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2016-17 regular season

Oilers at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Capitals beat Oilers 2–1 at Capital One Arena on February 24, 2017.

EDM – WSH
31–25
Shots on goal
23–19
Hits
18–11
Blocked shots
5–6
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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
Justin Williams
1 G
4 shots · 19:26 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
1 G
3 shots · 13:47 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 12:22
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Taylor Chorney · beat Cam Talbot
0–1
2nd period
🛢️ Leon Draisaitl Tying 2nd · 00:35
Assists: Andrej Sekera, Connor McDavid · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
3rd period
🦅 Justin Williams Go-ahead 3rd · 05:48
Assists: Jay Beagle, Karl Alzner · beat Cam Talbot
1–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🛢️Oilers
L1 Maroon · McDavid · Draisaitl 19:51
L2 Lucic · Nugent-Hopkins · Eberle 16:08
L3 Caggiula · Letestu · Kassian 13:19
L4 Khaira · Hendricks · Pakarinen 10:14
D1 Klefbom · Russell 21:55
D2 Sekera · Benning 20:31
D3 Gryba · Davidson 16:56
🦅Capitals
L1 Johansson · Kuznetsov · Williams 20:36
L2 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Beagle 16:55
L3 Winnik · Connolly · Wilson 13:47
L4 Sanford · Eller · Barber 10:04
D1 Carlson · Orlov 25:52
D2 Alzner · Chorney 20:00
D3 Schmidt · Ness 12:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM WSH🦅
31 Shots on goal 25
23 Hits 19
18 Blocked shots 11
5 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 10
4 Penalty minutes 0
EDM shooting 3.2% (1/31) WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Cam Talbot
23/25
.920 SV% · 2 GA · 58:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located
Tom Wilson · 1st 12:22 · 0–1 Leon Draisaitl · 2nd 00:35 · 1–1 Justin Williams · 3rd 05:48 · 1–2
EDM WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-9 (44% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2-2 (79% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Oilers
Oilers — tied after 2nd: 9-4-5 (50% win rate, 18 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 2nd: 6-3-1 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 262016 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 1–4 Nov 232015 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 0–1 Oct 232015 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 7–4 Jan 202015 🛢️EDM @ 🦅WSH 5–4 SO Oct 222014 🦅WSH @ 🛢️EDM 2–3
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Who won Oilers vs Capitals on February 24, 2017?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Oilers 1, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Oilers?

Leon Draisaitl.

Who scored for Capitals?

Justin Williams, Tom Wilson.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Cam Talbot made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

Where is Oilers vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Oilers vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🛢️ Oilers
BeforeFeb 22 🛢️EDM @ 🐆FLA 4–3 AfterFeb 26 🛢️EDM @ 🐯NSH 4–5
🦅 Capitals
BeforeFeb 22 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 4–1 AfterFeb 25 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 2–5
Also on February 24
🔥CGY 4–2 🐆FLA 🏛️OTT 0–3 🌪️CAR 🌵ARI 2–5 ⭐DAL
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