Capitals 2–5 Blackhawks — Final Score & Stats (Mar 18, 2012)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🪶 CHI

Andrew Shaw

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:20 TOI

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Bryan Bickell

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:14 TOI

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Patrick Kane

1 G

5 shots · 19:07 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Andrew Shaw Go-ahead 1st · 03:35

Assists: Duncan Keith, Bryan Bickell · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–1

🪶 Viktor Stalberg 1st · 07:44

Assists: Patrick Sharp, Nick Leddy · beat Michal Neuvirth

0–2

2nd period

🦅 Mike Knuble 2nd · 02:22

Assists: Keith Aucoin · beat Corey Crawford

1–2

🪶 Patrick Kane 2nd · 07:57

Assists: Andrew Brunette, Marian Hossa · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–3

🪶 Andrew Shaw 2nd · 11:33

Assists: Brent Seabrook, Bryan Bickell · beat Michal Neuvirth

1–4

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 2nd · 14:28

Assists: Michal Neuvirth, Dmitry Orlov · beat Corey Crawford

2–4

3rd period

🪶 Bryan Bickell Empty net 3rd · 18:13

Assists: Andrew Shaw

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Laich 18:24

L2 Aucoin · Semin · Knuble 16:41

L3 Chimera · Perreault · Beagle 12:22

L4 Hendricks · Brouwer · Ward 11:57

D1 Wideman · Alzner 23:08

D2 Green · Carlson 19:12

D3 Orlov · Schultz 16:34

🪶Blackhawks

L1 Sharp · Kane · Hossa 18:40

L2 Brunette · Kruger · Shaw 16:55

L3 Bickell · Stalberg · Bolland 16:13

L4 Bollig · Mayers · Frolik 8:02

D1 Seabrook · Keith 26:04

D2 Oduya · Leddy 19:24

D3 Hjalmarsson · Olsen 14:02

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CHI🪶

18 Shots on goal 29

26 Hits 13

14 Blocked shots 15

7 Takeaways 11

4 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 11.1% (2/18) CHI shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Michal Neuvirth

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:38 TOI

🪶Blackhawks

Corey Crawford

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH CHI

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 2–4

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Blackhawks

Blackhawks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 1–0

Mar 132011 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Mar 142010 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 4–3 OT Oct 112008 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Mar 192008 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 0–5 Jan 102006 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT

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WSH vs CHI, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blackhawks on March 18, 2012?

Blackhawks won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Mike Knuble.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Andrew Shaw (2), Bryan Bickell, Patrick Kane, Viktor Stalberg.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Michal Neuvirth made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Corey Crawford made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blackhawks season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 16 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 2–3 AfterMar 19 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 5–3

🪶 Blackhawks

BeforeMar 16 🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL 4–1 AfterMar 20 🪶CHI @ 🧥CBJ 5–1

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