 4-3 Stars (20 Dec, 2017) Box Score

Washington Capitals

22-12-1, 8-7-1 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	1	1	4
DAL	1	1	1	0	3

Dallas Stars

18-14-3, 10-4-1 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Backstrom C
J. Beagle C
A. Burakovsky LW
A. Chiasson RW
B. Connolly RW
L. Eller C
E. Kuznetsov C
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
C. Stephenson C
J. Vrana LW
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
M. Bowey D
J. Carlson D
C. Djoos D
M. Niskanen D
D. Orlov D
B. Orpik 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	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	20:49	5:58	0:47	14:04	6	10	37.5
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	13:03	0:51	2:36	9:36	11	6	64.7
2	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:18	1:11	0:00	12:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	12:44	0:35	2:40	9:29	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:54	1:11	0:00	12:12	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	15:03	1:11	2:40	11:12	3	6	33.3
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	19	19:38	5:36	0:05	13:57	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	19	19:08	5:36	0:51	12:41	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	4	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:51	6:15	0:01	13:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	9:57	0:51	0:45	8:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	15	11:36	0:00	0:00	11:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	4	8	1	0	1	20	14:40	0:38	1:51	11:56	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	15	11:42	0:35	0:05	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	3	0	4	1	2	0	1	1	28	26:52	6:14	1:32	19:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	16	13:09	0:38	0:01	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	25	23:10	1:11	4:31	17:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	23:39	0:54	1:34	21:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	0	22	17:35	0:35	4:33	12:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Holtby G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	0	0	0	0	0	61:51	0

Dallas Stars


forwards
J. Benn LW
R. Elie LW
R. Faksa C
M. Hanzal C
M. Janmark C
T. Pitlick C
A. Radulov RW
A. Roussel LW
T. Seguin C
D. Shore C
G. Smith C
J. Spezza C
defensemen
D. Hamhuis D
J. Honka D
S. Johns D
J. Klingberg D
E. Lindell D
G. Pateryn D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	5	0	1	1	2	3	0	4	27	18:05	3:30	2:23	12:10	5	10	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	12:17	0:00	0:38	11:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:19	0:14	2:21	13:46	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	21	14:33	2:24	2:48	9:21	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:29	1:15	0:45	13:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	14:36	0:14	2:09	12:15	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	25	20:36	4:44	0:38	15:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	3	6	1	1	0	17	11:35	0:01	0:00	11:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	29	21:30	4:31	2:33	14:24	13	6	68.4
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:11	0:00	2:31	11:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:10	0:00	0:37	7:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	16	11:22	2:24	0:37	8:21	1	2	33.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	28	21:35	0:01	2:51	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:22	4:00	0:45	8:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:00	1:07	2:54	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	29	24:10	4:51	2:15	17:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	34	23:45	1:23	3:52	18:25	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	30	22:06	0:01	3:23	18:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
B. Bishop G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	4	24	.857	0	0	0	0	0	61:51	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	OT	T
	Capitals	1	1	1	1	4
	Stars	1	1	1	0	3

1st Period			WSH	DAL
10:35		Andre Burakovsky (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brett Connolly (3), Lars Eller (10)	1	0
15:14		Jamie Benn (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Klingberg (24), Alexander Radulov (17)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	DAL
11:09		Gemel Smith (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Dan Hamhuis (8), Jason Spezza (8)	1	2
13:12		Dmitry Orlov (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (21)	2	2

3rd Period			WSH	DAL
15:53		Alexander Radulov (12) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Greg Pateryn (2)	2	3
16:34		Brett Connolly (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (5), Lars Eller (11)	3	3

OT Summary			WSH	DAL
1:51		Andre Burakovsky (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (23)	4	3

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
4
Stars
3

Game 1

20/12

Stars
3
Capitals
4

Game 2

20/3

American Airlines Center

1:30 AM, 20 December 2017

Dallas, TX

Attendance: 18,112

Referees:
Steve Kozari
Furman South

Linesmen:
Derek Nansen
Pierre Racicot

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	3	0	0	6
Columbus	3	1	0	6
Philadelphia	3	1	0	6
Carolina	2	0	1	5
NY Islanders	2	2	0	4
Washington	1	3	0	2
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0
New Jersey	0	4	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	4	0	0	8
Minnesota	2	1	0	4
Utah	2	1	0	4
Winnipeg	1	2	1	3
Nashville	1	2	0	2
St. Louis	1	3	0	2
Chicago	0	2	1	1
Colorado	0	2	0	0

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Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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