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2016-17 regular season

Capitals at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Avalanche 5–3 at Ball Arena on March 29, 2017.

WSH – COL
35–35
Shots on goal
2/3–0/3
Power play
12–9
Hits
17–15
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 15:02 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Marcus Johansson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:36 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Philipp Grubauer
32 saves
0.914 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 John Carlson PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:00
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Andre Burakovsky · beat Calvin Pickard
1–0
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen Tying 1st · 11:11
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Sven Andrighetto · beat Philipp Grubauer
1–1
🦅 Jay Beagle Go-ahead 1st · 11:48
Assists: Kevin Shattenkirk, Tom Wilson · beat Calvin Pickard
2–1
2nd period
🦅 Marcus Johansson PP 2nd · 04:57
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Kevin Shattenkirk · beat Calvin Pickard
3–1
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd · 11:03
Assists: Marcus Johansson, Justin Williams · beat Calvin Pickard
4–1
🏔️ Matt Nieto 2nd · 13:50
Assists: Mikhail Grigorenko, Rene Bourque · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–2
3rd period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 3rd · 04:29
Assists: Tyson Barrie, Sven Andrighetto · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–3
🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 18:38
Assists: Daniel Winnik
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 17:11
L2 Johansson · Eller · Kuznetsov 15:22
L3 Beagle · Williams · Wilson 13:56
L4 Winnik · Burakovsky · Connolly 13:18
D1 Shattenkirk · Carlson 20:53
D2 Orpik · Alzner 19:26
D3 Orlov · Niskanen 17:48
🏔️Avalanche
L1 MacKinnon · Andrighetto · Rantanen 20:00
L2 Landeskog · Compher · Duchene 18:26
L3 Nieto · Comeau · Grigorenko 13:15
L4 Soderberg · Mitchell · Bourque 8:19
D1 Barrie · Johnson 23:55
D2 Barberio · Beauchemin 19:04
D3 Tyutin · Lindholm 14:50

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH COL🏔️
35 Shots on goal 35
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
12 Hits 9
17 Blocked shots 15
8 Takeaways 8
6 Giveaways 10
6 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 14.3% (5/35) COL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
32/35
.914 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Calvin Pickard
30/34
.882 SV% · 4 GA · 58:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
John Carlson · 1st 04:00 · 1–0 Mikko Rantanen · 1st 11:11 · 1–1 Jay Beagle · 1st 11:48 · 2–1 Marcus Johansson · 2nd 04:57 · 3–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 11:03 · 4–1 Matt Nieto · 2nd 13:50 · 4–2 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 04:29 · 4–3 Lars Eller · 3rd 18:38 · 5–3
WSH COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 19-3-3 (76% win rate, 25 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-19-3 (19% win rate, 27 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-14-1 (6% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Oct 182016 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 0–3 Apr 12016 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 4–2 Nov 212015 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 3–7 Jan 122015 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Nov 202014 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2
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Who won Capitals vs Avalanche on March 29, 2017?

Capitals won 5–3. The final score was Capitals 5, Avalanche 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Jay Beagle, John Carlson, Lars Eller, Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Matt Nieto, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan MacKinnon.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Calvin Pickard made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Avalanche season series?

Capitals lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 28 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 5–4 AfterMar 31 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 3–6
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeMar 27 🏔️COL @ 🔥CGY 2–4 AfterMar 31 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 1–2
Also on March 29
🪶CHI 5–1 🐧PIT 👑LAK 4–1 🔥CGY 🎵STL 3–1 🌵ARI
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