Blue Jackets 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Nov 20, 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 🧥 CBJ

Nick Foligno

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:07 TOI

2nd star 🧥 CBJ

Alex Wennberg

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:16 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:59 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead 1st · 03:11

Unassisted · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

0–1

2nd period

🧥 Nick Foligno PP Tying 2nd · 06:07

Assists: Alex Wennberg, Zach Werenski · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:31

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Matt Niskanen · beat Sergei Bobrovsky

1–2

3rd period

🧥 Brandon Dubinsky Tying 3rd · 00:14

Assists: Cam Atkinson, Brandon Saad · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🧥 Alex Wennberg PP Go-ahead 3rd · 19:06

Assists: Nick Foligno, Sam Gagner · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Foligno · Dubinsky · Atkinson 18:07

L2 Calvert · Wennberg · Karlsson 16:42

L3 Saad · Hartnell · Anderson 13:43

L4 Jenner · Gagner · Sedlak 11:38

D1 Werenski · Johnson 24:00

D2 Murray · Savard 23:30

D3 Nutivaara · Harrington 11:18

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Johansson · Kuznetsov 17:44

L2 Backstrom · Beagle · Williams 15:37

L3 Burakovsky · Carey · Wilson 14:35

L4 Sanford · Winnik · Connolly 10:49

D1 Niskanen · Alzner 22:45

D2 Carlson · Orlov 19:23

D3 Orpik · Schmidt 16:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ WSH🦅

23 Shots on goal 21

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1

17 Hits 20

14 Blocked shots 16

5 Takeaways 6

8 Giveaways 12

6 Penalty minutes 10

CBJ shooting 13.0% (3/23) WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Sergei Bobrovsky

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:59 TOI

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:18 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

CBJ WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blue Jackets

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

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0

Nov 152016 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–2 OT Mar 282016 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–4 Jan 192016 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–3 Jan 22016 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–5 SO Oct 302015 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on November 20, 2016?

Blue Jackets won 3–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 3, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Alex Wennberg, Brandon Dubinsky, Nick Foligno.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Capitals played?

At Capital One Arena in Washington, the Capitals home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Capitals season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeNov 18 🗽NYR @ 🧥CBJ 2–4 AfterNov 21 🏔️COL @ 🧥CBJ 3–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeNov 18 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 0–1 AfterNov 23 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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