Capitals 3-2 Blue Jackets (22 Dec, 2023) Box Score

Washington Capitals

17-9-4, 8-5-2 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	1	1	0	1	3
CBJ	0	1	1	0	2

Columbus Blue Jackets

11-17-6, 7-9-3 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicolas Aube-KubelN. Aube-Kubel#96
Nic DowdN. Dowd#26
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#29
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#47
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Ivan MiroshnichenkoI. Miroshnichenko#63
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Matthew PhillipsM. Phillips#45
Aliaksei ProtasA. Protas#21
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
defensemen
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#6
Martin FehervaryM. Fehervary#42
Nick JensenN. Jensen#3
Rasmus SandinR. Sandin#38
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	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:29	0:00	0:00	18:29	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:21	0:00	0:59	16:22	11	7	61.1
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	14:41	0:06	1:00	13:35	5	6	45.5
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:28	0:00	0:00	10:28	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	17:38	0:00	0:00	17:38	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	14:49	3:09	0:00	11:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	9:36	0:06	0:00	9:30	0	1	0.0
1	1	-1	7	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	21:08	4:41	0:00	16:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	12:11	0:10	0:00	12:01	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:36	0:00	1:14	12:22	0	1	0.0
0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	21:36	4:41	0:01	16:54	10	8	55.6
0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	19:18	4:41	0:46	13:51	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	1	3	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	28	26:10	4:37	0:58	20:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:28	0:00	0:29	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	22:14	0:00	1:31	20:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	17:40	0:00	1:02	16:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	20:06	0:13	0:00	19:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	19:17	0:06	0:00	19:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Charlie LindgrenC. Lindgren#79

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	2	34	.944	32	2	0	0	0	64:07	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Yegor ChinakhovY. Chinakhov#59
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#11
Johnny GaudreauJ. Gaudreau#13
Brendan GaunceB. Gaunce#16
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#42
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Jake BeanJ. Bean#22
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#2
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
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	1	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:26	0:27	0:00	14:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:15	1:32	0:06	17:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:28	0:26	1:23	16:39	2	3	40.0
0	0	0	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	20:10	0:28	0:00	19:42	10	7	58.8
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	20	20:05	1:31	0:00	18:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5:43	0:00	0:00	5:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	20	14:59	0:29	0:00	14:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	11	9:53	0:00	2:25	7:28	1	2	33.3
0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:22	1:33	0:00	17:49	1	0	100.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:08	0:00	3:29	13:39	5	8	38.5
0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	11	8:19	0:00	0:46	7:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:34	1:34	0:00	15:00	7	11	38.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:18	0:00	0:00	16:18	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	1	5	0	0	2	0	1	26	22:52	0:00	4:07	18:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	18:03	0:00	0:00	18:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	19	18:24	0:00	0:42	17:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:58	0:29	4:05	18:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	8	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	25:02	1:31	0:40	22:51	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	3	29	.906	21	8	0	0	0	64:07	2

* - 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	0	1	3
	Blue Jackets	0	1	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	CBJ
18:24		Anthony Mantha (8) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (14), John Carlson (16)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	CBJ
15:18		Cole Sillinger (3) Assists: Emil Bemstrom (5), Johnny Gaudreau (15)	1	1
17:24		Anthony Mantha (9) Assists: Aliaksei Protas (12), John Carlson (17)	2	1

3rd Period			WSH	CBJ
12:49		Yegor Chinakhov (9) Assists: Dmitri Voronkov (11), Erik Gudbranson (9)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	CBJ
4:07		Alex Ovechkin (6) (Power Play) Assists: Dylan Strome (7), John Carlson (18)	3	2

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

Blue Jackets
1
Capitals
2

Game 1

4/11

Blue Jackets
3
Capitals
4

Game 2

19/11

Capitals
3
Blue Jackets
2

Game 3

22/12

Nationwide Arena

12:00 AM, 22 December 2023

Columbus, OH

Attendance: 18,172

Referees:
Kevin Pollock

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Devin Berg

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New Jersey	12	7	2	26
Carolina	12	4	0	24
Washington	11	4	1	23
NY Rangers	10	4	1	21
Philadelphia	8	8	2	18
NY Islanders	7	7	4	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	3	17
Columbus	6	9	2	14

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Washington Capitals

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Regular Season Series

WSH wins 3-0

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