Capitals 4–3 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Oct 20, 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 🦅 WSH

Andre Burakovsky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:27 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Tomas Tatar

2 G

6 shots · 16:44 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

34 saves

0.919 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐙 Darren Helm SH Go-ahead 2nd · 04:31

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Andre Burakovsky Tying 2nd · 19:10

Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson · beat Petr Mrazek

1–1

3rd period

🦅 Jay Beagle SH Go-ahead 3rd · 01:25

Assists: Alex Chiasson, Taylor Chorney · beat Petr Mrazek

2–1

🐙 Tomas Tatar Tying 3rd · 05:24

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Mike Green · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🐙 Tomas Tatar PP Go-ahead 3rd · 12:45

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 3rd · 18:59

Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Petr Mrazek

3–3

Overtime

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead OT · 01:56

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Petr Mrazek

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 19:45

L2 Burakovsky · Kuznetsov · Wilson 16:27

L3 Vrana · Eller · Connolly 14:20

L4 Beagle · Chiasson · Smith-Pelly 9:56

D1 Orlov · Carlson 27:22

D2 Orpik · Bowey 18:36

D3 Djoos · Chorney 12:52

🐙Red Wings

L1 Abdelkader · Zetterberg · Larkin 20:07

L2 Tatar · Nyquist · Mantha 16:48

L3 Nielsen · Helm · Glendening 15:31

L4 Booth · Sheahan · Frk 10:32

D1 Daley · Green 23:12

D2 Ericsson · Kronwall 20:12

D3 Jensen · Ouellet 13:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH DET🐙

41 Shots on goal 37

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

18 Hits 21

15 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 10

WSH shooting 9.8% (4/41) DET shooting 8.1% (3/37)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

34/37

.919 SV% · 3 GA · 60:58 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Petr Mrazek

37/41

.902 SV% · 4 GA · 61:14 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH DET

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Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Feb 182017 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–3 SO 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

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Who won Capitals vs Red Wings on October 20, 2017?

Capitals won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 4, Red Wings 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Jay Beagle, T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Tomas Tatar (2), Darren Helm.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 34 saves on 37 shots (.919 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 37 saves on 41 shots (.902 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeOct 17 🍁TOR @ 🦅WSH 2–0 AfterOct 21 🐆FLA @ 🦅WSH 4–1

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeOct 18 🐙DET @ 🍁TOR 3–6 AfterOct 22 🐋VAN @ 🐙DET 4–1

Also on October 20

🐋VAN 4–2 ⚔️BUF 🦈SJS 3–0 😈NJD 🐧PIT 4–3 🐆FLA 🌲MIN 3–4 ✈️WPG 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 🦆ANA

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