Predators 3–2 Capitals — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	SO	F
🐯 NSH	2	0	0	1	3
🦅 WSH	1	1	0	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐯 NSH

Luke Evangelista

1 G

4 shots · 10:40 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Roman Josi

1 G

2 shots · 26:52 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan O'Reilly

1 A

4 shots · 21:06 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Luke Evangelista Go-ahead 1st · 02:44

Assists: Dante Fabbro, Tommy Novak · beat Hunter Shepard

1–0

🐯 Roman Josi PP 1st · 06:55

Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Ryan O'Reilly · beat Hunter Shepard

2–0

🦅 Beck Malenstyn 1st · 10:25

Assists: Nic Dowd, Trevor van Riemsdyk · beat Yaroslav Askarov

2–1

2nd period

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Tying 2nd · 14:59

Assists: Dylan Strome, Aliaksei Protas · beat Yaroslav Askarov

2–2

Shootout

🐯 Gustav Nyquist Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Hunter Shepard

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · O'Reilly · Nyquist 19:26

L2 Sissons · Trenin · Parssinen 16:08

L3 Sherwood · Novak · McCarron 13:31

L4 Smith · Tomasino · Evangelista 12:20

D1 Josi · McDonagh 25:26

D2 Carrier · Lauzon 19:59

D3 Fabbro · Schenn 17:49

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · Kuznetsov · Strome 21:28

L2 Protas · McMichael · Wilson 17:23

L3 Malenstyn · Dowd · Mantha 16:23

L4 Lapierre · Aube-Kubel · Phillips 7:57

D1 Carlson · Sandin 25:14

D2 Edmundson · Bear 20:09

D3 van Riemsdyk · Jensen 16:16

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐯NSH WSH🦅

36 Shots on goal 29

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

25 Hits 21

17 Blocked shots 21

6 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 11

NSH shooting 8.3% (3/36) WSH shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐯Predators

Yaroslav Askarov

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 65:00 TOI

🦅Capitals

Hunter Shepard

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 64:54 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 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: 6-2 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Capitals

Capitals — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-5-3 (20% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–2

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

Capitals

Capitals — tied after 2nd: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Predators lead the season series 2–0

Dec 162023 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 1–3 Jan 62023 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–2 Oct 292022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 3–0 Feb 152022 🦅WSH @ 🐯NSH 4–1 Dec 292021 🐯NSH @ 🦅WSH 3–5

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❓ NSH vs WSH, answered

Who won Predators vs Capitals on December 30, 2023?

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

Who scored for Predators?

Luke Evangelista, Roman Josi.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Beck Malenstyn.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Yaroslav Askarov made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Hunter Shepard made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 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?

Predators lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 29 🐯NSH @ 🐙DET 4–5 AfterJan 2 🪶CHI @ 🐯NSH 0–3

🦅 Capitals

BeforeDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 AfterJan 2 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 4–3

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