Jets 2–3 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2018)

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

Alex Ovechkin

2 G

8 shots · 23:07 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Evgeny Kuznetsov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 23:13 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Nicklas Backstrom

1 A

6 shots · 20:58 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:35

Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Connor Hellebuyck

0–1

✈️ Nikolaj Ehlers Tying 1st · 05:33

Unassisted · beat Philipp Grubauer

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Connor Hellebuyck

1–2

3rd period

✈️ Patrik Laine Tying 3rd · 05:02

Assists: Paul Stastny, Dustin Byfuglien · beat Philipp Grubauer

2–2

Overtime

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead OT · 04:11

Assists: Chandler Stephenson · beat Connor Hellebuyck

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

✈️Jets

L1 Laine · Little · Wheeler 22:33

L2 Connor · Ehlers · Stastny 18:11

L3 Copp · Perreault · Armia 14:06

L4 Tanev · Roslovic · Hendricks 10:45

D1 Byfuglien · Chiarot 27:40

D2 Myers · Morrissey 22:57

D3 Poolman · Morrow 10:29

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 23:07

L2 Wilson · Oshie · Connolly 17:00

L3 Burakovsky · Eller · Stephenson 14:17

L4 Vrana · Beagle · Smith-Pelly 10:02

D1 Niskanen · Orlov 24:50

D2 Carlson · Orpik 21:34

D3 Kempny · Jerabek 14:20

Team stats

Away left · home right

✈️WPG WSH🦅

28 Shots on goal 43

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

25 Hits 28

21 Blocked shots 22

11 Takeaways 8

4 Giveaways 11

8 Penalty minutes 6

WPG shooting 7.1% (2/28) WSH shooting 7.0% (3/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

✈️Jets

Connor Hellebuyck

40/43

.930 SV% · 3 GA · 64:11 TOI

🦅Capitals

Philipp Grubauer

26/28

.929 SV% · 2 GA · 64:11 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WPG WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Jets

Jets — tied after 1st: 10-8-7 (40% win rate, 25 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-9-6 (42% win rate, 26 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Jets

Jets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-1-3 (76% win rate, 17 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Feb 132018 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 3–4 OT Nov 32016 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Nov 12016 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 3–2 Dec 52015 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 1–2 OT Nov 252015 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 3–5

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Who won Jets vs Capitals on March 12, 2018?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Jets 2, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Jets?

Nikolaj Ehlers, Patrik Laine.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov.

How did the Jets goalie play?

Connor Hellebuyck made 40 saves on 43 shots (.930 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Jets vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Jets 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

✈️ Jets

BeforeMar 10 ✈️WPG @ 🔔PHI 1–2 AfterMar 13 ✈️WPG @ 🐯NSH 1–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 10 🦅WSH @ 🦈SJS 2–0 AfterMar 15 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 7–3

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