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First Round · Game 2

Blue Jackets at Capitals

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

Blue Jackets, First Round Game 2, beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 15, 2018.

CBJ – WSH
30–58
Shots on goal
2/4–3/7
Power play
26–33
Hits
25–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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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
Zach Werenski
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 24:18 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
3 A
6 shots · 30:06 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Sergei Bobrovsky
54 saves
0.931 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Jay Beagle Go-ahead 1st · 02:12
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Jakub Jerabek · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
0–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 1st · 13:26
Assists: John Carlson, T.J. Oshie · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
0–2
🧥 Cam Atkinson 1st · 18:25
Assists: Nick Foligno · beat Philipp Grubauer
1–2
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 04:09
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–3
🧥 Josh Anderson 2nd · 08:49
Assists: Zach Werenski, Seth Jones · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–3
🧥 Cam Atkinson PP Tying 2nd · 11:13
Assists: Artemi Panarin, Seth Jones · beat Philipp Grubauer
3–3
🧥 Zach Werenski PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:52
Assists: Oliver Bjorkstrand, Artemi Panarin · beat Philipp Grubauer
4–3
3rd period
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 3rd · 16:25
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
4–4
Overtime
🧥 Matt Calvert Go-ahead OT · 12:22
Assists: Zach Werenski, Josh Anderson · beat Braden Holtby
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Panarin · Dubois · Atkinson 26:59
L2 Foligno · Vanek · Jenner 21:05
L3 Calvert · Letestu · Anderson 15:43
L4 Milano · Dubinsky · Bjorkstrand 9:42
D1 Jones · Werenski 28:12
D2 Murray · Savard 22:28
D3 Cole · Nutivaara 19:16
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Backstrom 28:38
L2 Eller · Oshie · Wilson 18:45
L3 Stephenson · Connolly · Smith-Pelly 15:57
L4 Burakovsky · Beagle · Chiasson 11:07
D1 Carlson · Orlov 29:10
D2 Niskanen · Kempny 23:36
D3 Orpik · Jerabek 14:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ WSH🦅
30 Shots on goal 58
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7
26 Hits 33
25 Blocked shots 14
6 Takeaways 12
9 Giveaways 14
16 Penalty minutes 10
CBJ shooting 16.7% (5/30) WSH shooting 6.9% (4/58)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
54/58
.931 SV% · 4 GA · 72:22 TOI
🦅Capitals
Philipp Grubauer
18/22
.818 SV% · 4 GA · 39:50 TOI
Braden Holtby
7/8
.875 SV% · 1 GA · 32:15 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jay Beagle · 1st 02:12 · 0–1 Alex Ovechkin · 1st 13:26 · 0–2 Cam Atkinson · 1st 18:25 · 1–2 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 04:09 · 1–3 Josh Anderson · 2nd 08:49 · 2–3 Cam Atkinson · 2nd 11:13 · 3–3 Zach Werenski · 2nd 18:52 · 4–3 T.J. Oshie · 3rd 16:25 · 4–4 Matt Calvert · OT 12:22 · 5–4
CBJ WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-9 (31% win rate, 13 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 19-0 (100% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-3-2 (72% win rate, 18 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6-1 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 122018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Feb 262018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–5 Feb 92018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 62018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 Dec 22017 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on April 15, 2018?

Blue Jackets won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 5, Capitals 4.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cam Atkinson (2), Josh Anderson, Matt Calvert, Zach Werenski.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Jay Beagle, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 54 saves on 58 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 18 saves on 22 shots (.818 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 12 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterApr 17 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 12 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 4–3 AfterApr 17 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2
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