Predators 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2023)

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 🐯 NSH

Yakov Trenin

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:36 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan McDonagh

1 G

1 shots · 22:29 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Kevin Lankinen

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Tommy Novak Go-ahead 1st · 04:10

Assists: Yakov Trenin · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–0

🦅 Sonny Milano Tying 1st · 09:52

Assists: Conor Sheary, Dmitry Orlov · beat Kevin Lankinen

1–1

🐯 Yakov Trenin Go-ahead 1st · 15:09

Assists: Jeremy Lauzon, Juuso Parssinen · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Nicolas Aube-Kubel Tying 2nd · 11:07

Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Kevin Lankinen

2–2

3rd period

🐯 Ryan McDonagh Go-ahead 3rd · 16:44

Assists: Ryan Johansen, Matt Duchene · beat Charlie Lindgren

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Granlund · Niederreiter 16:39

L2 Jeannot · Duchene · Sissons 14:54

L3 Glass · Trenin · Parssinen 14:36

L4 Johansen · Jankowski · Novak 13:30

D1 Josi · McDonagh 23:10

D2 Ekholm · Carrier 19:50

D3 Lauzon · Fabbro 15:03

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Strome 19:38

L2 Sheary · Johansson · Oshie 16:07

L3 Milano · Eller · Dowd 12:52

L4 Hathaway · Aube-Kubel · Mantha 11:25

D1 Gustafsson · Orlov 22:56

D2 Jensen · van Riemsdyk 19:14

D3 Fehervary · Irwin 14:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH WSH🦅

21 Shots on goal 32

28 Hits 32

21 Blocked shots 17

3 Takeaways 10

6 Giveaways 10

6 Penalty minutes 4

NSH shooting 14.3% (3/21) WSH shooting 6.2% (2/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Kevin Lankinen

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 58:23 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

NSH WSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-0-4 (60% win rate, 10 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4-2 (33% win rate, 9 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 292022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–0 Feb 152022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 4–1 Dec 292021 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Jan 292020 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 5–4 Oct 102019 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 5–6

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Who won Predators vs Capitals on January 6, 2023?

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

Who scored for Predators?

Ryan McDonagh, Tommy Novak, Yakov Trenin.

Who scored for Capitals?

Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Sonny Milano.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Kevin Lankinen made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Predators vs Capitals season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeJan 5 🐯NSH @ 🌪️CAR 5–3 AfterJan 9 🐯NSH @ 🏛️OTT 3–0

🦅 Capitals

BeforeJan 5 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 6–2 AfterJan 8 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 0–1

Also on January 6

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