Capitals 7–4 Oilers — Final Score & Stats (Oct 23, 2015)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

3 G, 2 A

7 shots · 17:40 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

3 A

25:34 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Justin Williams

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:49 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 03:05

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Alex Ovechkin · beat Anders Nilsson

1–0

🛢️ Benoit Pouliot Tying 1st · 10:59

Assists: Nail Yakupov, Connor McDavid · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–1

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP Go-ahead 1st · 12:07

Assists: John Carlson, T.J. Oshie · beat Anders Nilsson

2–1

🛢️ Rob Klinkhammer Tying 1st · 15:00

Assists: Taylor Hall, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–2

🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 1st · 19:39

Assists: Justin Williams, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Anders Nilsson

3–2

2nd period

🛢️ Connor McDavid PP Tying 2nd · 00:36

Assists: Andrej Sekera, Mark Letestu · beat Philipp Grubauer

3–3

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 2nd · 06:17

Assists: John Carlson, Brooks Orpik · beat Anders Nilsson

4–3

🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 09:26

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin · beat Anders Nilsson

5–3

🦅 Justin Williams 2nd · 11:49

Assists: Matt Niskanen, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Anders Nilsson

6–3

🛢️ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins 2nd · 14:42

Assists: Anton Slepyshev · beat Philipp Grubauer

6–4

3rd period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 3rd · 16:59

Assists: Andre Burakovsky, John Carlson · beat Cam Talbot

7–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Oshie · Williams 19:33

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 16:57

L3 Chimera · Beagle · Wilson 13:54

L4 Burakovsky · Laich · Stephenson 9:01

D1 Carlson · Niskanen 23:52

D2 Alzner · Orpik 20:48

D3 Chorney · Orlov 12:54

🛢️Oilers

L1 Lander · Nugent-Hopkins · Yakupov 19:24

L2 Hall · Purcell · McDavid 17:42

L3 Pouliot · Korpikoski · Letestu 14:43

L4 Slepyshev · Klinkhammer · Gazdic 8:52

D1 Sekera · Schultz 20:16

D2 Gryba · Fayne 18:34

D3 Klefbom · Ference 16:13

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH EDM🛢️

26 Shots on goal 23

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Hits 23

16 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 10

12 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 26.9% (7/26) EDM shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:40 TOI

🛢️Oilers

Anders Nilsson

11/17

.647 SV% · 6 GA · 31:48 TOI

Cam Talbot

8/9

.889 SV% · 1 GA · 28:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

WSH EDM

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

Period by period

After 1st — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Oilers

Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 6–4

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Oilers

Oilers: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Jan 202015 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 5–4 SO Oct 222014 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 2–3 Oct 242013 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 4–1 Oct 142013 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Oct 272011 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 1–2

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Who won Capitals vs Oilers on October 23, 2015?

Capitals won 7–4. The final score was Capitals 7, Oilers 4.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (3), Andre Burakovsky, Justin Williams, Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Oilers?

Benoit Pouliot, Connor McDavid, Rob Klinkhammer, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Anders Nilsson made 11 saves on 17 shots (.647 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Oilers played?

At Rogers Place in Edmonton, the Oilers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Oilers 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

BeforeOct 22 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 3–2 AfterOct 28 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–1

🛢️ Oilers

BeforeOct 21 🐙DET @ 🛢️EDM 1–3 AfterOct 25 👑LAK @ 🛢️EDM 3–2

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