PREDATORS
CAPITALS
Nashville Predators @ Washington Capitals
19-11-1, 10-6-1 Away
3
19-11-1, 10-6-1 Away
19-6-7, 10-3-4 Home
5
19-6-7, 10-3-4 Home
Game Information
Capital One Arena
12:00 AM, 30 December 2021
Washington, DC
Attendance: 18,573
- Referees:
- TJ Luxmore
- Jake Brenk
- Linesmen:
- Shandor Alphonso
| 1 | 2 | 3 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predators | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Capitals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1st Period | NSH | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:15 | | Lars Eller (6) Assists: Alex Ovechkin (26), John Carlson (21) | 0 | 1 |
| 13:11 | | John Carlson (7) Assists: Dmitry Orlov (11), Nicklas Backstrom (2) | 0 | 2 |
| 18:52 | | Nic Dowd (4) Assists: Michal Kempny (1), Carl Hagelin (5) | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd Period | NSH | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:23 | | Yakov Trenin (6) Assists: Dante Fabbro (7), Tanner Jeannot (10) | 1 | 3 |
| 7:03 | | Luke Kunin (5) Assists: Ben Harpur (1), Eeli Tolvanen (7) | 2 | 3 |
| 7:38 | | Filip Forsberg (14) Assists: Mikael Granlund (23), Dante Fabbro (8) | 3 | 3 |
| 3rd Period | NSH | WSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:24 | | Evgeny Kuznetsov (10) (Shorthanded) Assists: John Carlson (22), T.J. Oshie (8) | 3 | 4 |
| 18:57 | | Carl Hagelin (2) (Empty Net) Assists: John Carlson (23), Dmitry Orlov (12) | 3 | 5 |
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WSH leads 1-0
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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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