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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Blackhawks

🗓 📍 United Center, Chicago 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0

Blackhawks beat Capitals 5–4 in overtime at United Center on December 15, 2021.

WSH – CHI
46–28
Shots on goal
1/3–3/6
Power play
29–20
Hits
14–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🪶 CHI
Alex DeBrincat
2 G
3 shots · 22:51 TOI
2nd star 🪶 CHI
Caleb Jones
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:31 TOI
3rd star 🪶 CHI
Marc-Andre Fleury
42 saves
0.913 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
2nd period
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:36
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🪶 Alex DeBrincat PP Tying 2nd · 13:55
Assists: Patrick Kane, Dominik Kubalik · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–1
🪶 Philipp Kurashev PP Go-ahead 2nd · 14:13
Assists: Kirby Dach, Caleb Jones · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–2
🪶 MacKenzie Entwistle 2nd · 14:29
Assists: Brandon Hagel, Jonathan Toews · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–3
🦅 Daniel Sprong 2nd · 19:18
Assists: Lars Eller · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–3
3rd period
🦅 Lars Eller Tying 3rd · 11:57
Assists: T.J. Oshie, Conor Sheary · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
🪶 Alex DeBrincat PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:00
Assists: Brandon Hagel, Dylan Strome · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–4
🦅 Conor Sheary Tying 3rd · 19:57
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–4
Overtime
🪶 Caleb Jones Go-ahead OT · 01:21
Assists: Kirby Dach, Patrick Kane · beat Ilya Samsonov
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Oshie 20:58
L2 Sheary · Backstrom · Sprong 18:14
L3 Hagelin · Malenstyn · Dowd 12:52
L4 McMichael · Protas · Sgarbossa 8:10
D1 Carlson · Fehervary 24:18
D2 Orlov · Jensen 18:58
D3 Schultz · van Riemsdyk 14:50
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Strome · Kane · DeBrincat 22:51
L2 Hagel · Toews · Dach 17:23
L3 Kubalik · Kurashev · Connolly 13:38
L4 Slavin · Carpenter · Entwistle 8:20
D1 Jones · Murphy 25:47
D2 de Haan · McCabe 17:06
D3 Jones · Stillman 13:12

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CHI🪶
46 Shots on goal 28
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/6
29 Hits 20
14 Blocked shots 16
11 Takeaways 9
6 Giveaways 9
12 Penalty minutes 6
WSH shooting 8.7% (4/46) CHI shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Ilya Samsonov
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:34 TOI
🪶Blackhawks
Marc-Andre Fleury
42/46
.913 SV% · 4 GA · 61:21 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 03:36 · 1–0 Alex DeBrincat · 2nd 13:55 · 1–1 Philipp Kurashev · 2nd 14:13 · 1–2 MacKenzie Entwistle · 2nd 14:29 · 1–3 Daniel Sprong · 2nd 19:18 · 2–3 Lars Eller · 3rd 11:57 · 3–3 Alex DeBrincat · 3rd 15:00 · 3–4 Conor Sheary · 3rd 19:57 · 4–4 Caleb Jones · OT 01:21 · 4–5
WSH CHI
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Capitals
Capitals — tied after 1st: 5-2-1 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — tied after 1st: 5-6 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0
Dec 22021 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Oct 202019 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 5–3 Jan 202019 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 5–8 Nov 212018 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 2–4 Feb 172018 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 1–7
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Who won Capitals vs Blackhawks on December 15, 2021?

Blackhawks won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 4, Blackhawks 5.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Conor Sheary, Daniel Sprong, Lars Eller.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Alex DeBrincat (2), Caleb Jones, MacKenzie Entwistle, Philipp Kurashev.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blackhawks played?

At United Center in Chicago, the Blackhawks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blackhawks season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeDec 11 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterDec 17 🦅WSH @ ✈️WPG 5–2
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeDec 11 🪶CHI @ 🍁TOR 4–5 AfterDec 17 🐯NSH @ 🪶CHI 3–2
Also on December 15
🗽NYR 3–2 🌵ARI 🦑SEA 1–4 🦆ANA
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