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2007-08 regular season

Capitals at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at Nationwide Arena on February 5, 2008.

WSH – CBJ
37–31
Shots on goal
21–22
Hits
18–18
Blocked shots
2–4
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
10 shots · 21:59 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Poti
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 21:28 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Rick Nash
2 G
4 shots · 21:13 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Rick Nash SH Go-ahead 1st · 17:35
Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson
0–1
🧥 Jason Chimera 1st · 18:16
Assists: Michael Peca, Rostislav Klesla · beat Brent Johnson
0–2
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 13:34
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Pascal Leclaire
1–2
🦅 Alexander Semin Tying 2nd · 18:13
Assists: Viktor Kozlov, Tomas Fleischmann · beat Fredrik Norrena
2–2
3rd period
🧥 Rick Nash Go-ahead 3rd · 04:02
Assists: Manny Malhotra · beat Brent Johnson
2–3
🦅 Tom Poti Tying 3rd · 13:07
Assists: Brooks Laich, Jeff Schultz · beat Fredrik Norrena
3–3
Overtime
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead OT · 02:28
Assists: Tom Poti, Shaone Morrisonn · beat Fredrik Norrena
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Semin 20:58
L2 Fleischmann · Fehr · Kozlov 16:19
L3 Laich · Steckel · Gordon 13:43
L4 Laing · Brashear · Bradley 10:37
D1 Green · Morrisonn 24:34
D2 Poti · Erskine 20:32
D3 Schultz · Jurcina 14:43
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Nash · Novotny · Vyborny 21:13
L2 Chimera · Peca · Zherdev 19:39
L3 Malhotra · Murray · Boll 10:27
L4 Fritsche · Brule · Brassard 7:08
D1 Foote · Klesla 25:48
D2 Hainsey · Hejda 22:20
D3 Russell · Tollefsen 13:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
37 Shots on goal 31
21 Hits 22
18 Blocked shots 18
2 Takeaways 4
3 Giveaways 6
8 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 10.8% (4/37) CBJ shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Brent Johnson
28/31
.903 SV% · 3 GA · 62:24 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Pascal Leclaire
23/24
.958 SV% · 1 GA · 35:22 TOI
Fredrik Norrena
10/13
.769 SV% · 3 GA · 27:06 TOI

Where the goals came from

2 of 7 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 13:34 · 1–2 Alex Ovechkin · OT 02:28 · 4–3
WSH CBJ
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Period by period

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After 1st — 0–2
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 7-3-3 (54% win rate, 13 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 2nd: 4-4-3 (36% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Oct 52005 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Nov 292003 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–3 Jan 32003 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–2 OT Nov 52002 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 OT Mar 232002 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–2
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on February 5, 2008?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Alexander Semin, Tom Poti.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Rick Nash (2), Jason Chimera.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Pascal Leclaire made 23 saves on 24 shots (.958 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blue Jackets season series?

Capitals lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 2 🐦ATL @ 🦅WSH 2–0 AfterFeb 6 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 4–3
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeFeb 2 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 AfterFeb 7 🧥CBJ @ 🌵PHX 2–1
Also on February 5
⚔️BUF 4–2 🐻BOS 🦆ANA 3–0 🏝️NYI 👑LAK 4–2 🗽NYR 🔔PHI 3–2 🐦ATL 🐆FLA 8–0 🍁TOR 🏛️OTT 3–4 🇨🇦MTL 🌪️CAR 0–1 🐯NSH 🐙DET 3–2 🌲MIN
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