Capitals 3–2 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 21, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🦅 WSH	1	1	0	1	3
🧥 CBJ	0	1	1	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

3 A

3 shots · 26:10 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Anthony Mantha

2 G

2 shots · 14:49 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

Charlie Lindgren

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🦅 Anthony Mantha PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:24

Assists: Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–0

2nd period

🧥 Cole Sillinger Tying 2nd · 15:18

Assists: Emil Bemstrom, Johnny Gaudreau · beat Charlie Lindgren

1–1

🦅 Anthony Mantha Go-ahead 2nd · 17:24

Assists: Aliaksei Protas, John Carlson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–1

3rd period

🧥 Yegor Chinakhov Tying 3rd · 12:49

Assists: Dmitri Voronkov, Erik Gudbranson · beat Charlie Lindgren

2–2

Overtime

🦅 Alex Ovechkin PP Go-ahead OT · 04:07

Assists: Dylan Strome, John Carlson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Strome · Wilson 21:08

L2 Malenstyn · Dowd · Aube-Kubel 17:38

L3 Kuznetsov · Protas · Mantha 14:41

L4 Miroshnichenko · Lapierre · Phillips 10:28

D1 Carlson · Fehervary 24:12

D2 Sandin · van Riemsdyk 19:42

D3 Jensen · Edmundson 16:34

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Fantilli · Marchenko 20:05

L2 Sillinger · Chinakhov · Danforth 18:28

L3 Voronkov · Bemstrom · Johnson 15:26

L4 Kuraly · Texier · Gaunce 8:19

D1 Werenski · Provorov 24:00

D2 Gudbranson · Peeke 20:38

D3 Jiricek · Bean 17:10

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH CBJ🧥

32 Shots on goal 36

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

9 Hits 11

15 Blocked shots 21

4 Takeaways 3

2 Giveaways 3

2 Penalty minutes 6

WSH shooting 9.4% (3/32) CBJ shooting 5.6% (2/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 64:07 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:07 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

WSH CBJ

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-3 (62% win rate, 8 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7 (12% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Capitals lead the season series 3–0

Nov 182023 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 3–4 Nov 42023 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 1–2 Mar 212023 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 7–6 OT Jan 312023 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 4–3 OT Jan 82023 🧥CBJ @ 🦅WSH 0–1

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❓ WSH vs CBJ, answered

Who won Capitals vs Blue Jackets on December 21, 2023?

Capitals won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Capitals 3, Blue Jackets 2.

Who scored for Capitals?

Anthony Mantha (2), Alex Ovechkin.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Cole Sillinger, Yegor Chinakhov.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Blue Jackets season series?

Capitals lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 20 🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH 2–3 AfterDec 23 ⚡TBL @ 🦅WSH 2–1

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 19 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 9–4 AfterDec 23 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 4–1

Also on December 21

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