Canucks 4–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 16, 2022)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐋 VAN	0	3	1	4
🦅 WSH	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐋 VAN

Elias Pettersson

2 G

4 shots · 18:20 TOI

2nd star 🐋 VAN

J.T. Miller

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:22 TOI

3rd star 🐋 VAN

Thatcher Demko

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:31

Assists: Justin Schultz, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Thatcher Demko

0–1

2nd period

🐋 Elias Pettersson PP Tying 2nd · 00:33

Assists: Bo Horvat, Quinn Hughes · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–1

🐋 Elias Pettersson Go-ahead 2nd · 04:48

Assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Nils Hoglander · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–1

🐋 Bo Horvat PP 2nd · 18:50

Assists: J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–1

3rd period

🦅 Tom Wilson PP 3rd · 06:22

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Thatcher Demko

3–2

🐋 J.T. Miller Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Brock Boeser, Tanner Pearson

4–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐋Canucks

L1 Horvat · Miller · Boeser 20:22

L2 Pearson · Pettersson · Motte 16:32

L3 Hoglander · Lammikko · Highmore 15:04

L4 Dickinson · Chiasson · Podkolzin 8:10

D1 Myers · Hughes 25:13

D2 Ekman-Larsson · Poolman 21:36

D3 Schenn · Burroughs 11:16

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 21:08

L2 Hagelin · Backstrom · Dowd 17:40

L3 Eller · McMichael · Hathaway 14:12

L4 Protas · Sprong · Leason 8:37

D1 Schultz · Orlov 22:28

D2 Fehervary · Jensen 20:10

D3 van Riemsdyk · Irwin 15:17

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐋VAN WSH🦅

32 Shots on goal 33

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2

27 Hits 25

16 Blocked shots 20

5 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 12

VAN shooting 12.5% (4/32) WSH shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐋Canucks

Thatcher Demko

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:18 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

VAN WSH

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-7-2 (31% win rate, 13 games)

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canucks lead the season series 1–0

Nov 232019 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 2–1 SO Oct 252019 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 6–5 SO Feb 52019 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 2–3 Oct 222018 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 5–2 Jan 92018 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 1–3

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❓ VAN vs WSH, answered

Who won Canucks vs Capitals on January 16, 2022?

Canucks won 4–2. The final score was Canucks 4, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Canucks?

Elias Pettersson (2), Bo Horvat, J.T. Miller.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Thatcher Demko made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Canucks vs Capitals season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐋 Canucks

BeforeJan 15 🐋VAN @ 🌪️CAR 1–4 AfterJan 18 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 3–1

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 15 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 2–0 AfterJan 18 ✈️WPG @ 🦅WSH 3–4

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