🐯 Away Predators 22-15-2
6–3
Final
🦅 Home Capitals 24-10-3
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🐯 NSH 1326
🦅 WSH 2103

Predators at Capitals

Predators beat Capitals 6–3 at Capital One Arena on December 31, 2018.

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🏒 2018-19 🔁 Predators lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
Ryan Johansen
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 20:52 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Rocco Grimaldi
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 09:27 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Viktor Arvidsson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:01 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Michal Kempny Go-ahead 1st · 04:33
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom · beat Pekka Rinne
0–1
🦅 Jakub Vrana 1st · 08:45
Assists: John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Pekka Rinne
0–2
🐯 Rocco Grimaldi 1st · 09:08
Assists: Zac Rinaldo, Mattias Ekholm · beat Braden Holtby
1–2
2nd period
🦅 Chandler Stephenson 2nd · 08:22
Assists: Devante Smith-Pelly, Braden Holtby · beat Pekka Rinne
1–3
🐯 Miikka Salomaki 2nd · 09:57
Assists: Nick Bonino, Mattias Ekholm · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
🐯 Ryan Johansen Tying 2nd · 11:59
Assists: Roman Josi · beat Braden Holtby
3–3
🐯 Frederick Gaudreau Go-ahead 2nd · 14:30
Assists: Rocco Grimaldi, Craig Smith · beat Braden Holtby
4–3
3rd period
🐯 Ryan Ellis 3rd · 10:35
Assists: Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson · beat Braden Holtby
5–3
🐯 Viktor Arvidsson PP 3rd · 18:00
Assists: Ryan Johansen, Kevin Fiala · beat Braden Holtby
6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Arvidsson · Johansen · Bonino 20:52
L2 Watson · Salomaki · Hartman 15:38
L3 Fiala · Smith · Jarnkrok 14:07
L4 Gaudreau · Rinaldo · Grimaldi 9:27
D1 Ellis · Josi 25:08
D2 Ekholm · Subban 22:04
D3 Hamhuis · Bitetto 12:54
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Oshie 20:07
L2 Backstrom · Eller · Wilson 15:53
L3 Vrana · Burakovsky · Connolly 13:15
L4 Boyd · Stephenson · Smith-Pelly 9:13
D1 Carlson · Orlov 22:35
D2 Kempny · Orpik 19:02
D3 Siegenthaler · Bowey 16:38

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH WSH🦅
34 Shots on goal 25
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1
14 Hits 29
22 Blocked shots 11
17 Takeaways 11
11 Giveaways 15
2 Penalty minutes 6
NSH shooting 17.6% (6/34) WSH shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
22/25
.880 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
28/34
.824 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Michal Kempny · 1st 04:33 · 0–1 Jakub Vrana · 1st 08:45 · 0–2 Rocco Grimaldi · 1st 09:08 · 1–2 Chandler Stephenson · 2nd 08:22 · 1–3 Miikka Salomaki · 2nd 09:57 · 2–3 Ryan Johansen · 2nd 11:59 · 3–3 Frederick Gaudreau · 2nd 14:30 · 4–3 Ryan Ellis · 3rd 10:35 · 5–3 Viktor Arvidsson · 3rd 18:00 · 6–3
NSH WSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 13-1 (93% win rate, 14 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-3 (17% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Predators lead the season series 1–0
Apr 52018 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 4–3 Nov 142017 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–6 Mar 162017 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 2–1 OT Feb 252017 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 2–5 Mar 182016 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 1–4
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❓ NSH vs WSH, answered

Who won Predators vs Capitals on December 31, 2018?

Predators won 6–3. The final score was Predators 6, Capitals 3.

Who scored for Predators?

Frederick Gaudreau, Miikka Salomaki, Rocco Grimaldi, Ryan Ellis, Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson.

Who scored for Capitals?

Chandler Stephenson, Jakub Vrana, Michal Kempny.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 28 saves on 34 shots (.824 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Predators vs Capitals season series?

Predators lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐯NSH 4–3 AfterJan 1 🔔PHI @ 🐯NSH 0–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🏛️OTT 3–2 AfterJan 3 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 2–5
Also on December 31
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