Capitals 1–3 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐯 NSH

Yakov Trenin

1 G

1 shots · 16:25 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Colton Sissons

1 G

1 shots · 17:49 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Philip Tomasino

1 G

1 shots · 11:40 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Colton Sissons PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:03

Assists: Roman Josi, Filip Forsberg · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–1

2nd period

🦅 T.J. Oshie PP Tying 2nd · 05:16

Assists: Dylan Strome, Alex Ovechkin · beat Juuse Saros

1–1

🐯 Philip Tomasino Go-ahead 2nd · 13:26

Assists: Cole Smith · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–2

3rd period

🐯 Yakov Trenin 3rd · 03:41

Assists: Alexandre Carrier, Michael McCarron · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 20:32

L2 Kuznetsov · McMichael · Oshie 18:00

L3 Snively · Protas · Mantha 12:48

L4 Malenstyn · Dowd · Aube-Kubel 10:18

D1 Carlson · Sandin 24:01

D2 van Riemsdyk · Fehervary 18:26

D3 Jensen · Edmundson 13:45

🐯Predators

L1 O'Reilly · Sissons · Trenin 17:49

L2 Smith · Forsberg · Nyquist 15:38

L3 Glass · Novak · Evangelista 13:13

L4 Parssinen · Tomasino · McCarron 11:40

D1 McDonagh · Josi 22:35

D2 Lauzon · Carrier 20:10

D3 Schenn · Barrie 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH NSH🐯

22 Shots on goal 23

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

20 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 18

9 Takeaways 10

14 Giveaways 25

6 Penalty minutes 8

WSH shooting 4.5% (1/22) NSH shooting 13.0% (3/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 57:39 TOI

🐯Predators

Juuse Saros

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

WSH NSH

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-4-2 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Predators

Predators — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Predators lead the season series 1–0

Jan 62023 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Oct 292022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–0 Feb 152022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 4–1 Dec 292021 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–5 Jan 292020 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 5–4

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Who won Capitals vs Predators on December 16, 2023?

Predators won 3–1. The final score was Capitals 1, Predators 3.

Who scored for Capitals?

T.J. Oshie.

Who scored for Predators?

Colton Sissons, Philip Tomasino, Yakov Trenin.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Predators season series?

Predators lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 14 🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI 3–4 AfterDec 17 🦅WSH @ 🌪️CAR 2–1

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 15 🐯NSH @ 🌪️CAR 6–5 AfterDec 19 🐋VAN @ 🐯NSH 5–2

Also on December 16

🐋VAN 1–2 🌲MIN 🐧PIT 0–7 🍁TOR 😈NJD 6–3 🧥CBJ 🏝️NYI 3–5 🇨🇦MTL 🐙DET 0–1 🔔PHI 🏔️COL 2–6 ✈️WPG 🗽NYR 2–1 🐻BOS ⭐DAL 3–4 🎵STL

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