BLACKHAWKS
CAPITALS
Chicago Blackhawks @ Washington Capitals
12-11-5, 6-6-3 Away
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12-11-5, 6-6-3 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
WSH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
17-11-1, 11-5-0 Home
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17-11-1, 11-5-0 Home
Game Information
Capital One Arena
1:00 AM, 7 December 2017
Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,506
- Referees:
- Dan O'Halloran
- Jon McIsaac
- Linesmen:
- Scott Driscoll
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Capitals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1st Period | CHI | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:54 | | Nicklas Backstrom (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (9), Tom Wilson (8) | 0 | 1 |
| 14:53 | | Tom Wilson (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Christian Djoos (2), Nicklas Backstrom (18) | 0 | 2 |
| 15:22 | | Alex Ovechkin (21) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (9), Dmitry Orlov (7) | 0 | 3 |
| 17:54 | | Lance Bouma (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Connor Murphy (4), Alex DeBrincat (9) | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd Period | CHI | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:32 | | Brett Connolly (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (10), Nicklas Backstrom (19) | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd Period | CHI | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:23 | | Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (11), John Carlson (20) | 1 | 5 |
| 16:18 | | Jonathan Toews (8) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted | 2 | 5 |
| 17:40 | | Tom Wilson (4) (Shorthanded Shorthanded Empty Net Goal) Assists: Matt Niskanen (6) | 2 | 6 |
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| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 18 | 10 | 7 | 43 |
| Washington | 19 | 12 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Islanders | 19 | 13 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 15 | 1 | 41 |
| NY Rangers | 18 | 16 | 4 | 40 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 11 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |
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