🦅 Away Capitals 51-18-8
3–2
Final
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 49-20-8
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 0303
🧥 CBJ 0022

Capitals at Blue Jackets

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 3–2 at Nationwide Arena on April 2, 2017.

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2016-17 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–2
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Andre Burakovsky
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 10:51 TOI
2nd star 🧥 CBJ
Sam Gagner
2 A
1 shots · 14:24 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 T.J. Oshie Go-ahead 2nd · 01:12
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–0
🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 02:56
Assists: Lars Eller, Kevin Shattenkirk · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
2–0
🦅 Matt Niskanen 2nd · 10:05
Assists: Andre Burakovsky · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
3–0
3rd period
🧥 Jack Johnson 3rd · 09:22
Assists: Alex Wennberg, Sam Gagner · beat Braden Holtby
3–1
🧥 Kyle Quincey 3rd · 15:33
Assists: Brandon Saad, Sam Gagner · beat Braden Holtby
3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:28
L2 Johansson · Ovechkin · Beagle 15:58
L3 Winnik · Wilson · Williams 14:35
L4 Burakovsky · Eller · Connolly 10:41
D1 Carlson · Niskanen 22:36
D2 Alzner · Orlov 20:38
D3 Shattenkirk · Orpik 15:57
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Foligno · Dubinsky · Atkinson 22:05
L2 Saad · Wennberg · Gagner 15:16
L3 Hartnell · Jenner · Karlsson 11:46
L4 Calvert · Korpikoski · Anderson 9:33
D1 Jones · Johnson 24:34
D2 Savard · Werenski 20:38
D3 Quincey · Harrington 12:34

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
30 Shots on goal 37
24 Hits 37
16 Blocked shots 12
4 Takeaways 7
8 Giveaways 5
10 Penalty minutes 10
WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30) CBJ shooting 5.4% (2/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 58:45 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
T.J. Oshie · 2nd 01:12 · 1–0 Andre Burakovsky · 2nd 02:56 · 2–0 Matt Niskanen · 2nd 10:05 · 3–0 Jack Johnson · 3rd 09:22 · 3–1 Kyle Quincey · 3rd 15:33 · 3–2
WSH CBJ
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 13-7-3 (57% win rate, 23 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 16-3-5 (67% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 3–2
Mar 232017 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2 SO Jan 52017 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 0–5 Nov 202016 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Nov 152016 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–2 OT Mar 282016 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on April 2, 2017?

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

Who scored for Capitals?

Andre Burakovsky, Matt Niskanen, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Jack Johnson, Kyle Quincey.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blue Jackets season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 31 🦅WSH @ 🌵ARI 3–6 AfterApr 4 🦅WSH @ 🍁TOR 4–1
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeMar 31 🧥CBJ @ 🪶CHI 1–3 AfterApr 4 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–4
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