🦅 Away Capitals 2-3 in series
6–3
Final
WSH leads 4–2
🧥 Home Blue Jackets 3-2 in series
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🦅 WSH 1236
🧥 CBJ 0123

Capitals at Blue Jackets — First Round Game 6

Capitals, First Round Game 6, beat Blue Jackets 6–3 at Nationwide Arena on April 23, 2018.

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🏒 2017-18 playoffs
🏒 The series ⚔️ Head-to-head

🏒 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
Alex Ovechkin
2 G
3 shots · 16:08 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Chandler Stephenson
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:59 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Braden Holtby
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Dmitry Orlov Go-ahead 1st · 12:12
Assists: Matt Niskanen, Chandler Stephenson · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
1–0
2nd period
🧥 Nick Foligno Tying 2nd · 08:40
Assists: Ryan Murray, Ian Cole · beat Braden Holtby
1–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 12:50
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Christian Djoos · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
2–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 18:23
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
3–1
3rd period
🧥 Pierre-Luc Dubois 3rd · 02:25
Assists: Matt Calvert · beat Braden Holtby
3–2
🦅 Devante Smith-Pelly 3rd · 03:56
Unassisted · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
4–2
🦅 Chandler Stephenson SH 3rd · 05:30
Assists: Jay Beagle, Brooks Orpik · beat Sergei Bobrovsky
5–2
🧥 Nick Foligno 3rd · 08:22
Assists: Boone Jenner, Oliver Bjorkstrand · beat Braden Holtby
5–3
🦅 Lars Eller Empty net 3rd · 19:46
Assists: Jay Beagle
6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Backstrom · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:35
L2 Ovechkin · Eller · Wilson 16:35
L3 Stephenson · Beagle · Connolly 14:23
L4 Vrana · Smith-Pelly · Chiasson 7:04
D1 Niskanen · Orlov 26:13
D2 Carlson · Orpik 20:28
D3 Kempny · Djoos 11:10
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Panarin · Wennberg · Atkinson 23:55
L2 Foligno · Dubois · Jenner 17:57
L3 Calvert · Anderson · Bjorkstrand 15:49
L4 Vanek · Letestu · Dubinsky 5:31
D1 Jones · Werenski 24:44
D2 Murray · Savard 15:55
D3 Cole · Nutivaara 14:18

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
28 Shots on goal 38
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
21 Hits 26
23 Blocked shots 9
7 Takeaways 11
6 Giveaways 4
10 Penalty minutes 8
WSH shooting 21.4% (6/28) CBJ shooting 7.9% (3/38)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Sergei Bobrovsky
22/27
.815 SV% · 5 GA · 57:26 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Dmitry Orlov · 1st 12:12 · 1–0 Nick Foligno · 2nd 08:40 · 1–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 12:50 · 2–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 18:23 · 3–1 Pierre-Luc Dubois · 3rd 02:25 · 3–2 Devante Smith-Pelly · 3rd 03:56 · 4–2 Chandler Stephenson · 3rd 05:30 · 5–2 Nick Foligno · 3rd 08:22 · 5–3 Lars Eller · 3rd 19:46 · 6–3
WSH CBJ
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 20-0-1 (95% win rate, 21 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-10 (33% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 3–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 14-0 (100% win rate, 14 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-8-1 (18% win rate, 11 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Apr 212018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT 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
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on April 23, 2018?

Capitals won 6–3. The final score was Capitals 6, Blue Jackets 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin (2), Chandler Stephenson, Devante Smith-Pelly, Dmitry Orlov, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Nick Foligno (2), Pierre-Luc Dubois.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeApr 21 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterApr 26 🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH 3–2
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeApr 21 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterOct 4 🧥CBJ @ 🐙DET 3–2
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