Capitals 2–3 Flyers — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 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

Andre Burakovsky

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 12:32 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Lars Eller

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:51 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Steve Mason

36 saves

0.947 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Andre Burakovsky Go-ahead 1st · 18:24

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Lars Eller · beat Steve Mason

1–0

2nd period

🔔 Michael Raffl Tying 2nd · 04:25

Assists: Radko Gudas, Jakub Voracek · beat Braden Holtby

1–1

🦅 Lars Eller Go-ahead 2nd · 09:53

Assists: John Carlson, Andre Burakovsky · beat Steve Mason

2–1

🔔 Claude Giroux Tying 2nd · 19:39

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

Shootout

🔔 Wayne Simmonds Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 19:54

L2 Johansson · Backstrom · Williams 16:42

L3 Burakovsky · Beagle · Eller 12:51

L4 Vrana · Winnik · Wilson 11:26

D1 Niskanen · Orlov 25:17

D2 Carlson · Alzner 23:16

D3 Orpik · Schmidt 15:04

🔔Flyers

L1 Voracek · Giroux · Simmonds 21:30

L2 Raffl · Bellemare · Schenn 17:42

L3 Lyubimov · VandeVelde · Konecny 15:02

L4 Leier · Cousins · Weise 10:15

D1 Provorov · MacDonald 22:32

D2 Gudas · Gostisbehere 20:44

D3 Del Zotto · Manning 19:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH PHI🔔

38 Shots on goal 38

28 Hits 42

14 Blocked shots 20

8 Takeaways 12

9 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 5.3% (2/38) PHI shooting 7.9% (3/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 64:56 TOI

🔔Flyers

Steve Mason

36/38

.947 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

WSH PHI

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 10-1-1 (83% win rate, 12 games)

Flyers

Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-1 (38% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 8-5-1 (57% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 1–0

Apr 242016 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 1–0 Apr 222016 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 2–0 Apr 202016 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 1–2 Apr 182016 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 6–1 Apr 162016 🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH 1–4

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Who won Capitals vs Flyers on December 21, 2016?

Flyers won 3–2 in a shootout. The final score was Capitals 2, Flyers 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Flyers?

Claude Giroux, Michael Raffl.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Steve Mason made 36 saves on 38 shots (.947 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Flyers season series?

Flyers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 17 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 0–4

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 19 🐯NSH @ 🔔PHI 2–1 AfterDec 22 🔔PHI @ 😈NJD 0–4

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