Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals

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1-2-0, 0-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Avalanche COL	1	1	1	3
Capitals WSH	2	2	2	6

Washington CapitalsCapitalsWSH

2-0-1, 2-0-1 Home

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
Colorado	33	5	8	74
Dallas	27	13	9	63
Minnesota	27	13	9	63
Utah	25	20	4	54
Nashville	23	21	4	50
St. Louis	19	22	8	46
Chicago	19	22	7	45
Winnipeg	19	22	6	44

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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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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