Capitals 7-2 Blue Jackets (17 Mar, 2022) Box Score

Washington Capitals

34-18-10, 19-7-5 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	3	7
CBJ	0	1	1	2

Columbus Blue Jackets

31-28-3, 17-13-3 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Garnet HathawayG. Hathaway#21
Axel Jonsson-FjallbyA. Jonsson-Fjallby#45
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%
0	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	15:08	4:36	0:00	10:32	8	3	72.7
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	25	17:41	0:05	5:18	12:18	10	12	45.5
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	1	0	23	15:55	0:00	3:41	12:14	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:17	0:42	2:57	11:38	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:56	4:43	3:43	9:30	3	5	37.5
2	0	2	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	19	12:40	2:33	0:00	10:07	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:11	0:42	0:00	10:29	6	4	60.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:06	3:45	0:00	8:21	2	1	66.7
1	1	-1	4	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	17:03	7:00	0:03	10:00	1	0	100.0
1	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:31	2:31	0:35	11:25	1	2	33.3
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:26	0:42	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	1	2	4	2	0	3	22	14:55	2:33	2:22	10:00	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	24	19:57	4:57	2:07	12:53	0	0	0.0
1	0	3	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	23	17:17	0:00	3:26	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	18:29	0:00	5:37	12:52	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	0	2	1	2	2	0	1	24	19:11	0:42	1:29	17:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	17:43	2:17	0:05	15:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:14	0:42	5:57	13:35	0	0	0.0

goalies
Vitek VanecekV. Vanecek#41

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
41	2	39	.951	24	3	12	0	0	60:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Oliver BjorkstrandO. Bjorkstrand#28
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Max DomiM. Domi#16
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Patrik LaineP. Laine#29
Gustav NyquistG. Nyquist#14
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#34
Jakub VoracekJ. Voracek#93
defensemen
Jake BeanJ. Bean#22
Gabriel CarlssonG. Carlsson#53
Vladislav GavrikovV. Gavrikov#44
Dean KukanD. Kukan#46
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#2
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	13	9:08	0:06	0:00	9:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:19	7:54	0:00	9:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:23	1:08	0:00	12:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	15:25	1:18	0:59	13:08	6	9	40.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:49	1:39	0:00	10:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	3	6	0	0	0	22	11:27	0:20	2:23	8:44	10	9	52.6
1	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:06	8:00	0:00	11:06	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	27	19:33	7:19	2:00	10:14	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	13:43	0:00	4:15	9:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	1	1	0	22	16:39	2:54	2:55	10:50	2	6	25.0
0	0	-2	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:50	0:03	2:15	12:32	7	6	53.8
0	1	-2	6	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:25	6:30	0:08	10:47	1	1	50.0
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	0	0	0	23	20:02	1:22	1:34	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	15	11:19	0:00	0:42	10:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	18:57	0:00	5:38	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	16	12:06	0:00	0:42	11:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	25	23:43	0:02	6:27	17:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	24	24:31	8:05	0:41	15:45	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90
Joonas KorpisaloJ. Korpisalo#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	3	20	.870	16	0	4	0	0	38:24	0
9	3	6	.667	6	0	0	0	0	21:20	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	2	2	3	7
	Blue Jackets	0	1	1	2

1st Period			WSH	CBJ
4:29		Anthony Mantha (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: T.J. Oshie (12)	1	0
12:20		Anthony Mantha (6) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	2	0

2nd Period		WSH	CBJ
1:20	Martin Fehervary (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (40), Daniel Sprong (6)	3	0
6:57	Oliver Bjorkstrand (22) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Jakub Voracek (41), Max Domi (23)	3	1
10:44	Alex Ovechkin (38) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (23), Conor Sheary (16)	4	1

3rd Period		WSH	CBJ
1:47	Patrik Laine (24) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zach Werenski (30), Andrew Peeke (12)	4	2
4:15	Connor McMichael (8) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	5	2
7:21	Conor Sheary (16) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk (13), Nicklas Backstrom (16)	6	2
9:03	Evgeny Kuznetsov (20) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (36), Nicklas Backstrom (17)	7	2

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-1

Capitals
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 1

13/11

Blue Jackets
1
Capitals
3

Game 2

5/12

Blue Jackets
5
Capitals
4

Game 3

9/2

Capitals
7
Blue Jackets
2

Game 4

17/3

Nationwide Arena

11:00 PM, 17 March 2022

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 15,911

Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	15	7	2	32
Carolina	15	5	1	31
Washington	14	6	1	29
NY Rangers	12	7	1	25
NY Islanders	8	9	5	21
Philadelphia	9	10	3	21
Columbus	9	9	2	20
Pittsburgh	7	12	4	18

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-1

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