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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 1–0

Capitals beat Stars 5–0 at American Airlines Center on January 28, 2022.

WSH – DAL
29–29
Shots on goal
2/2–0/3
Power play
14–17
Hits
19–12
Blocked shots
⚔️ 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 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 13:58 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Connor McMichael
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 12:34 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov
2 A
15:51 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Tom Wilson PP Go-ahead 1st · 01:29
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Braden Holtby
1–0
🦅 John Carlson PP 1st · 07:54
Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nicklas Backstrom · beat Braden Holtby
2–0
🦅 Trevor van Riemsdyk 1st · 13:08
Assists: Connor McMichael, Joe Snively · beat Braden Holtby
3–0
2nd period
🦅 Connor McMichael 2nd · 12:03
Assists: Lars Eller, Justin Schultz · beat Braden Holtby
4–0
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom 2nd · 16:50
Assists: Dmitry Orlov · beat Braden Holtby
5–0

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Eller · Wilson 16:51
L2 Kuznetsov · Dowd · Hathaway 15:32
L3 Hagelin · Backstrom · Sprong 13:58
L4 Sheary · McMichael · Snively 12:33
D1 Orlov · Fehervary 22:04
D2 van Riemsdyk · Carlson 20:30
D3 Schultz · Irwin 17:14
⭐Stars
L1 Robertson · Pavelski · Hintz 18:20
L2 Benn · Seguin · Gurianov 17:02
L3 Peterson · Faksa · Radulov 12:59
L4 Kiviranta · Kero · Glendening 11:29
D1 Suter · Heiskanen 25:18
D2 Klingberg · Lindell 18:00
D3 Hakanpää · Sekera 15:19

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH DAL⭐
29 Shots on goal 29
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
14 Hits 17
19 Blocked shots 12
3 Takeaways 5
19 Giveaways 16
6 Penalty minutes 4
WSH shooting 17.2% (5/29) DAL shooting 0.0% (0/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek Shutout
29/29
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 59:27 TOI
⭐Stars
Braden Holtby
22/27
.815 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
Jake Oettinger Shutout
2/2
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located
Tom Wilson · 1st 01:29 · 1–0 John Carlson · 1st 07:54 · 2–0 Trevor van Riemsdyk · 1st 13:08 · 3–0 Connor McMichael · 2nd 12:03 · 4–0 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 16:50 · 5–0
WSH DAL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Stars
Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 1–0
Oct 122019 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 4–1 Oct 82019 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Jan 42019 🦅WSH @ ⭐DAL 1–2 OT Nov 32018 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 4–3 OT Mar 202018 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 3–4
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Who won Capitals vs Stars on January 28, 2022?

Capitals won 5–0. The final score was Capitals 5, Stars 0.

Who scored for Capitals?

Connor McMichael, John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, Trevor van Riemsdyk.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves on 29 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Stars goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 22 saves on 27 shots (.815 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Stars 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
🦅 Capitals
BeforeJan 26 🦈SJS @ 🦅WSH 4–1 AfterFeb 1 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3
⭐ Stars
BeforeJan 25 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 5–1 AfterJan 30 🐻BOS @ ⭐DAL 1–6
Also on January 28
🐙DET 3–2 🐧PIT 🌲MIN 3–2 🗽NYR 🏔️COL 6–4 🪶CHI 🐻BOS 2–1 🌵ARI
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