Blues 5-2 Capitals (17 Mar, 2023) Box Score

St. Louis Blues

30-33-5, 16-17-1 away

	1	2	3	T
STL	1	3	1	5
WSH	0	0	2	2

Washington Capitals

33-30-7, 16-14-4 home

St. Louis Blues


forwards
S. Blais LW
L. Brown C
P. Buchnevich LW
K. Kapanen RW
J. Kyrou C
J. Leivo LW
B. Saad LW
B. Schenn C
R. Thomas C
A. Toropchenko RW
J. Vrana LW
N. Walker LW
defensemen
R. Bortuzzo D
J. Faulk D
T. Krug D
N. Leddy D
C. Parayko D
M. Scandella D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	16	13:29	0:59	0:00	12:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	2	2	50.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	18:59	1:01	3:32	14:26	7	10	41.2
1	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	17:23	1:01	0:49	15:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	18	14:12	0:59	0:00	13:13	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:52	0:00	0:00	10:52	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:17	1:03	1:28	12:46	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:31	0:57	2:16	13:18	5	9	35.7
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	25	18:46	1:02	3:20	14:24	4	10	28.6
0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:57	0:00	1:53	15:04	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:25	0:58	0:00	12:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	9:47	0:00	0:00	9:47	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	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	23	15:20	0:00	4:13	11:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	28	24:17	0:50	2:34	20:53	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:01	1:10	0:00	12:51	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	28	20:25	0:00	0:06	20:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	3	1	2	1	3	1	29	22:10	0:00	1:25	20:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	0	28	22:21	0:00	5:00	17:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
J. Hofer G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
34	2	32	.941	25	7	0	0	0	60:00	0

Washington Capitals


forwards
N. Aube-Kubel RW
N. Backstrom C
N. Dowd RW
E. Kuznetsov C
S. Milano LW
T.J. Oshie RW
A. Ovechkin LW
A. Protas C
C. Sheary LW
C. Smith C
D. Strome C
T. Wilson RW
defensemen
A. Alexeyev D
G. Carlsson D
M. Fehervary D
M. Irwin D
R. Sandin D
T. van Riemsdyk D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:55	0:00	0:00	11:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	18	16:03	4:27	0:00	11:36	6	2	75.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	16	13:21	0:00	1:22	11:59	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	22	19:50	2:52	0:39	16:19	13	7	65.0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	15	13:40	0:00	0:00	13:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	1	19	19:22	3:56	0:00	15:26	6	1	85.7
0	1	-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	20	21:00	6:39	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	1	17	12:18	0:00	0:00	12:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:42	2:06	0:38	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	14	9:32	0:00	0:00	9:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	16:42	3:47	0:00	12:55	3	3	50.0
0	0	-2	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	25	21:14	3:22	1:21	16:31	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	22:41	0:06	1:13	21:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:10	0:00	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	7	0	1	25	19:53	0:06	0:45	19:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	20	15:55	0:00	1:15	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	20	21:28	4:35	0:00	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	19:08	1:58	0:47	16:23	0	0	0.0

goalies
D. Kuemper G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	4	17	.810	17	0	0	0	0	58:06	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
	Blues	1	3	1	5
	Capitals	0	0	2	2

1st Period			STL	WSH
1:54		Sammy Blais (5) Assists: Brandon Saad (11), Brayden Schenn (33)	1	0

2nd Period		STL
4:51	Jordan Kyrou (31) Assists: Jakub Vrana (2), Colton Parayko (19)	2
9:25	Kasperi Kapanen (10) Assists: Pavel Buchnevich (39), Nick Leddy (15)	3
14:36	Sammy Blais (6) Assists: Torey Krug (22), Brandon Saad (12)	4

3rd Period		STL	WSH
5:47	Martin Fehervary (6) Assists: Alexander Alexeyev (5), Sonny Milano (20)	4	1
17:14	Nicklas Backstrom (5) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (28), Rasmus Sandin (25)	4	2
18:21	Brayden Schenn (18) (Empty Net) Assists: Nick Leddy (16)	5	2

Regular Season Series

STL wins 2-0

Capitals
4
Blues
5

Game 1

18/11

Blues
5
Capitals
2

Game 2

17/3

Capital One Arena

11:00 PM, 17 March 2023

Washington, DC

Attendance: 18,573

Referees:
Chris Lee
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Bevan Mills
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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St. Louis Blues

Washington Capitals

Regular Season Series

STL wins 2-0

Game Information

2023-24 Central Division Standings

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

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