Capitals 5–1 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Apr 9, 2016)

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 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

3 G

9 shots · 17:12 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

3 A

2 shots · 18:20 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:09 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Vladimir Tarasenko Go-ahead 1st · 01:15

Assists: Alex Pietrangelo, Paul Stastny · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 1st · 04:04

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Brian Elliott

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 1st · 06:49

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Brian Elliott

2–1

2nd period

🦅 John Carlson 2nd · 05:21

Assists: Tom Wilson, Brooks Orpik · beat Brian Elliott

3–1

🦅 Jason Chimera 2nd · 10:56

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov · beat Brian Elliott

4–1

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 10:35

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie · beat Anders Nilsson

5–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Johansson · Backstrom · Oshie 18:20

L2 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Williams 16:18

L3 Chimera · Burakovsky · Richards 14:28

L4 Winnik · Beagle · Wilson 11:20

D1 Niskanen · Carlson 23:00

D2 Alzner · Orpik 21:07

D3 Orlov · Weber 14:04

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · Schwartz · Stastny 17:52

L2 Berglund · Tarasenko · Brouwer 15:57

L3 Paajarvi · Lehtera · Fabbri 14:01

L4 Brodziak · Upshall · Reaves 12:17

D1 Pietrangelo · Shattenkirk 23:28

D2 Parayko · Bouwmeester 18:48

D3 Edmundson · Gunnarsson 16:32

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH STL🎵

36 Shots on goal 20

19 Hits 26

10 Blocked shots 12

3 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 2

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 13.9% (5/36) STL shooting 5.0% (1/20)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

19/20

.950 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Brian Elliott

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 39:51 TOI

Anders Nilsson

9/10

.900 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH STL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-0-1 (94% win rate, 16 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 8-8-2 (44% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Mar 262016 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–0 Feb 12015 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Nov 152014 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 1–4 Apr 82014 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–1 Nov 172013 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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Who won Capitals vs Blues on April 9, 2016?

Capitals won 5–1. The final score was Capitals 5, Blues 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (3), Jason Chimera, John Carlson.

Who scored for Blues?

Vladimir Tarasenko.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 20 shots (.950 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Brian Elliott made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blues season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 7 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterApr 10 🦆ANA @ 🦅WSH 2–0

🎵 Blues

BeforeApr 7 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 2–1 AfterApr 13 🪶CHI @ 🎵STL 0–1

Also on April 9

🏛️OTT 6–1 🐻BOS 🐙DET 2–3 🗽NYR 🐧PIT 1–3 🔔PHI 🦆ANA 5–3 🏔️COL 🔥CGY 2–1 🌲MIN 🍁TOR 1–5 😈NJD 🪶CHI 4–5 🧥CBJ ⚡TBL 2–5 🇨🇦MTL

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