Capitals 5-2 Canucks (23 Oct, 2018) Box Score

Washington Capitals

4-2-2, 1-1-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	2	2	5
VAN	0	1	1	2

Vancouver Canucks

5-4-0, 2-1-0 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Brett ConnollyB. Connolly#10
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Dmitrij JaskinD. Jaskin#23
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Devante Smith-PellyD. Smith-Pelly#25
Chandler StephensonC. Stephenson#18
Jakub VranaJ. Vrana#13
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Christian DjoosC. Djoos#29
Michal KempnyM. Kempny#6
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%
0	3	2	3	2	0	1	2	0	1	0	21	19:38	4:24	1:03	14:11	4	11	26.7
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	10:03	0:00	0:00	10:03	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	16	15:35	1:50	0:00	13:45	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13	11:18	0:00	1:41	9:37	5	2	71.4
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:50	1:53	1:51	14:06	6	5	54.5
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	0	12	10:32	0:00	0:00	10:32	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:56	4:24	0:00	10:32	5	5	50.0
1	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:04	3:56	1:03	14:05	0	0	0.0
2	2	2	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:36	5:38	0:00	11:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	12:54	0:31	1:41	10:42	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:40	0:00	1:51	12:49	1	2	33.3
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	14:31	1:53	0:00	12:38	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	0	1	27	26:06	5:08	0:50	20:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:04	0:00	0:00	12:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	1	2	0	0	0	20	18:02	0:00	1:31	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	22:06	0:39	3:04	18:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:18	1:09	2:29	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	1	23	15:25	0:00	1:16	14:09	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	2	22	.917	18	1	3	0	0	59:47	0

Vancouver Canucks


forwards
Sven BaertschiS. Baertschi#47
Brock BoeserB. Boeser#6
Loui ErikssonL. Eriksson#21
Adam GaudetteA. Gaudette#88
Nikolay GoldobinN. Goldobin#77
Markus GranlundM. Granlund#60
Bo HorvatB. Horvat#53
Tyler MotteT. Motte#64
Antoine RousselA. Roussel#26
Tim SchallerT. Schaller#59
Brandon SutterB. Sutter#20
Jake VirtanenJ. Virtanen#18
defensemen
Alexander EdlerA. Edler#23
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
Ben HuttonB. Hutton#27
Derrick PouliotD. Pouliot#5
Troy StecherT. Stecher#51
Chris TanevC. Tanev#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	17:29	3:35	0:00	13:54	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	23	18:15	3:28	0:00	14:47	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:56	1:00	0:00	11:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	19	11:49	0:59	0:00	10:50	4	4	50.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:41	3:35	0:00	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	12:43	1:02	2:23	9:18	4	3	57.1
0	1	-1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	28	22:07	3:31	0:00	18:36	8	7	53.3
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	12:51	0:00	3:46	9:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	16	12:00	0:00	0:00	12:00	2	1	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	20	10:18	0:00	2:31	7:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	16:31	0:00	3:54	12:37	10	6	62.5
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	12:07	1:07	0:00	11:00	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	4	0	1	1	2	2	0	2	30	22:54	3:38	3:47	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	23	17:43	0:03	1:16	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:36	0:00	1:44	15:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	19:45	0:57	0:00	18:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	20	17:20	0:00	0:39	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	20:00	0:00	5:08	14:52	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	4	28	.875	22	1	5	0	0	59:36	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
	Capitals	1	2	2	5
	Canucks	0	1	1	2

1st Period			WSH	VAN
2:20		John Carlson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Lars Eller (4)	1	0

2nd Period		WSH	VAN
7:30	Troy Stecher (1) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	1
9:29	Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (7), Alex Ovechkin (4)	2	1
19:34	Alex Ovechkin (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (4), Nicklas Backstrom (9)	3	1

3rd Period		WSH	VAN
0:20	Sven Baertschi (3) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brock Boeser (4), Bo Horvat (2)	3	2
5:35	Alex Ovechkin (8) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (8), Nicklas Backstrom (10)	4	2
18:19	T.J. Oshie (5) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (5), Nicklas Backstrom (11)	5	2

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
5
Canucks
2

Game 1

23/10

Canucks
2
Capitals
3

Game 2

6/2

Rogers Arena

3:00 AM, 23 October 2018

Vancouver, BC

Attendance: 17,227

Referees:
Justin St. Pierre

Linesmen:
Kiel Murchison

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	12	6	2	26
Calgary	11	6	3	25
Los Angeles	10	7	3	23
Edmonton	10	9	2	22
Vancouver	9	6	3	21
Seattle	10	9	1	21
Anaheim	8	8	2	18
San Jose	6	11	5	17

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WSH leads 1-0

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