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Washington Capitals 2, Colorado Avalanche 5 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Washington Capitals 2, Colorado Avalanche 5. Shots on goal: WSH 24, COL 44. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 WSH 1-1 COL; P2 WSH 1-2 COL; P3 WSH 0-2 COL.

Scoring plays: P1 05:54 Parker Kelly (assists: Cale Makar, Alex Barré-Boulet) to make it WSH 0-1 COL; P1 07:27 Jakob Chychrun (assists: Dylan Strome, Ethen Frank) to make it WSH 1-1 COL; P2 07:03 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas, Victor Olofsson) to make it WSH 1-2 COL; P2 15:58 Victor Olofsson (assists: Josh Manson, Brock Nelson) to make it WSH 1-3 COL; P2 16:15 Ethen Frank (assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd) to make it WSH 2-3 COL; P3 12:32 Artturi Lehkonen (assists: Nathan MacKinnon) to make it WSH 2-4 COL; P3 16:30 Nathan MacKinnon (assists: Martin Necas) to make it WSH 2-5 COL. Top skaters: Nathan MacKinnon (COL) 2 G, 1 A; Victor Olofsson (COL) 1 G, 1 A; Ethen Frank (WSH) 1 G, 1 A; Martin Necas (COL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Scott Wedgewood (COL) 22 saves on 24, decision W; Charlie Lindgren (WSH) 39 saves on 44, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 10 SOG · 22:27 TOI
Goals · WSH
Ethen Frank
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 14:57 TOI
Goaltending · COL
Scott Wedgewood
22 saves on 24 shots (.917) · W
Season highs
Nathan MacKinnon · Season-high 10 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

WSH 0 largest lead Never led
COL 3 largest lead P3 16:30 (WSH 2, COL 5) · 2-0 run, P2 7:03–P2 15:58
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:54 Parker Kelly (Cale Makar, Alex Barré-Boulet) COL · tip-in shot · WSH 0, COL 1
  • P1 7:27 Jakob Chychrun (Dylan Strome, Ethen Frank) WSH · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 1, COL 1
  • P2 7:03 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas, Victor Olofsson) COL · Power play · wrist shot · WSH 1, COL 2
  • P2 15:58 Victor Olofsson (Josh Manson, Brock Nelson) COL · snap shot · WSH 1, COL 3
  • P2 16:15 Ethen Frank (Alex Ovechkin, Nic Dowd) WSH · backhand shot · WSH 2, COL 3
  • P3 12:32 Artturi Lehkonen (Nathan MacKinnon) COL · snap shot · WSH 2, COL 4
  • P3 16:30 Nathan MacKinnon (Martin Necas) COL · snap shot · WSH 2, COL 5

Linescore

123 T
WSH 110 2
COL 122 5

Shots on goal: WSH 24, COL 44

📋 Team Stats

WSHCOL
24Shots on goal44
68Shot attempts82
35Faceoff wins32
14Hits14
24Blocked shots9
1Power-play goals1
7Takeaways6
14Giveaways15
12Penalty minutes8
88.6%Save %91.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
WSH129324
COL11161744

🎯 Shot Map

Washington Capitals2 G · 44 attempts
Justin Sourdif: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Dylan Strome: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: missed the netAliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: missed the netAnthony Beauvillier: missed the netJakob Chychrun: goal (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: missed the netJustin Sourdif: saved (backhand)Alex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (poke)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (wrist)Anthony Beauvillier: saved (wrist)Alex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netDeclan Chisholm: saved (wrist)Aliaksei Protas: saved (backhand)Aliaksei Protas: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Ethen Frank: saved (wrist)Ivan Miroshnichenko: missed the netEthen Frank: goal (backhand)Nic Dowd: missed the netDylan Strome: saved (backhand)Dylan Strome: saved (wrist)Jakob Chychrun: saved (wrist)Nic Dowd: missed the netJohn Carlson: missed the netConnor McMichael: missed the netRasmus Sandin: missed the netAlex Ovechkin: saved (slap)Anthony Beauvillier: missed the netMartin Fehérváry: missed the netHendrix Lapierre: missed the netIvan Miroshnichenko: saved (snap)Brandon Duhaime: saved (snap)John Carlson: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 22Saved50% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net45% of attempts
Colorado Avalanche5 G · 70 attempts
Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (backhand)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Parker Kelly: goal (tip-in)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Sam Malinski: missed the netJack Drury: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: missed the netJack Drury: missed the netGavin Brindley: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: saved (snap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: missed the netMartin Necas: missed the netBrent Burns: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netSamuel Girard: missed the netRoss Colton: missed the netSam Malinski: saved (backhand)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netCale Makar: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: missed the netVictor Olofsson: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (wrist)Martin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Alex Barré-Boulet: missed the netIvan Ivan: missed the netIlya Solovyov: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: missed the netBrock Nelson: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: missed the netVictor Olofsson: missed the netJosh Manson: saved (wrist)Victor Olofsson: goal (snap)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Ross Colton: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (snap)Nathan MacKinnon: saved (wrist)Brent Burns: missed the netArtturi Lehkonen: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Cale Makar: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: saved (slap)Cale Makar: missed the netNathan MacKinnon: saved (slap)Brock Nelson: saved (wrist)Sam Malinski: saved (wrist)Martin Necas: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (snap)Artturi Lehkonen: saved (tip-in)Sam Malinski: saved (slap)Josh Manson: saved (wrist)Artturi Lehkonen: goal (snap)Parker Kelly: saved (wrist)Ilya Solovyov: missed the netRoss Colton: saved (wrist)Cale Makar: missed the netMartin Necas: saved (wrist)Nathan MacKinnon: goal (snap)Ross Colton: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals7% of attempts
  • 39Saved56% of attempts
  • 26Missed the net37% 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
Ethen Frank C 112+140114:57
Jakob Chychrun D 101-131422:21
Nic Dowd C 011+103017:57
Dylan Strome C 011-240217:39
Alex Ovechkin L 011+150015:59
John Carlson D 000-102123:00
Matt Roy D 000-104321:39
Martin Fehérváry D 000001220:29
Aliaksei Protas C 000-130018:34
Connor McMichael C 000-300318:02
Rasmus Sandin D 000-201117:05
Justin Sourdif R 000-211115:21
Ryan Leonard R 000-300013:04
Anthony Beauvillier L 000-110112:46
Declan Chisholm D 000-110311:51
Ivan Miroshnichenko L 000010110:43
Brandon Duhaime R 000011109:54
Hendrix Lapierre C 000000007:41
WSH goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Charlie Lindgren L 394488.6560:00
COL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Nathan MacKinnon C 213+2100022:27
Victor Olofsson L 112020014:26
Martin Necas C 022+220023:42
Artturi Lehkonen L 101+221020:26
Parker Kelly C 101+123116:22
Cale Makar D 011+241225:31
Brock Nelson C 011051020:50
Josh Manson D 011+232119:06
Alex Barré-Boulet C 011002003:46
Sam Malinski D 000050222:13
Samuel Girard D 000+100119:35
Brent Burns D 000+130018:44
Jack Drury C 000+110016:14
Ross Colton C 000051114:41
Gavin Brindley C 000+101014:32
Ilya Solovyov D 000002108:02
Zakhar Bardakov C 000000005:55
Ivan Ivan C 000000004:57
COL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Scott Wedgewood W 222491.7260:00

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