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2009-10 regular season

Capitals at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Avalanche 6–1 at Ball Arena on December 15, 2009.

WSH – COL
25–28
Shots on goal
1/0–1/0
Power play
10–25
Hits
11–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Tomas Fleischmann
2 G
3 shots · 13:36 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:14 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Matt Bradley
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:28 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann Go-ahead 1st · 01:56
Assists: Eric Fehr, Kyle Wilson · beat Craig Anderson
1–0
🦅 Mike Knuble 1st · 17:03
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Craig Anderson
2–0
2nd period
🦅 David Steckel 2nd · 04:02
Assists: Matt Bradley, Chris Clark · beat Craig Anderson
3–0
🦅 Tomas Fleischmann 2nd · 10:33
Assists: Kyle Wilson · beat Craig Anderson
4–0
🦅 Matt Bradley 2nd · 13:22
Assists: John Erskine, Chris Clark · beat Craig Anderson
5–0
3rd period
🏔️ TJ Galiardi PP 3rd · 11:21
Assists: Matt Duchene, Kyle Quincey · beat Jose Theodore
5–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 17:24
Assists: Eric Fehr, Tom Poti · beat Peter Budaj
6–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Laich · Backstrom 19:14
L2 Steckel · Morrison · Knuble 15:17
L3 Fleischmann · Bradley · Semin 13:53
L4 Fehr · Wilson · Clark 11:42
D1 Poti · Schultz 24:21
D2 Alzner · Erskine 19:23
D3 Green · Morrisonn 10:24
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Galiardi · O'Reilly · Stewart 18:39
L2 McLeod · Stastny · Duchene 17:26
L3 Wolski · Stoa · Tucker 14:39
L4 Koci · Hendricks · Mercier 10:16
D1 Wilson · Quincey 23:26
D2 Foote · Hannan 20:52
D3 Clark · Liles 15:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH COL🏔️
25 Shots on goal 28
1/0 Power play (goals / chances) 1/0
10 Hits 25
11 Blocked shots 7
8 Takeaways 13
1 Giveaways 9
27 Penalty minutes 22
WSH shooting 24.0% (6/25) COL shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Jose Theodore
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Craig Anderson
16/21
.762 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
Peter Budaj
3/4
.750 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Tomas Fleischmann · 1st 01:56 · 1–0 Mike Knuble · 1st 17:03 · 2–0 David Steckel · 2nd 04:02 · 3–0 Tomas Fleischmann · 2nd 10:33 · 4–0 Matt Bradley · 2nd 13:22 · 5–0 TJ Galiardi · 3rd 11:21 · 5–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 17:24 · 6–1
WSH COL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-1-1 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1-2 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 5–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 5 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 202009 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Jan 92008 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Oct 252006 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 5–3 Dec 82003 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 1–4 Mar 162003 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2
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Who won Capitals vs Avalanche on December 15, 2009?

Capitals won 6–1. The final score was Capitals 6, Avalanche 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Tomas Fleischmann (2), David Steckel, Matt Bradley, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Avalanche?

TJ Galiardi.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 16 saves on 21 shots (.762 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Avalanche 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
BeforeDec 12 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 3–6 AfterDec 18 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 2–3
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 13 🔥CGY @ 🏔️COL 2–3 AfterDec 19 🧥CBJ @ 🏔️COL 2–5
Also on December 15
🔔PHI 1–6 🐧PIT 🔥CGY 3–4 🎵STL ⚡TBL 4–7 🐯NSH 🧥CBJ 1–2 🌲MIN 👑LAK 3–2 🛢️EDM
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