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First Round · Game 1

Blue Jackets at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 WSH leads 4–2

Blue Jackets, First Round Game 1, beat Capitals 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 12, 2018.

CBJ – WSH
27–30
Shots on goal
2/4–2/6
Power play
30–25
Hits
20–22
Blocked shots
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First Round — Best of 7

CBJ vs WSH · WSH leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
4–3
OT · CBJ
Game 2
5–4
OT · CBJ
Game 3
3–2
OT · WSH
Game 4
4–1
Final · WSH
Game 5
3–4
OT · WSH
Game 6
6–3
Final · WSH

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Artemi Panarin
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 23:29 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
3 A
1 shots · 28:36 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Thomas Vanek
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:28 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:52
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
0–1
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 1st · 18:21
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
0–2
2nd period
🧥 Alex Wennberg 2nd · 04:48
Assists: Boone Jenner, Thomas Vanek · beat Philipp Grubauer
1–2
3rd period
🧥 Thomas Vanek PP Tying 3rd · 01:31
Assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois, Artemi Panarin · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–2
🦅 Devante Smith-Pelly Go-ahead 3rd · 05:12
Assists: Jakub Vrana, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
2–3
🧥 Seth Jones PP Tying 3rd · 15:34
Assists: Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson · beat Philipp Grubauer
3–3
Overtime
🧥 Artemi Panarin Go-ahead OT · 06:02
Assists: Ian Cole, Pierre-Luc Dubois · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Dubois · Panarin · Atkinson 23:35
L2 Calvert · Foligno · Vanek 16:45
L3 Jenner · Dubinsky · Bjorkstrand 14:19
L4 Letestu · Wennberg · Anderson 10:51
D1 Jones · Murray 26:35
D2 Werenski · Savard 20:44
D3 Cole · Nutivaara 16:26
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 23:58
L2 Burakovsky · Oshie · Wilson 21:12
L3 Eller · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 13:22
L4 Vrana · Stephenson · Chiasson 9:44
D1 Orlov · Carlson 28:48
D2 Niskanen · Orpik 23:50
D3 Jerabek · Kempny 8:40

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ WSH🦅
27 Shots on goal 30
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6
30 Hits 25
20 Blocked shots 22
12 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 8
21 Penalty minutes 8
CBJ shooting 14.8% (4/27) WSH shooting 10.0% (3/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 65:56 TOI
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
23/27
.852 SV% · 4 GA · 65:33 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 17:52 · 0–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 18:21 · 0–2 Alex Wennberg · 2nd 04:48 · 1–2 Thomas Vanek · 3rd 01:31 · 2–2 Devante Smith-Pelly · 3rd 05:12 · 2–3 Seth Jones · 3rd 15:34 · 3–3 Artemi Panarin · OT 06:02 · 4–3
CBJ WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-11-2 (19% win rate, 16 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-1-3 (80% win rate, 20 games)

Last meetings

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Feb 262018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–5 Feb 92018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 62018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Dec 22017 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Apr 22017 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2
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CBJ vs WSH, answered

Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on April 12, 2018?

Blue Jackets won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 4, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Alex Wennberg, Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Devante Smith-Pelly.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

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

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Capitals played?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeApr 7 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 2–4 AfterApr 15 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 5–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 7 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 3–5 AfterApr 15 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 5–4
Also on April 12
🍁TOR 1–5 🐻BOS 😈NJD 2–5 ⚡TBL 🏔️COL 2–5 🐯NSH 🦈SJS 3–0 🦆ANA
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