Capitals 3-2 Avalanche (19 Apr, 2022) Final Score

Washington Capitals

43-23-10, 24-8-5 away

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

Johansson lifts Capitals, snaps Avs' 9-game winning streak

— Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal with 9:14 remaining, Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots and the playoff-bound Washington Capitals snapped the Colorado Avalanche’s nine-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Monday night.

Apr 19, 2022, 05:46 am - AP

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

1st Period			WSH	COL
4:02		Garnet Hathaway (14) Assists: Johan Larsson (14), Justin Schultz (17)	1	0
17:05		Valeri Nichushkin (22) Assists: Cale Makar (57), Bowen Byram (10)	1	1

2nd Period			WSH	COL
13:27		Alex Ovechkin (48) (Power Play) Assists: John Carlson (53), Evgeny Kuznetsov (52)	2	1

3rd Period			WSH	COL
8:13		Artturi Lehkonen (16) Assists: Nico Sturm (11), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (11)	2	2
10:46		Marcus Johansson (8) Assists: Conor Sheary (22)	3	2

CAPITALS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

Avalanche
3
Capitals
6

Game 1

20/10

Capitals
3
Avalanche
2

Game 2

19/4

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

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

Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier score goals and Predators stay alive with 2-1 win over Canucks

— Roman Josi and Alexandre Carrier scored goals and the Nashville Predators kept their season alive with a 2-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Tuesday night.

Canucks coach defends not challenging Preds' goal in Game 5 win

Canucks coach Rick Tocchet defended his decision not to use a coach's challenge to review the Predators' game-tying goal Tuesday night in what was an eventual 2-1 Nashville victory.

Colorado Avalanche eliminate Winnipeg Jets, head to Round 2

After dropping the first game of this first-round series, and being eliminated in Round 1 last year, the Colorado Avalanche rolled off four consecutive wins, eliminating the Winnipeg Jets in Game 5 on Tuesday night with a 6-3 victory.

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Washington Capitals

Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Marcus JohanssonLW - WSH

Cale MakarD - COL

Bowen ByramD - COL

Game Information

Johansson lifts Capitals, snaps Avs' 9-game winning streak

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

WSH wins 2-0

2023-24 Metropolitan Division Standings

2023-24 Central Division Standings

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