Capitals 4–1 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Apr 8, 2014)

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

Alex Ovechkin

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:37 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

2 G

6 shots · 19:30 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

2 A

4 shots · 26:35 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:54

Assists: John Carlson, Joel Ward · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

2nd period

🎵 Maxim Lapierre Tying 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Steve Ott, Ryan Reaves · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 Mikhail Grabovski Go-ahead 2nd · 08:52

Assists: Eric Fehr, Braden Holtby · beat Ryan Miller

2–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 18:50

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov · beat Ryan Miller

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 00:16

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Ryan Miller

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Johansson · Backstrom · Brouwer 17:35

L2 Ovechkin · Chimera · Ward 16:12

L3 Fehr · Beagle · Kuznetsov 14:05

L4 Penner · Grabovski · Wilson 11:37

D1 Carlson · Alzner 23:35

D2 Orlov · Strachan 19:54

D3 Carrick · Brouillette 14:05

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · Berglund · Oshie 18:41

L2 Schwartz · Ott · Sobotka 16:23

L3 Lapierre · Reaves · Jaskin 13:10

L4 Morrow · Roy · Backes 10:51

D1 Pietrangelo · Shattenkirk 22:40

D2 Bouwmeester · Polak 18:53

D3 Jackman · Colaiacovo 17:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH STL🎵

22 Shots on goal 29

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

10 Hits 23

26 Blocked shots 6

4 Takeaways 4

5 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 18.2% (4/22) STL shooting 3.4% (1/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

28/29

.966 SV% · 1 GA · 59:58 TOI

🎵Blues

Ryan Miller

18/22

.818 SV% · 4 GA · 59:19 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH STL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-4-2 (57% win rate, 14 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-3 (20% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Nov 172013 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Nov 292011 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Mar 32011 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Dec 12010 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–1 Feb 132010 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 3–4 SO

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Who won Capitals vs Blues on April 8, 2014?

Capitals won 4–1. The final score was Capitals 4, Blues 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom (2), Alex Ovechkin, Mikhail Grabovski.

Who scored for Blues?

Maxim Lapierre.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 29 shots (.966 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blues season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 5 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 4–3 AfterApr 10 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–2

🎵 Blues

BeforeApr 6 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 2–4 AfterApr 10 🎵STL @ 🌲MIN 2–4

Also on April 8

🐙DET 4–2 ⚔️BUF 🏛️OTT 4–1 🏝️NYI 🌪️CAR 1–4 🗽NYR 🌵PHX 3–4 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 0–3 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 5–2 🐆FLA 🐻BOS 3–4 🌲MIN 🐯NSH 2–3 ⭐DAL

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