Capitals 2–3 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Feb 18, 2017)

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 🐙 DET

Henrik Zetterberg

2 A

20:45 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Frans Nielsen

1 G

3 shots · 17:02 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Petr Mrazek

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Frans Nielsen PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:13

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

2nd period

🐙 Tomas Tatar 2nd · 03:33

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg, Anthony Mantha · beat Braden Holtby

0–2

🦅 Zach Sanford 2nd · 18:36

Assists: Lars Eller · beat Petr Mrazek

1–2

3rd period

🦅 Daniel Winnik Tying 3rd · 15:12

Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Petr Mrazek

2–2

Shootout

🐙 Henrik Zetterberg Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 21:11

L2 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Eller 17:51

L3 Beagle · Williams · Wilson 14:25

L4 Winnik · Sanford · Connolly 10:27

D1 Niskanen · Carlson 24:12

D2 Orlov · Orpik 19:01

D3 Alzner · Schmidt 15:49

🐙Red Wings

L1 Tatar · Abdelkader · Zetterberg 18:54

L2 Nielsen · Ott · Mantha 17:02

L3 Helm · Glendening · Sheahan 14:16

L4 Vanek · Athanasiou · Larkin 12:04

D1 Smith · DeKeyser 23:59

D2 Kronwall · Ouellet 18:57

D3 Sproul · Jensen 16:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

36 Shots on goal 23

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

21 Hits 24

10 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 13

9 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 5.6% (2/36) DET shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 64:41 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Petr Mrazek

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 5 goals located

WSH DET

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-1 (33% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-4 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-2-3 (58% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–1

Feb 92017 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Nov 182016 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 0–1 Dec 82015 🐙DET @ 🦅WSH 2–3 SO Nov 182015 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–1 OT Nov 102015 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 0–1

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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on February 18, 2017?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Daniel Winnik, Zach Sanford.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Frans Nielsen, Tomas Tatar.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Red Wings season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeFeb 11 🦆ANA @ 🦅WSH 4–6 AfterFeb 19 🦅WSH @ 🗽NYR 1–2

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeFeb 15 🎵STL @ 🐙DET 2–0 AfterFeb 19 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–2

Also on February 18

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