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2022-23 regular season

Blues at Capitals

🗓 Fri, Mar 17, 2023 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Blues lead the season series 2–0

Blues beat Capitals 5–2 at Capital One Arena on March 17, 2023.

STL – WSH
22–34
Shots on goal
0/1–1/4
Power play
16–20
Hits
23–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🎵 STL
Sammy Blais
2 G
4 shots · 13:29 TOI
2nd star 🎵 STL
Brayden Schenn
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 16:31 TOI
3rd star 🎵 STL
Joel Hofer
32 saves
0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🎵 Sammy Blais Go-ahead 1st · 01:54
Assists: Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–0
2nd period
🎵 Jordan Kyrou 2nd · 04:51
Assists: Jakub Vrana, Colton Parayko · beat Darcy Kuemper
2–0
🎵 Kasperi Kapanen 2nd · 09:25
Assists: Pavel Buchnevich, Nick Leddy · beat Darcy Kuemper
3–0
🎵 Sammy Blais 2nd · 14:36
Assists: Torey Krug, Brandon Saad · beat Darcy Kuemper
4–0
3rd period
🦅 Martin Fehervary 3rd · 05:47
Assists: Alexander Alexeyev, Sonny Milano · beat Joel Hofer
4–1
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 3rd · 17:14
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Rasmus Sandin · beat Joel Hofer
4–2
🎵 Brayden Schenn Empty net 3rd · 18:21
Assists: Nick Leddy
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🎵Blues
L1 Buchnevich · Thomas · Kapanen 18:46
L2 Saad · Schenn · Toropchenko 16:31
L3 Blais · Vrana · Kyrou 13:29
L4 Leivo · Walker · Brown 9:47
D1 Faulk · Scandella 23:19
D2 Parayko · Leddy 21:18
D3 Bortuzzo · Krug 14:40
🦅Capitals
L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Wilson 21:00
L2 Strome · Backstrom · Oshie 16:42
L3 Milano · Sheary · Dowd 13:21
L4 Protas · Smith · Aube-Kubel 11:55
D1 Alexeyev · Sandin 22:04
D2 Fehervary · van Riemsdyk 19:30
D3 Irwin · Carlsson 14:32

Team stats

Away left · home right
🎵STL WSH🦅
22 Shots on goal 34
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
16 Hits 20
23 Blocked shots 7
9 Takeaways 14
6 Giveaways 17
8 Penalty minutes 2
STL shooting 22.7% (5/22) WSH shooting 5.9% (2/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🎵Blues
Joel Hofer
32/34
.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
17/21
.810 SV% · 4 GA · 58:06 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Sammy Blais · 1st 01:54 · 1–0 Jordan Kyrou · 2nd 04:51 · 2–0 Kasperi Kapanen · 2nd 09:25 · 3–0 Sammy Blais · 2nd 14:36 · 4–0 Martin Fehervary · 3rd 05:47 · 4–1 Nicklas Backstrom · 3rd 17:14 · 4–2 Brayden Schenn · 3rd 18:21 · 5–2
STL WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Blues
Blues — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-11-2 (19% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 4–0
Blues
Blues — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Capitals
Capitals — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Blues lead the season series 2–0
Nov 172022 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 4–5 SO Mar 222022 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 5–2 Jan 72022 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 1–5 Oct 22019 🦅WSH @ 🎵STL 3–2 OT Jan 142019 🎵STL @ 🦅WSH 4–1
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Who won Blues vs Capitals on March 17, 2023?

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

Who scored for Blues?

Sammy Blais (2), Brayden Schenn, Jordan Kyrou, Kasperi Kapanen.

Who scored for Capitals?

Martin Fehervary, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Joel Hofer made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 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 15 🌲MIN @ 🎵STL 8–5 AfterMar 19 ✈️WPG @ 🎵STL 0–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 15 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 4–5 AfterMar 19 🦅WSH @ 🌲MIN 3–5
Also on March 17
⚔️BUF 2–5 🔔PHI 🌪️CAR 2–5 🍁TOR 🧥CBJ 4–7 🦆ANA
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