Capitals 3–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Apr 18, 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 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

4 shots · 15:54 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Garnet Hathaway

1 G

1 shots · 12:45 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Marcus Johansson

1 G

1 shots · 10:25 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Garnet Hathaway Go-ahead 1st · 04:02

Assists: Johan Larsson, Justin Schultz · beat Darcy Kuemper

1–0

🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin Tying 1st · 17:05

Assists: Bowen Byram, Cale Makar · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–1

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:27

Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson · beat Darcy Kuemper

2–1

3rd period

🏔️ Artturi Lehkonen Tying 3rd · 08:13

Assists: Nico Sturm, Nicolas Aube-Kubel · beat Ilya Samsonov

2–2

🦅 Marcus Johansson Go-ahead 3rd · 10:46

Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Darcy Kuemper

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Eller · Oshie · Wilson 17:23

L2 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Mantha 16:18

L3 Dowd · Backstrom · Hathaway 12:45

L4 Sheary · Larsson · Johansson 11:36

D1 Carlson · Orlov 23:14

D2 Jensen · Fehervary 20:31

D3 van Riemsdyk · Schultz 16:04

🏔️Avalanche

L1 MacKinnon · Rantanen · Nichushkin 22:18

L2 Lehkonen · Compher · Sturm 16:42

L3 Burakovsky · Newhook · Aube-Kubel 13:44

L4 MacDermid · Helm · O'Connor 10:32

L5 Meyers 6:57

D1 Makar · Girard 26:14

D2 Johnson · Byram 17:52

D3 Manson 16:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH COL🏔️

27 Shots on goal 26

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

34 Hits 39

23 Blocked shots 13

7 Takeaways 5

4 Giveaways 5

6 Penalty minutes 4

WSH shooting 11.1% (3/27) COL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Ilya Samsonov

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Darcy Kuemper

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH COL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 1st: 11-7-4 (50% win rate, 22 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 19-5-5 (66% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1-3 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-1-2 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Oct 192021 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 3–6 Feb 132020 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2 Oct 142019 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 6–3 Feb 72019 🏔️COL @ 🦅WSH 3–4 OT Nov 162018 🦅WSH @ 🏔️COL 3–2 OT

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Who won Capitals vs Avalanche on April 18, 2022?

Capitals won 3–2. The final score was Capitals 3, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Garnet Hathaway, Marcus Johansson.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Artturi Lehkonen, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Avalanche season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeApr 16 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 8–4 AfterApr 20 🦅WSH @ 🎰VGK 3–4

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeApr 16 🌪️CAR @ 🏔️COL 4–7 AfterApr 20 🏔️COL @ 🦑SEA 2–3

Also on April 18

🔥CGY 5–2 🪶CHI 🏛️OTT 2–4 🦑SEA 🌪️CAR 5–3 🌵ARI 😈NJD 3–2 🎰VGK ⭐DAL 2–6 🐋VAN

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