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First Round · Game 5

Blue Jackets at Capitals

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

Capitals, First Round Game 5, beat Blue Jackets 4–3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on April 21, 2018.

CBJ – WSH
42–29
Shots on goal
0/5–1/4
Power play
33–38
Hits
28–20
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 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:41 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Dmitry Orlov
2 A
2 shots · 27:00 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
39 saves
0.929 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Matt Calvert SH Go-ahead 1st · 10:08
Assists: Seth Jones · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Tying 1st · 13:22
Assists: Chandler Stephenson, Michal Kempny · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–1
2nd period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 2nd · 03:21
Assists: Dmitry Orlov · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–2
🧥 Matt Calvert Tying 2nd · 04:45
Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:42
Assists: John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
2–3
3rd period
🧥 Oliver Bjorkstrand Tying 3rd · 02:30
Assists: Ian Cole, Alex Wennberg · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
Overtime
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom Go-ahead OT · 11:53
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Chandler Stephenson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Panarin · Dubois · Atkinson 27:11
L2 Foligno · Calvert · Jenner 19:32
L3 Vanek · Wennberg · Anderson 18:00
L4 Letestu · Dubinsky · Bjorkstrand 7:51
D1 Jones · Werenski 27:29
D2 Murray · Nutivaara 21:24
D3 Cole · Savard 18:22
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 23:40
L2 Backstrom · Stephenson · Oshie 20:59
L3 Eller · Smith-Pelly · Connolly 16:54
L4 Vrana · Beagle · Chiasson 7:43
D1 Niskanen · Carlson 30:20
D2 Orlov · Orpik 24:09
D3 Kempny · Djoos 15:05

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ WSH🦅
42 Shots on goal 29
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
33 Hits 38
28 Blocked shots 20
9 Takeaways 10
10 Giveaways 18
8 Penalty minutes 10
CBJ shooting 7.1% (3/42) WSH shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 71:53 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
39/42
.929 SV% · 3 GA · 71:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Matt Calvert · 1st 10:08 · 1–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 1st 13:22 · 1–1 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 03:21 · 1–2 Matt Calvert · 2nd 04:45 · 2–2 T.J. Oshie · 2nd 16:42 · 2–3 Oliver Bjorkstrand · 3rd 02:30 · 3–3 Nicklas Backstrom · OT 11:53 · 3–4
CBJ WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 17-12-5 (50% win rate, 34 games)
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 15-11-6 (47% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-11-3 (22% win rate, 18 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 17-1-4 (77% win rate, 22 games)

Last meetings

All →
Apr 192018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 Apr 172018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 OT Apr 152018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 5–4 OT Apr 122018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Feb 262018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 1–5
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on April 21, 2018?

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

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Matt Calvert (2), Oliver Bjorkstrand.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicklas Backstrom (2), Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 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 19 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 AfterApr 23 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 19 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 AfterApr 23 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
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