Capitals 3-2 Avalanche (17 Nov, 2018) Final Score

Washington Capitals

9-7-3, 4-4-1 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
WSH	0	2	0	1	3
COL	1	0	1	0	2

Backstrom's OT goal lifts Capitals past Avalanche 3-2

Nicklas Backstrom scored a power-play goal 22 seconds into overtime and the Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Friday night.

Nov 17, 2018, 06:27 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Capitals	0	2	0	1	3
	Avalanche	1	0	1	0	2

1st Period			WSH	COL
1:08		Carl Soderberg (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tyson Jost (2), Tyson Barrie (15)	0	1

2nd Period			WSH	COL
8:55		Devante Smith-Pelly (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Chandler Stephenson (3), Travis Boyd (3)	1	1
18:29		Alex Ovechkin (13) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (17), Tom Wilson (1)	2	1

3rd Period			WSH	COL
17:16		Colin Wilson (5) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Matt Calvert (4), Ian Cole (6)	2	2

OT Summary			WSH	COL
0:22		Nicklas Backstrom (5) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: John Carlson (14), Tom Wilson (2)	3	2

CAPITALS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
3
Avalanche
2

Game 1

17/11

Avalanche
3
Capitals
4

Game 2

8/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	32	10	5	69
Carolina	29	16	3	61
New Jersey	26	17	6	58
Columbus	22	18	7	51
NY Rangers	23	20	4	50
Philadelphia	22	20	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	21	8	48
NY Islanders	19	20	7	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	31	14	3	65
Minnesota	28	15	4	60
Dallas	29	17	1	59
Colorado	28	19	1	57
St. Louis	23	21	4	50
Utah	20	19	7	47
Nashville	17	22	7	41
Chicago	15	28	4	34

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Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Nicklas BackstromC - WSH

Alex OvechkinLW - WSH

Philipp GrubauerG - COL

Game Information

Backstrom's OT goal lifts Capitals past Avalanche 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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