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2019-20 regular season

Blue Jackets at Capitals

🗓 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on December 9, 2019.

CBJ – WSH
38–39
Shots on goal
20–27
Hits
17–11
Blocked shots
7–5
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 🧥 CBJ
Cam Atkinson
2 G
4 shots · 17:00 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 20:22 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Joonas Korpisalo
37 saves
0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Cam Atkinson Go-ahead 1st · 03:27
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Alexandre Texier · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
2nd period
🧥 Ryan Murray 2nd · 06:52
Assists: Eric Robinson · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
3rd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 00:40
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Joonas Korpisalo
2–1
🧥 Riley Nash 3rd · 06:53
Assists: Alex Wennberg · beat Braden Holtby
3–1
🧥 Oliver Bjorkstrand 3rd · 10:37
Assists: Sonny Milano, Seth Jones · beat Braden Holtby
4–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 3rd · 17:54
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Joonas Korpisalo
4–2
🧥 Cam Atkinson Empty net 3rd · 18:12
Assists: Joonas Korpisalo
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Foligno · Jenner · Anderson 19:51
L2 Milano · Dubois · Atkinson 16:49
L3 Nyquist · Texier · Bjorkstrand 15:08
L4 Robinson · Wennberg · Nash 8:03
D1 Jones · Murray 24:20
D2 Savard · Kukan 20:58
D3 Gavrikov · Peeke 13:13
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Wilson 19:13
L2 Eller · Kuznetsov · Oshie 18:19
L3 Hagelin · Vrana · Panik 13:30
L4 Leipsic · Dowd · Hathaway 8:08
D1 Carlson · Orlov 21:50
D2 Jensen · Kempny 18:13
D3 Siegenthaler · Gudas 16:55

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ WSH🦅
38 Shots on goal 39
20 Hits 27
17 Blocked shots 11
7 Takeaways 5
9 Giveaways 6
6 Penalty minutes 10
CBJ shooting 13.2% (5/38) WSH shooting 5.1% (2/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Joonas Korpisalo
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI
🦅Capitals
Braden Holtby
33/37
.892 SV% · 4 GA · 58:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Cam Atkinson · 1st 03:27 · 1–0 Ryan Murray · 2nd 06:52 · 2–0 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 00:40 · 2–1 Riley Nash · 3rd 06:53 · 3–1 Oliver Bjorkstrand · 3rd 10:37 · 4–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 17:54 · 4–2 Cam Atkinson · 3rd 18:12 · 5–2
CBJ WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets: no games found in this situation this year.
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
Feb 122019 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–3 Jan 122019 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–1 OT Dec 82018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–0 Nov 92018 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 2–1 Apr 232018 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Capitals on December 9, 2019?

Blue Jackets won 5–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cam Atkinson (2), Oliver Bjorkstrand, Riley Nash, Ryan Murray.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Joonas Korpisalo made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blue Jackets vs Capitals season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 7 🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA 1–4 AfterDec 12 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 0–1
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 6 🦅WSH @ 🦆ANA 3–2 AfterDec 11 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 2–3
Also on December 9
🏝️NYI 5–1 ⚡TBL 🐻BOS 2–5 🏛️OTT 🔥CGY 5–4 🏔️COL
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