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2014-15 regular season

Oilers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Oilers lead the season series 2–0

Oilers beat Capitals 5–4 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on January 20, 2015.

EDM – WSH
31–24
Shots on goal
1/6–1/2
Power play
14–15
Hits
21–20
Blocked shots
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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 🛢️ EDM
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 23:17 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
4 shots · 18:44 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Mike Green
2 A
1 shots · 18:59 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 01:48
Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Mike Green · beat Viktor Fasth
0–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 13:58
Assists: Mike Green, Marcus Johansson · beat Viktor Fasth
0–2
🛢️ Derek Roy 1st · 14:51
Assists: Nail Yakupov, Oscar Klefbom · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🦅 Jay Beagle 1st · 17:34
Assists: John Carlson, Tom Wilson · beat Viktor Fasth
1–3
2nd period
🛢️ Nikita Nikitin PP 2nd · 19:56
Assists: Justin Schultz, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 06:38
Assists: John Carlson, Andre Burakovsky · beat Viktor Fasth
2–4
🛢️ Teddy Purcell 3rd · 15:49
Assists: Anton Lander, Matt Fraser · beat Braden Holtby
3–4
🛢️ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Tying 3rd · 18:53
Assists: Benoit Pouliot, Jordan Eberle · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Shootout
🛢️ Teddy Purcell Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Hall · Nugent-Hopkins · Eberle 23:11
L2 Pouliot · Roy · Yakupov 17:04
L3 Purcell · Lander · Gordon 14:30
L4 Klinkhammer · Hendricks · Fraser 10:05
D1 Schultz · Nikitin 23:45
D2 Petry · Klefbom 20:11
D3 Ference · Fayne 15:55
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Brouwer 18:44
L2 Fehr · Laich · Ward 16:35
L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Beagle 14:31
L4 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Wilson 11:26
D1 Carlson · Orpik 25:32
D2 Niskanen · Alzner 22:22
D3 Green · Hillen 16:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM WSH🦅
31 Shots on goal 24
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
14 Hits 15
21 Blocked shots 20
5 Takeaways 9
10 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 12
EDM shooting 16.1% (5/31) WSH shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Viktor Fasth
20/24
.833 SV% · 4 GA · 64:17 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 64:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 01:48 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 13:58 · 0–2 Derek Roy · 1st 14:51 · 1–2 Jay Beagle · 1st 17:34 · 1–3 Nikita Nikitin · 2nd 19:56 · 2–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 06:38 · 2–4 Teddy Purcell · 3rd 15:49 · 3–4 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · 3rd 18:53 · 4–4
EDM WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-1-2 (82% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Oilers lead the season series 2–0
Oct 222014 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 2–3 Oct 242013 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 4–1 Oct 142013 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Oct 272011 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 1–2 Mar 92011 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 0–5
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Who won Oilers vs Capitals on January 20, 2015?

Oilers won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Oilers 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Oilers?

Derek Roy, Nikita Nikitin, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Teddy Purcell.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Jay Beagle, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Viktor Fasth made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Oilers vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeJan 17 🛢️EDM @ 🐆FLA 3–2 AfterJan 27 🌲MIN @ 🛢️EDM 2–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 17 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 4–5 AfterJan 27 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–4
Also on January 20
🏛️OTT 2–3 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 2–3 🔔PHI 🐯NSH 1–2 🇨🇦MTL 🌲MIN 4–5 🐙DET 🐋VAN 1–4 ⚡TBL 🌵ARI 1–6 🪶CHI 🐻BOS 3–1 ⭐DAL
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