Capitals 6-3 Avalanche (20 Oct, 2021) Final Score

Colorado Avalanche

1-2-0, 0-1-0 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	1	3
WSH	2	2	2	6

Kuznetsov scores twice, Capitals beat Avalanche 6-3

— Evgeny Kuznetsov skated to the bench after a turnover cost the Washington Capitals a goal against and wanted to slink into the ground.

Oct 20, 2021, 03:28 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	1	1	1	3
	Capitals	2	2	2	6

1st Period		COL	WSH
6:15	Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) Assists: John Carlson (2)	0	1
13:46	J.T. Compher (2) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	1	1
16:53	Nick Jensen (1) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (1), Tom Wilson (2)	1	2

2nd Period		COL	WSH
3:12	Darren Helm (1) Assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Bowen Byram (2)	2	2
14:47	Anthony Mantha (1) Assists: Lars Eller (1)	2	3
16:41	Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) Assists: Tom Wilson (3), Dmitry Orlov (2)	2	4

3rd Period		COL	WSH
0:39	Nic Dowd (1) Assists: Nick Jensen (1), Carl Hagelin (1)	2	5
16:54	Mikko Rantanen (1) (Power Play) Assists: J.T. Compher (2), Nathan MacKinnon (1)	3	5
17:39	Alex Ovechkin (4) (Empty Net) Assists: Tom Wilson (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4)	3	6

AVALANCHE

CAPITALS

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Avalanche
3
Capitals
6

Game 1

20/10

Capitals
3
Avalanche
2

Game 2

19/4

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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Colorado Avalanche

Washington Capitals

Stars of the Game

Evgeny KuznetsovC - WSH

Nick JensenD - WSH

Anthony ManthaRW - WSH

Game Information

Kuznetsov scores twice, Capitals beat Avalanche 6-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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