Capitals 2–5 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Jan 3, 2019)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🎵 STL

Alex Pietrangelo

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 21:34 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

Ryan O'Reilly

2 A

4 shots · 21:33 TOI

3rd star 🎵 STL

David Perron

2 A

1 shots · 20:58 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Robert Thomas Go-ahead 1st · 04:00

Assists: Robert Bortuzzo, Jaden Schwartz · beat Braden Holtby

0–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 1st · 15:34

Assists: Michal Kempny, John Carlson · beat Jake Allen

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Brett Connolly Go-ahead 2nd · 03:00

Assists: Lars Eller, Michal Kempny · beat Jake Allen

2–1

🎵 Colton Parayko PP Tying 2nd · 12:23

Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, David Perron · beat Braden Holtby

2–2

🎵 Oskar Sundqvist Go-ahead 2nd · 16:33

Assists: Ivan Barbashev, Alex Pietrangelo · beat Braden Holtby

2–3

3rd period

🎵 Alex Pietrangelo 3rd · 05:44

Assists: David Perron, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Braden Holtby

2–4

🎵 Tyler Bozak 3rd · 11:08

Unassisted · beat Braden Holtby

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Oshie 17:30

L2 Kuznetsov · Eller · Connolly 16:11

L3 Vrana · Stephenson · Wilson 13:50

L4 Burakovsky · Dowd · Jaskin 11:01

D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:16

D2 Niskanen · Kempny 20:20

D3 Orpik · Bowey 13:43

🎵Blues

L1 Perron · O'Reilly · Schwartz 20:58

L2 Steen · Schenn · Bozak 17:34

L3 Sundqvist · Thomas · Barbashev 14:20

L4 Maroon · Fabbri 11:07

D1 Parayko · Pietrangelo 22:28

D2 Bouwmeester · Edmundson 15:42

D3 Bortuzzo · Gunnarsson 13:40

D4 Dunn 11:36

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH STL🎵

25 Shots on goal 42

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

16 Hits 14

14 Blocked shots 7

10 Takeaways 19

8 Giveaways 4

17 Penalty minutes 15

WSH shooting 8.0% (2/25) STL shooting 11.9% (5/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Braden Holtby

37/42

.881 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Jake Allen

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 59:57 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

WSH STL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 7-8 (47% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-3 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Blues

Blues — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-1 (67% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Blues lead the season series 1–0

Apr 22018 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–2 Jan 72018 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Jan 192017 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 7–3 Nov 232016 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Apr 92016 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 5–1

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Who won Capitals vs Blues on January 3, 2019?

Blues won 5–2. The final score was Capitals 2, Blues 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Brett Connolly.

Who scored for Blues?

Alex Pietrangelo, Colton Parayko, Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Thomas, Tyler Bozak.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 37 saves on 42 shots (.881 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Jake Allen made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blues season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 31 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 6–3 AfterJan 4 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 1–2

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 31 🗽NYR @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterJan 5 🏝️NYI @ 🎵STL 4–3

Also on January 3

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