AVALANCHE
CAPITALS
Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals
ESPN+ Hockey Night
1-2-0, 0-1-0 Away
3
1-2-0, 0-1-0 Away
2-0-1, 2-0-1 Home
6
2-0-1, 2-0-1 Home
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 20 October 2021
Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,573
- Referees:
- Kevin Pollock
- Frederick L'Ecuyer
- Linesmen:
- Devin Berg
- CJ Murray
| 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 |
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| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 36 | 15 | 6 | 78 |
| Pittsburgh | 29 | 15 | 12 | 70 |
| NY Islanders | 32 | 21 | 5 | 69 |
| Columbus | 29 | 20 | 7 | 65 |
| Washington | 29 | 23 | 7 | 65 |
| Philadelphia | 25 | 20 | 11 | 61 |
| New Jersey | 28 | 27 | 2 | 58 |
| NY Rangers | 22 | 29 | 6 | 50 |
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