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2014-15 regular season

Capitals at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 5–3 at Nationwide Arena on March 3, 2015.

WSH – CBJ
33–30
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
16–25
Hits
14–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

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1st star 🧥 CBJ
Scott Hartnell
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · 16:10 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
8 shots · 20:58 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Jason Chimera
2 A
3 shots · 16:27 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 03:37
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–0
🦅 Eric Fehr 1st · 16:20
Assists: Tim Gleason, Jason Chimera · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
2–0
2nd period
🧥 David Savard 2nd · 01:51
Assists: Scott Hartnell, Fedor Tyutin · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
🦅 Tom Wilson 2nd · 02:39
Assists: Jason Chimera, Jay Beagle · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
3–1
🧥 Scott Hartnell 2nd · 15:03
Assists: Jack Johnson, Alex Wennberg · beat Braden Holtby
3–2
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 3rd · 03:17
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
4–2
🧥 Scott Hartnell PP 3rd · 09:07
Assists: Nick Foligno, Ryan Johansen · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
🦅 Marcus Johansson Empty net 3rd · 19:51
Assists: Joel Ward
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Ward 20:58
L2 Johansson · Chimera · Fehr 16:27
L3 Glencross · Beagle · Brouwer 14:39
L4 Kuznetsov · Latta · Wilson 7:19
D1 Carlson · Orpik 23:38
D2 Niskanen · Alzner 20:04
D3 Green · Gleason 14:44
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Foligno · Johansen · Wennberg 21:10
L2 Hartnell · Dano · Atkinson 17:49
L3 Anisimov · Letestu · Gibbons 12:29
L4 Tropp · Clarkson · Boll 7:32
D1 Johnson · Savard 24:45
D2 Tyutin · Prout 19:17
D3 Goloubef · Falk 14:27

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
33 Shots on goal 30
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
16 Hits 25
14 Blocked shots 8
2 Takeaways 4
2 Giveaways 4
40 Penalty minutes 40
WSH shooting 15.2% (5/33) CBJ shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 58:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 1st 03:37 · 1–0 Eric Fehr · 1st 16:20 · 2–0 David Savard · 2nd 01:51 · 2–1 Tom Wilson · 2nd 02:39 · 3–1 Scott Hartnell · 2nd 15:03 · 3–2 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 03:17 · 4–2 Scott Hartnell · 3rd 09:07 · 4–3 Marcus Johansson · 3rd 19:51 · 5–3
WSH CBJ
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-5-2 (12% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-1-3 (80% win rate, 20 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-8-1 (10% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–2
Jan 272015 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 Dec 182014 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 OT Dec 112014 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Nov 112014 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Jan 302014 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 2–5
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on March 3, 2015?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Eric Fehr, Marcus Johansson, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Scott Hartnell (2), David Savard.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 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 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 1 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 0–4 AfterMar 5 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 2–1
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeMar 1 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 3–5 AfterMar 6 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 3–2
Also on March 3
🔥CGY 3–2 🔔PHI 🐯NSH 1–3 😈NJD ⚔️BUF 0–3 ⚡TBL 🍁TOR 3–2 🐆FLA 🏛️OTT 2–3 🌲MIN 🏝️NYI 2–3 ⭐DAL 🦆ANA 4–1 🌵ARI 👑LAK 5–2 🛢️EDM
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