🦅 Away Capitals 38-9-4
5–3
Final
🐯 Home Predators 25-20-8
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 1135
🐯 NSH 0123

Capitals at Predators

Capitals beat Predators 5–3 at Bridgestone Arena on February 9, 2016.

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2015-16 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 13:27 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:55 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Justin Williams
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:20 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Jason Chimera Go-ahead 1st · 12:02
Assists: Tom Wilson · beat Pekka Rinne
1–0
2nd period
🦅 Tom Wilson 2nd · 04:55
Assists: Marcus Johansson, John Carlson · beat Pekka Rinne
2–0
🐯 Filip Forsberg PP 2nd · 14:42
Assists: Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm · beat Braden Holtby
2–1
3rd period
🦅 Justin Williams 3rd · 05:00
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky · beat Pekka Rinne
3–1
🦅 Marcus Johansson 3rd · 08:03
Assists: Justin Williams, Karl Alzner · beat Pekka Rinne
4–1
🐯 Roman Josi 3rd · 09:49
Assists: Calle Jarnkrok, Ryan Johansen · beat Braden Holtby
4–2
🐯 Filip Forsberg 3rd · 12:00
Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Ryan Ellis · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson
5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 18:38
L2 Kuznetsov · Wilson · Williams 15:06
L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Johansson 14:07
L4 Laich · Richards · Latta 9:55
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 25:14
D2 Alzner · Schmidt 22:56
D3 Orlov · Chorney 11:08
🐯Predators
L1 Neal · Forsberg · Johansen 20:28
L2 Jarnkrok · Fisher · Smith 17:24
L3 Arvidsson · Ribeiro · Wilson 13:51
L4 Gaustad · Bass · Salomaki 6:33
D1 Weber · Josi 26:59
D2 Ellis · Ekholm 23:48
D3 Jackman · Bitetto 9:12

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH NSH🐯
23 Shots on goal 26
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
18 Hits 18
18 Blocked shots 10
8 Takeaways 7
9 Giveaways 5
12 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 21.7% (5/23) NSH shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
18/22
.818 SV% · 4 GA · 58:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Jason Chimera · 1st 12:02 · 1–0 Tom Wilson · 2nd 04:55 · 2–0 Filip Forsberg · 2nd 14:42 · 2–1 Justin Williams · 3rd 05:00 · 3–1 Marcus Johansson · 3rd 08:03 · 4–1 Roman Josi · 3rd 09:49 · 4–2 Filip Forsberg · 3rd 12:00 · 4–3 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 19:00 · 5–3
WSH NSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 14-0 (100% win rate, 14 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-9-1 (17% win rate, 12 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-0-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-8-2 (17% win rate, 12 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Mar 282015 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Jan 162015 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–4 Mar 302014 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–4 SO Dec 72013 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 2–5 Dec 202011 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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Who won Capitals vs Predators on February 9, 2016?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Predators 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Jason Chimera, Justin Williams, Marcus Johansson, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg (2), Roman Josi.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Predators 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
BeforeFeb 7 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterFeb 11 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 4–3
🐯 Predators
BeforeFeb 6 🦈SJS @ 🐯NSH 2–6 AfterFeb 12 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 3–4
Also on February 9
👑LAK 9–2 🐻BOS 🐆FLA 7–4 ⚔️BUF 🦆ANA 4–1 🔔PHI 🏝️NYI 3–2 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 2–4 🇨🇦MTL 🛢️EDM 1–2 😈NJD ✈️WPG 2–1 🎵STL ⭐DAL 4–3 🌲MIN
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