Washington Capitals @ Colorado Avalanche

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

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	1	1	3
Avalanche COL	1	0	1	2

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheCOL

55-15-6, 31-5-3 Home

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
Carolina	23	11	3	49
NY Islanders	21	13	4	46
Philadelphia	19	10	7	45
Washington	20	13	5	45
New Jersey	20	16	2	42
NY Rangers	19	17	4	42
Pittsburgh	15	12	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	28	2	7	63
Dallas	25	7	7	57
Minnesota	23	10	6	52
Utah	18	18	3	39
St. Louis	15	16	8	38
Nashville	16	17	4	36
Winnipeg	15	17	4	34
Chicago	14	17	6	34

NHL fines Panthers' Anton Lundell, Lightning's Scott Sabourin

The NHL fined Florida's Anton Lundell $5,000 and Tampa Bay's Scott Sabourin $2,018.23 for their actions in Saturday's penalty-filled game between the Panthers and Lightning.

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Matthew Tkachuk is back on the ice with the Panthers, appearing at practice on Sunday for the first time this season.

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve

The Blue Jackets' Zach Werenski, who is second among NHL defensemen with 14 goals and 40 points, has been put on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

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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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

NHL fines Panthers' Anton Lundell, Lightning's Scott Sabourin

Matthew Tkachuk practices with Panthers for 1st time this season

Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski put on injured reserve