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Washington Capitals 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1. Shots on goal: WSH 24, CHI 24. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 3-0 CHI; P2 WSH 1-1 CHI; P3 WSH 1-0 CHI.

Scoring plays: P1 04:03 Anthony Beauvillier (assists: Martin Fehérváry, John Carlson) to make it WSH 1-0 CHI; P1 15:07 Connor McMichael (assists: Ryan Leonard) to make it WSH 2-0 CHI; P1 18:54 Ethen Frank (assists: John Carlson, Nic Dowd) to make it WSH 3-0 CHI; P2 08:48 Oliver Moore (assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Nick Lardis) to make it WSH 3-1 CHI; P2 12:38 Justin Sourdif (assists: Connor McMichael, Ryan Leonard) to make it WSH 4-1 CHI; P3 13:33 Alex Ovechkin (assists: Martin Fehérváry) to make it WSH 5-1 CHI. Top skaters: Connor McMichael (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; John Carlson (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Martin Fehérváry (WSH) 0 G, 2 A; Ryan Leonard (WSH) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Logan Thompson (WSH) 23 saves on 24, decision W; Drew Commesso (CHI) 19 saves on 24, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · WSH
Connor McMichael
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 14:49 TOI
Goals · CHI
Oliver Moore
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 14:10 TOI
Goaltending · WSH
Logan Thompson
23 saves on 24 shots (.958) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

WSH 4 largest lead P3 13:33 (WSH 5, CHI 1) · 3-0 run, P1 4:03–P1 18:54
CHI 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:03 Anthony Beauvillier (Martin Fehérváry, John Carlson) WSH · backhand shot · WSH 1, CHI 0
  • P1 15:07 Connor McMichael (Ryan Leonard) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 2, CHI 0
  • P1 18:54 Ethen Frank (John Carlson, Nic Dowd) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 3, CHI 0
  • P2 8:48 Oliver Moore (Matt Grzelcyk, Nick Lardis) CHI · Power play · snap shot · WSH 3, CHI 1
  • P2 12:38 Justin Sourdif (Connor McMichael, Ryan Leonard) WSH · wrist shot · WSH 4, CHI 1
  • P3 13:33 Alex Ovechkin (Martin Fehérváry) WSH · snap shot · WSH 5, CHI 1

Linescore

123 T
WSH 311 5
CHI 010 1

Shots on goal: WSH 24, CHI 24

Biggest Period

The Washington Capitals scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

WSHCHI
24Shots on goal24
45Shot attempts48
24Faceoff wins28
13Hits23
9Blocked shots6
0Power-play goals1
5Takeaways5
16Giveaways19
8Penalty minutes6
95.8%Save %79.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH610824
CHI106824

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals5 G · 36 attempts
Anthony Beauvillier: goal (backhand)Nic Dowd: saved (wrist)Ryan Leonard: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netNic Dowd: saved (slap)Declan Chisholm: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: goal (wrist)Ethen Frank: goal (wrist)Martin Fehérváry: saved (slap)Ryan Leonard: missed the netRyan Leonard: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: saved (wrist)Matt Roy: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Declan Chisholm: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (snap)Alex Ovechkin: missed the netConnor McMichael: saved (backhand)Justin Sourdif: goal (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Aliaksei Protas: saved (snap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Hendrix Lapierre: saved (wrist)Connor McMichael: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netJakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Declan Chisholm: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: goal (snap)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: saved (snap)
  • 5Goals14% of attempts
  • 19Saved53% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net33% of attempts
Chicago Blackhawks1 G · 41 attempts
Landon Slaggert: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: saved (snap)Andre Burakovsky: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (tip-in)Tyler Bertuzzi: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (snap)Nick Lardis: saved (snap)Wyatt Kaiser: missed the netRyan Donato: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (wrist)Ryan Donato: missed the netTeuvo Teravainen: missed the netRyan Greene: saved (wrist)Nick Lardis: saved (snap)Jason Dickinson: missed the netOliver Moore: saved (tip-in)Nick Lardis: missed the netTyler Bertuzzi: saved (snap)Artyom Levshunov: missed the netAndre Burakovsky: saved (slap)Oliver Moore: goal (snap)Connor Murphy: saved (snap)Ryan Donato: saved (wrist)Artyom Levshunov: missed the netArtyom Levshunov: missed the netConnor Bedard: saved (wrist)Colton Dach: missed the netWyatt Kaiser: missed the netLandon Slaggert: saved (wrist)Tyler Bertuzzi: saved (wrist)Ryan Greene: missed the netLandon Slaggert: saved (wrist)Alex Vlasic: saved (wrist)Connor Murphy: saved (slap)Nick Foligno: saved (wrist)Connor Murphy: missed the netColton Dach: missed the netArtyom Levshunov: saved (wrist)Landon Slaggert: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 23Saved56% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net41% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

WSH skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Connor McMichael C 112+230014:49
John Carlson D 022+301019:43
Martin Fehérváry D 022+411117:59
Ryan Leonard R 022+200013:17
Anthony Beauvillier L 101+231017:54
Ethen Frank C 101+210116:47
Justin Sourdif R 101+211115:31
Alex Ovechkin L 101+143114:43
Nic Dowd C 011+221016:18
Matt Roy D 000+110022:00
Jakob Chychrun D 000+110120:05
Rasmus Sandin D 000000219:28
Declan Chisholm D 000+130117:43
Aliaksei Protas C 000+110016:12
Dylan Strome C 000+110015:12
Brandon Duhaime R 000014112:48
Brett Leason R 000001010:49
Hendrix Lapierre C 000010010:45
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Logan Thompson W 232495.8160:00
CHI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Oliver Moore C 101-321014:10
Matt Grzelcyk D 011-200015:15
Nick Lardis L 011-321012:01
Artyom Levshunov D 000-323024:42
Wyatt Kaiser D 000-201020:22
Connor Murphy D 000020220:10
Teuvo Teravainen C 000-100019:50
Ryan Greene C 000-110018:52
Alex Vlasic D 000010018:47
Connor Bedard C 000-140017:07
Andre Burakovsky L 000-220116:53
Tyler Bertuzzi L 000-241015:49
Jason Dickinson C 000-102014:17
Nick Foligno L 000014113:53
Kevin Korchinski D 000-300113:53
Ryan Donato C 000-111013:52
Landon Slaggert L 000025112:56
Colton Dach C 000004011:46
CHI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Drew Commesso L 192479.2560:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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