Capitals 6-3 Avalanche (20 Oct, 2021) Box Score

Colorado Avalanche

1-2-0, 0-1-0 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	1	3
WSH	2	2	2	6

Washington Capitals

2-0-1, 2-0-1 home

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#95
J.T. CompherJ.T. Compher#37
Darren HelmD. Helm#43
Tyson JostT. Jost#17
Nazem KadriN. Kadri#91
Martin KautM. Kaut#61
Kurtis MacDermidK. MacDermid#56
Nathan MacKinnonN. MacKinnon#29
Mikhail MaltsevM. Maltsev#11
Logan O'ConnorL. O'Connor#25
Sampo RantaS. Ranta#75
Mikko RantanenM. Rantanen#96
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Erik JohnsonE. Johnson#6
Cale MakarC. Makar#8
Ryan MurrayR. Murray#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	19:02	3:43	0:00	15:19	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	21	20:26	3:13	1:35	15:38	7	7	50.0
1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:08	0:00	1:35	11:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	22	19:58	1:57	2:53	15:08	3	10	23.1
0	0	-2	3	0	0	2	4	1	1	0	23	19:35	3:47	0:00	15:48	7	6	53.8
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	9:06	0:41	0:13	8:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:39	0:00	0:50	7:49	0	0	0.0
0	1	-5	3	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	25	20:16	3:26	0:10	16:40	6	6	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:38	2:31	0:13	8:54	2	1	66.7
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:44	0:00	2:43	10:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:11	1:50	0:00	11:21	0	0	0.0
1	0	-5	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	21:40	3:26	0:00	18:14	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	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	21	16:48	0:00	0:13	16:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:31	2:29	0:15	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	12:18	0:17	2:49	9:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:06	0:00	2:51	17:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-5	3	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	22:23	3:41	0:34	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:47	0:00	1:50	12:57	0	0	0.0

goalies
Darcy KuemperD. Kuemper#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
39	5	34	.872	28	1	5	0	0	57:44	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway#21
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Connor McMichaelC. McMichael#24
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#73
Daniel SprongD. Sprong#10
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Justin SchultzJ. Schultz#2
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											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	3	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	21	14:36	0:00	3:10	11:26	10	7	58.8
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	17:46	1:55	2:12	13:39	9	5	64.3
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	21	14:08	0:00	3:10	10:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	2	0	18	12:40	0:00	0:38	12:02	0	0	0.0
2	1	3	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:43	2:46	0:23	14:34	8	8	50.0
1	0	-1	5	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	16	13:31	2:46	0:00	10:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	9:45	0:00	0:00	9:45	3	4	42.9
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	15:46	3:01	0:00	12:45	2	2	50.0
1	0	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:21	3:34	0:00	13:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	12:13	0:00	0:12	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:25	1:40	0:00	10:45	0	0	0.0
0	3	4	3	2	0	1	2	3	1	1	22	16:36	1:55	2:12	12:29	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	21:34	2:54	2:03	16:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	1	26	19:51	0:00	2:13	17:38	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	5	1	0	27	19:42	0:01	3:54	15:47	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	25	19:59	1:07	0:52	18:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:06	1:46	0:00	15:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	20	18:02	0:00	2:49	15:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ilya SamsonovI. Samsonov#30

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	3	24	.889	17	0	7	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
	Avalanche	1	1	1	3
	Capitals	2	2	2	6

1st Period		COL	WSH
6:15	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) Assists: John Carlson (2)	0	1
13:46	J.T. Compher (2) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	1	1
16:53	Nick Jensen (1) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (1), Tom Wilson (2)	1	2

2nd Period		COL	WSH
3:12	Darren Helm (1) Assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Bowen Byram (2)	2	2
14:47	Anthony Mantha (1) Assists: Lars Eller (1)	2	3
16:41	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) Assists: Tom Wilson (3), Dmitry Orlov (2)	2	4

3rd Period		COL	WSH
0:39	Nic Dowd (1) Assists: Nick Jensen (1), Carl Hagelin (1)	2	5
16:54	Mikko Rantanen (1) (Power Play) Assists: J.T. Compher (2), Nathan MacKinnon (1)	3	5
17:39	Alex Ovechkin (4) (Empty Net) Assists: Tom Wilson (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4)	3	6

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Avalanche
3
Capitals
6

Game 1

20/10

Capitals
3
Avalanche
2

Game 2

19/4

Capital One Arena

12:00 AM, 20 October 2021

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Kevin Pollock
Frederick L'Ecuyer

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	16	3	0	32
Minnesota	13	3	3	29
Dallas	12	6	0	24
Colorado	11	9	0	22
St. Louis	9	11	1	19
Utah	7	9	3	17
Chicago	7	12	1	15
Nashville	6	11	3	15

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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