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2015-16 regular season

Capitals at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Blue Jackets beat Capitals 5–4 in a shootout at Nationwide Arena on January 2, 2016.

WSH – CBJ
33–29
Shots on goal
2/6–2/3
Power play
9–28
Hits
15–24
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Jack Johnson
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 26:50 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Brandon Saad
2 G
4 shots · 18:24 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 19:04 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Jack Johnson PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:32
Assists: Brandon Dubinsky, Nick Foligno · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 1st · 07:12
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Curtis McElhinney
1–1
🧥 Brandon Saad Go-ahead 1st · 07:56
Assists: Alex Wennberg, Scott Hartnell · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
🦅 Jason Chimera PP Tying 1st · 11:47
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Niskanen · beat Curtis McElhinney
2–2
2nd period
🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 2nd · 16:07
Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Curtis McElhinney
3–2
3rd period
🧥 Jack Johnson PP Tying 3rd · 04:47
Assists: Ryan Johansen, David Savard · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 3rd · 05:27
Assists: Tom Wilson, Karl Alzner · beat Curtis McElhinney
4–3
🧥 Brandon Saad Tying 3rd · 18:52
Assists: Jack Johnson, Cam Atkinson · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Shootout
🧥 Ryan Johansen Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 23:33
L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 19:04
L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Wilson 14:49
L4 Laich · Latta · Sill 10:31
D1 Niskanen · Alzner 28:53
D2 Schmidt · Orlov 20:35
D3 Chorney · Ness 9:40
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Foligno · Dubinsky · Atkinson 19:00
L2 Saad · Johansen · Campbell 18:24
L3 Hartnell · Wennberg · Jenner 14:36
L4 Karlsson · Bourque · Clarkson 11:06
D1 Johnson · Tyutin 24:46
D2 Savard · Murray 22:21
D3 Prout · Falk 14:58

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
33 Shots on goal 29
2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
9 Hits 28
15 Blocked shots 24
3 Takeaways 11
5 Giveaways 5
6 Penalty minutes 12
WSH shooting 12.1% (4/33) CBJ shooting 17.2% (5/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:35 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Curtis McElhinney
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 60:22 TOI
Anton Forsberg Shutout
6/6
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 04:05 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Jack Johnson · 1st 01:32 · 0–1 T.J. Oshie · 1st 07:12 · 1–1 Brandon Saad · 1st 07:56 · 1–2 Jason Chimera · 1st 11:47 · 2–2 Marcus Johansson · 2nd 16:07 · 3–2 Jack Johnson · 3rd 04:47 · 3–3 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 05:27 · 4–3 Brandon Saad · 3rd 18:52 · 4–4
WSH CBJ
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 12-4-1 (71% win rate, 17 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 5-8-2 (33% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 3–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-9-1 (9% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 302015 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Mar 32015 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–3 Jan 272015 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 Dec 182014 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 OT Dec 112014 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on January 2, 2016?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jason Chimera, Marcus Johansson, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Brandon Saad (2), Jack Johnson (2).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Curtis McElhinney made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 31 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–4 AfterJan 5 🦅WSH @ 🐻BOS 3–2
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 29 ⭐DAL @ 🧥CBJ 3–6 AfterJan 5 🌲MIN @ 🧥CBJ 4–2
Also on January 2
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