Capitals 4–2 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2011)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Dennis Wideman

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 27:37 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

6 shots · 17:53 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Tomas Vokoun

35 saves

0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

2nd period

🧥 John Moore Go-ahead 2nd · 14:47

Assists: Rick Nash, Jeff Carter · beat Tomas Vokoun

0–1

🧥 Samuel Pahlsson 2nd · 19:25

Assists: R.J. Umberger, Marc Methot · beat Tomas Vokoun

0–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 04:23

Assists: Dennis Wideman · beat Steve Mason

1–2

🦅 Alexander Semin Tying 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Dennis Wideman, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Steve Mason

2–2

🦅 Dennis Wideman Go-ahead 3rd · 07:16

Assists: Marcus Johansson, Roman Hamrlik · beat Steve Mason

3–2

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 11:03

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Karl Alzner · beat Steve Mason

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Laich 17:53

L2 Chimera · Semin · Brouwer 16:01

L3 Johansson · Halpern · Knuble 12:29

L4 Hendricks · Eakin · Ward 9:43

D1 Wideman · Carlson 25:44

D2 Hamrlik · Alzner 22:37

D3 Orlov · Schultz 11:42

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Prospal · Nash · Umberger 18:28

L2 Carter · Vermette · Johansen 16:34

L3 Pahlsson · Letestu · Dorsett 14:18

L4 Brassard · MacKenzie · Boll 9:55

D1 Clitsome · Tyutin 22:06

D2 Moore · Savard 19:14

D3 Methot · Johnson 17:52

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CBJ🧥

26 Shots on goal 37

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

27 Hits 38

22 Blocked shots 5

8 Takeaways 2

7 Giveaways 0

6 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 15.4% (4/26) CBJ shooting 5.4% (2/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Tomas Vokoun

35/37

.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Steve Mason

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 57:47 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 6-5-1 (50% win rate, 12 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 4-10-3 (24% win rate, 17 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Mar 312011 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Apr 32010 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Nov 12009 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Jan 92009 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–0 Nov 292008 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–3

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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on December 31, 2011?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Alexander Semin, Dennis Wideman.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

John Moore, Samuel Pahlsson.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Tomas Vokoun made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Steve Mason made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 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

BeforeDec 30 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 1–3 AfterJan 3 🔥CGY @ 🦅WSH 1–3

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 29 🧥CBJ @ ⭐DAL 4–1 AfterJan 5 🧥CBJ @ 🦈SJS 1–2

Also on December 31

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