Capitals 2–1 Canucks — Final Score & Stats (Mar 16, 2024)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🦅 WSH

Alex Ovechkin

1 G

1 shots · 19:13 TOI

2nd star 🦅 WSH

Tom Wilson

1 G

1 shots · 11:59 TOI

3rd star 🦅 WSH

John Carlson

1 A

5 shots · 23:28 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐋 Brock Boeser Go-ahead 1st · 01:11

Assists: Quinn Hughes, Ilya Mikheyev · beat Charlie Lindgren

0–1

2nd period

🦅 Tom Wilson Tying 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Ivan Miroshnichenko, John Carlson · beat Casey DeSmith

1–1

🦅 Alex Ovechkin Go-ahead 2nd · 07:54

Assists: Connor McMichael, Alexander Alexeyev · beat Casey DeSmith

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦅Capitals

L1 Ovechkin · McMichael · Oshie 19:13

L2 Malenstyn · Dowd · Strome 15:08

L3 Miroshnichenko · Protas · Lapierre 12:53

L4 Milano · Pacioretty · Wilson 11:59

D1 Carlson · Jensen 23:28

D2 Sandin · Fehervary 22:21

D3 van Riemsdyk · Alexeyev 13:20

🐋Canucks

L1 Pettersson · Miller · Boeser 20:59

L2 Suter · Garland · Mikheyev 16:42

L3 Hoglander · Lindholm · Blueger 13:54

L4 Di Giuseppe · Lafferty · Podkolzin 10:39

D1 Hughes · Hronek 24:18

D2 Myers · Cole 19:09

D3 Soucy · Zadorov 15:37

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦅WSH VAN🐋

24 Shots on goal 22

16 Hits 33

20 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 6

5 Giveaways 10

2 Penalty minutes 2

WSH shooting 8.3% (2/24) VAN shooting 4.5% (1/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦅Capitals

Charlie Lindgren

21/22

.955 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Casey DeSmith

22/24

.917 SV% · 2 GA · 58:01 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

WSH VAN

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: 2-11-5 (11% win rate, 18 games)

Canucks

Canucks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-5-1 (60% win rate, 15 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Capitals

Capitals — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 12-1-3 (75% win rate, 16 games)

Canucks

Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Feb 112024 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 3–2 OT Nov 292022 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 5–1 Oct 172022 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 4–6 Mar 112022 🦅WSH @ 🐋VAN 4–3 OT Jan 162022 🐋VAN @ 🦅WSH 4–2

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WSH vs VAN, answered

Who won Capitals vs Canucks on March 16, 2024?

Capitals won 2–1. The final score was Capitals 2, Canucks 1.

Who scored for Capitals?

Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson.

Who scored for Canucks?

Brock Boeser.

How did the Capitals goalie play?

Charlie Lindgren made 21 saves on 22 shots (.955 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Capitals vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Capitals vs Canucks season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦅 Capitals

BeforeMar 14 🦅WSH @ 🦑SEA 2–1 AfterMar 18 🦅WSH @ 🔥CGY 5–2

🐋 Canucks

BeforeMar 13 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 4–3 AfterMar 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🐋VAN 2–3

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