Capitals 4–2 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Apr 2, 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

Nicklas Backstrom

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:10 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Kyle Brodziak

2 A

1 shots · 15:52 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Braden Holtby

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Vladimir Tarasenko Go-ahead 1st · 03:38

Assists: Kyle Brodziak, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 2nd · 00:51

Assists: Brett Connolly · beat Jake Allen

1–1

🦅 Alex Chiasson Go-ahead 2nd · 02:39

Assists: Jakub Jerabek · beat Jake Allen

2–1

🦅 Andre Burakovsky 2nd · 07:54

Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Brooks Orpik · beat Jake Allen

3–1

🎵 Patrik Berglund 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Kyle Brodziak, Robert Bortuzzo · beat Braden Holtby

3–2

3rd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Empty net 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Backstrom · Eller · Wilson 18:10

L2 Ovechkin · Burakovsky · Kuznetsov 16:55

L3 Smith-Pelly · Connolly · Chiasson 12:43

L4 Vrana · Gersich · Stephenson 10:03

D1 Orlov · Niskanen 22:52

D2 Carlson · Orpik 20:40

D3 Kempny · Jerabek 15:30

🎵Blues

L1 Steen · Schenn · Schwartz 21:45

L2 Berglund · Sobotka · Tarasenko 16:45

L3 Brodziak · Thompson · Jaskin 14:11

L4 Barbashev · Sundqvist · Thorburn 7:27

D1 Pietrangelo · Edmundson 25:26

D2 Parayko · Dunn 17:06

D3 Butler · Bortuzzo 14:40

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH STL🎵

34 Shots on goal 36

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

13 Hits 16

25 Blocked shots 13

6 Takeaways 12

5 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 11.8% (4/34) STL shooting 5.6% (2/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 59:12 TOI

🎵Blues

Jake Allen

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 58:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

WSH STL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-5 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 19-0-2 (90% win rate, 21 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 14-1-3 (78% win rate, 18 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-9-2 (31% win rate, 16 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Jan 72018 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Jan 192017 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 7–3 Nov 232016 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Apr 92016 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 5–1 Mar 262016 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–0

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Who won Capitals vs Blues on April 2, 2018?

Capitals won 4–2. The final score was Capitals 4, Blues 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Chiasson, Alex Ovechkin, Andre Burakovsky, Nicklas Backstrom.

Who scored for Blues?

Patrik Berglund, Vladimir Tarasenko.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jake Allen made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blues 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

BeforeApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 AfterApr 5 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 4–3

🎵 Blues

BeforeMar 31 🎵STL @ 🌵ARI 0–6 AfterApr 4 🪶CHI @ 🎵STL 4–3

Also on April 2

⚔️BUF 2–5 🍁TOR ✈️WPG 6–5 🏛️OTT 🌪️CAR 2–3 🐆FLA 🛢️EDM 0–3 🌲MIN 🏔️COL 1–3 👑LAK

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