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2021-22 regular season

Avalanche at Capitals

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

Capitals beat Avalanche 6–3 at Capital One Arena on October 19, 2021.

COL – WSH
27–40
Shots on goal
1/4–0/3
Power play
15–20
Hits
14–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
2 G, 1 A
7 shots · 17:43 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Tom Wilson
3 A
3 shots · 16:36 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nick Jensen
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 19:42 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov Go-ahead 1st · 06:15
Assists: John Carlson · beat Darcy Kuemper
0–1
🏔️ J.T. Compher SH Tying 1st · 13:46
Unassisted · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–1
🦅 Nick Jensen Go-ahead 1st · 16:53
Assists: Dmitry Orlov, Tom Wilson · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–2
2nd period
🏔️ Darren Helm Tying 2nd · 03:12
Assists: Logan O'Connor, Bowen Byram · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–2
🦅 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 2nd · 14:47
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–3
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov 2nd · 16:41
Assists: Tom Wilson, Dmitry Orlov · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–4
3rd period
🦅 Nic Dowd 3rd · 00:39
Assists: Nick Jensen, Carl Hagelin · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–5
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 3rd · 16:54
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, J.T. Compher · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–5
🦅 Alex Ovechkin Empty net 3rd · 17:39
Assists: Tom Wilson, Evgeny Kuznetsov
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Compher · MacKinnon · Rantanen 20:26
L2 Burakovsky · Jost · Kadri 19:35
L3 Ranta · Helm · O'Connor 13:08
L4 Maltsev · MacDermid · Kaut 9:06
D1 Makar · Johnson 21:14
D2 Girard · Byram 17:40
D3 Murray · Johnson 13:32
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Kuznetsov 17:43
L2 Dowd · Wilson · Oshie 15:46
L3 Hagelin · Mantha · Hathaway 13:31
L4 Sheary · McMichael · Sprong 12:13
D1 Carlson · Orlov 20:46
D2 Fehervary · Jensen 19:46
D3 van Riemsdyk · Schultz 17:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL WSH🦅
27 Shots on goal 40
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
15 Hits 20
14 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 9
5 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 10
COL shooting 11.1% (3/27) WSH shooting 15.0% (6/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Darcy Kuemper
34/39
.872 SV% · 5 GA · 57:44 TOI
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Evgeny Kuznetsov · 1st 06:15 · 0–1 J.T. Compher · 1st 13:46 · 1–1 Nick Jensen · 1st 16:53 · 1–2 Darren Helm · 2nd 03:12 · 2–2 Anthony Mantha · 2nd 14:47 · 2–3 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 2nd 16:41 · 2–4 Nic Dowd · 3rd 00:39 · 2–5 Mikko Rantanen · 3rd 16:54 · 3–5 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 17:39 · 3–6
COL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–4
Avalanche
Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

All →
Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Feb 132020 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2 Oct 142019 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Feb 72019 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Nov 162018 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT Dec 122017 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 2–5
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Who won Avalanche vs Capitals on October 19, 2021?

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

Who scored for Avalanche?

Darren Helm, J.T. Compher, Mikko Rantanen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov (2), Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Avalanche vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeOct 16 🎵STL @ 🏔️COL 5–3 AfterOct 21 🏔️COL @ 🐆FLA 1–4
🦅 Capitals
BeforeOct 16 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1 AfterOct 21 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 4–1
Also on October 19
🐋VAN 2–5 ⚔️BUF 🦈SJS 5–0 🇨🇦MTL 🐆FLA 4–1 ⚡TBL 🦑SEA 2–4 😈NJD ⭐DAL 2–1 🐧PIT 🧥CBJ 1–4 🐙DET 🏝️NYI 4–1 🪶CHI 👑LAK 1–2 🐯NSH
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