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2022-23 regular season

Blackhawks at Capitals

🗓 Thu, Mar 23, 2023 📍 Capital One Arena, Washington 🔁 Capitals lead the season series 2–0

Capitals beat Blackhawks 6–1 at Capital One Arena on March 23, 2023.

CHI – WSH
28–28
Shots on goal
0/5–2/4
Power play
20–13
Hits
13–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦅 WSH
John Carlson
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:01 TOI
2nd star 🦅 WSH
Alex Ovechkin
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:39 TOI
3rd star 🦅 WSH
Nicklas Backstrom
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:34 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🦅 Conor Sheary Go-ahead 1st · 10:15
Unassisted · beat Anton Khudobin
0–1
🦅 Anthony Mantha 1st · 10:33
Assists: Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov · beat Anton Khudobin
0–2
2nd period
🦅 Nic Dowd 2nd · 01:27
Assists: Aliaksei Protas · beat Anton Khudobin
0–3
🦅 Nicklas Backstrom PP 2nd · 08:12
Assists: Dylan Strome, John Carlson · beat Anton Khudobin
0–4
3rd period
🦅 John Carlson PP 3rd · 01:04
Assists: Nicklas Backstrom, Dylan Strome · beat Anton Khudobin
0–5
🪶 Nikita Zaitsev 3rd · 03:08
Assists: Jason Dickinson, Tyler Johnson · beat Darcy Kuemper
1–5
🦅 Alex Ovechkin 3rd · 14:56
Unassisted · beat Anton Khudobin
1–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🪶Blackhawks
L1 Katchouk · Johnson · Dickinson 20:54
L2 Reichel · Athanasiou · Raddysh 17:35
L3 Khaira · Anderson · Entwistle 14:35
L4 Hardman · Kurashev · Robinson 12:14
D1 Jones · Jones 21:51
D2 Murphy · Kaiser 17:08
D3 Zaitsev · Tinordi 16:29
🦅Capitals
L1 Kuznetsov · Oshie · Wilson 17:51
L2 Ovechkin · Backstrom · Strome 17:34
L3 Milano · Dowd · Mantha 13:18
L4 Sheary · Smith · Protas 11:18
D1 Jensen · Carlson 20:06
D2 Sandin · Fehervary 19:34
D3 Alexeyev · van Riemsdyk 17:29

Team stats

Away left · home right
🪶CHI WSH🦅
28 Shots on goal 28
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
20 Hits 13
13 Blocked shots 14
5 Takeaways 6
10 Giveaways 14
8 Penalty minutes 10
CHI shooting 3.6% (1/28) WSH shooting 21.4% (6/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🪶Blackhawks
Anton Khudobin
22/28
.786 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI
🦅Capitals
Darcy Kuemper
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Conor Sheary · 1st 10:15 · 0–1 Anthony Mantha · 1st 10:33 · 0–2 Nic Dowd · 2nd 01:27 · 0–3 Nicklas Backstrom · 2nd 08:12 · 0–4 John Carlson · 3rd 01:04 · 0–5 Nikita Zaitsev · 3rd 03:08 · 1–5 Alex Ovechkin · 3rd 14:56 · 1–6
CHI WSH
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-1-2 (40% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 0–4
Blackhawks
Blackhawks — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Capitals
Capitals — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Capitals lead the season series 2–0
Dec 132022 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 7–3 Dec 152021 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 4–5 OT Dec 22021 🪶CHI @ 🦅WSH 4–3 SO Oct 202019 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 5–3 Jan 202019 🦅WSH @ 🪶CHI 5–8
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Who won Blackhawks vs Capitals on March 23, 2023?

Capitals won 6–1. The final score was Blackhawks 1, Capitals 6.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Nikita Zaitsev.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, Conor Sheary, John Carlson, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Anton Khudobin made 22 saves on 28 shots (.786 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Darcy Kuemper made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Capitals played?

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

What is the Blackhawks vs Capitals 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
🪶 Blackhawks
BeforeMar 20 🪶CHI @ 🏔️COL 0–5 AfterMar 25 🪶CHI @ 🌲MIN 1–3
🦅 Capitals
BeforeMar 21 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 7–6 AfterMar 25 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4
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