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2021-22 regular season

Capitals at Blue Jackets

🗓 📍 Nationwide Arena, Columbus 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 3–1

Capitals beat Blue Jackets 7–2 at Nationwide Arena on March 17, 2022.

WSH – CBJ
33–41
Shots on goal
2/5–1/5
Power play
15–16
Hits
13–12
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
Anthony Mantha
2 G
5 shots · 12:40 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:03 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Vitek Vanecek
39 saves
0.951 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 1st · 04:29
Assists: T.J. Oshie · beat Joonas Korpisalo
1–0
🦅 Anthony Mantha 1st · 12:20
Unassisted · beat Joonas Korpisalo
2–0
2nd period
🦅 Martin Fehervary 2nd · 01:20
Assists: Daniel Sprong, John Carlson · beat Joonas Korpisalo
3–0
🧥 Oliver Bjorkstrand PP 2nd · 06:57
Assists: Jakub Voracek, Max Domi · beat Vitek Vanecek
3–1
🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP 2nd · 10:44
Assists: Conor Sheary, Tom Wilson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
4–1
3rd period
🧥 Patrik Laine 3rd · 01:47
Assists: Zach Werenski, Andrew Peeke · beat Vitek Vanecek
4–2
🦅 Connor McMichael 3rd · 04:15
Unassisted · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–2
🦅 Conor Sheary Empty net 3rd · 07:21
Assists: Trevor van Riemsdyk, Nicklas Backstrom
6–2
🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP 3rd · 09:03
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Alex Ovechkin · beat Elvis Merzlikins
7–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Dowd 17:41
L2 Jonsson-Fjallby · Backstrom · Hathaway 15:17
L3 Sheary · Wilson · Mantha 14:31
L4 McMichael · Oshie · Sprong 11:26
D1 van Riemsdyk · Carlson 20:06
D2 Orlov · Jensen 18:50
D3 Schultz · Fehervary 17:30
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Laine · Nyquist · Voracek 19:06
L2 Roslovic · Bjorkstrand · Danforth 16:39
L3 Robinson · Sillinger · Chinakhov 13:43
L4 Domi · Kuraly · Bemstrom 11:27
D1 Werenski · Peeke 24:07
D2 Bean · Gavrikov 19:30
D3 Kukan · Carlsson 11:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦅WSH CBJ🧥
33 Shots on goal 41
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
15 Hits 16
13 Blocked shots 12
5 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 3
14 Penalty minutes 14
WSH shooting 21.2% (7/33) CBJ shooting 4.9% (2/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦅Capitals
Vitek Vanecek
39/41
.951 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
21/24
.875 SV% · 3 GA · 38:24 TOI
Joonas Korpisalo
6/9
.667 SV% · 3 GA · 21:20 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Anthony Mantha · 1st 04:29 · 1–0 Anthony Mantha · 1st 12:20 · 2–0 Martin Fehervary · 2nd 01:20 · 3–0 Oliver Bjorkstrand · 2nd 06:57 · 3–1 Alex Ovechkin · 2nd 10:44 · 4–1 Patrik Laine · 3rd 01:47 · 4–2 Connor McMichael · 3rd 04:15 · 5–2 Conor Sheary · 3rd 07:21 · 6–2 Evgeny Kuznetsov · 3rd 09:03 · 7–2
WSH CBJ
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 4–1
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 3–1
Feb 82022 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 5–4 Dec 42021 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–3 Nov 122021 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 Dec 272019 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2 OT Dec 162019 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 0–3
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Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on March 17, 2022?

Capitals won 7–2. The final score was Capitals 7, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Anthony Mantha (2), Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, Conor Sheary, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Martin Fehervary.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Oliver Bjorkstrand, Patrik Laine.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 39 saves on 41 shots (.951 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blue Jackets season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 15 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 3–4 AfterMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 4–3
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeMar 16 🧥CBJ @ 🏛️OTT 4–1 AfterMar 19 🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ 4–5
Also on March 17
🏝️NYI 2–1 🗽NYR ⭐DAL 4–3 🇨🇦MTL 🐯NSH 4–5 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–3 🍁TOR 🐧PIT 3–2 🎵STL ⚔️BUF 1–6 🛢️EDM 🦈SJS 0–3 👑LAK 🐙DET 1–0 🐋VAN
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