Blues 5–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Mar 22, 2022)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🎵 STL

Brayden Schenn

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 20:56 TOI

2nd star 🎵 STL

David Perron

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:49 TOI

3rd star 🎵 STL

Brandon Saad

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 18:38 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Evgeny Kuznetsov PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:22

Assists: John Carlson, Tom Wilson · beat Ville Husso

0–1

🎵 Brandon Saad Tying 1st · 11:48

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–1

🦅 Tom Wilson Go-ahead 1st · 13:01

Assists: Anthony Mantha · beat Ville Husso

1–2

🎵 Ryan O'Reilly PP Tying 1st · 17:15

Assists: Brandon Saad, David Perron · beat Vitek Vanecek

2–2

2nd period

🎵 Nathan Walker Go-ahead 2nd · 10:31

Assists: Brayden Schenn, Colton Parayko · beat Vitek Vanecek

3–2

🎵 Brayden Schenn 2nd · 17:13

Assists: Jordan Kyrou, Pavel Buchnevich · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–2

3rd period

🎵 David Perron Empty net 3rd · 19:31

Assists: Brayden Schenn

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Buchnevich · Kyrou · Schenn 22:06

L2 Saad · O'Reilly · Barbashev 18:38

L3 Perron · Walker · Toropchenko 13:01

L4 MacEachern · Brown 7:08

D1 Parayko · Faulk 23:46

D2 Leddy · Scandella 19:02

D3 Krug · Bortuzzo 10:51

D4 Mikkola 9:19

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 20:23

L2 Johansson · Eller · Mantha 17:15

L3 Sheary · Backstrom · Hathaway 14:31

L4 Jonsson-Fjallby · McMichael 10:42

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 23:32

D2 Jensen · Orlov 19:00

D3 Schultz · Kempny 15:00

D4 Irwin 0:29

Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL WSH🦅

38 Shots on goal 21

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

23 Hits 28

12 Blocked shots 15

11 Takeaways 7

6 Giveaways 4

8 Penalty minutes 12

STL shooting 13.2% (5/38) WSH shooting 9.5% (2/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Ville Husso

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

🦅Capitals

Vitek Vanecek

33/37

.892 SV% · 4 GA · 57:08 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

STL WSH

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Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 12-9-3 (50% win rate, 24 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 8-6-4 (44% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Blues

Blues — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-6-1 (12% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Blues lead the season series 2–0

Jan 72022 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 1–5 Oct 22019 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 3–2 OT Jan 142019 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–1 Jan 32019 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 2–5 Apr 22018 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–2

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Who won Blues vs Capitals on March 22, 2022?

Blues won 5–2. The final score was Blues 5, Capitals 2.

Who scored for Blues?

Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn, David Perron, Nathan Walker, Ryan O'Reilly.

Who scored for Capitals?

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Ville Husso made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 33 saves on 37 shots (.892 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blues vs Capitals season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🎵 Blues

BeforeMar 19 🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ 4–5 AfterMar 24 🔔PHI @ 🎵STL 5–2

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 20 ⭐DAL @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterMar 25 🦅WSH @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

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