St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Sunday, February 1, 2015 · Verizon Center
NBCSN
Game summary
The St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Verizon Center. The Blues outshot the Capitals 40-36.
Alexander Steen scored twice and Alex Ovechkin scored twice. Dmitrij Jaskin, Vladimir Tarasenko and Karl Alzner also scored.
Brian Elliott made 33 saves on 36 shots for the win; Justin Peters stopped 36 of 40.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Alexander Steen (16)Jaden Schwartz (22), T.J. Oshie (17)1–002:34 STL · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (30)Mike Green (25), Nicklas Backstrom (36)1–109:50 WSH · PPG
2nd period
- Alexander Steen (17)T.J. Oshie (18), Vladimir Tarasenko (25)2–111:45 STL
- Alex Ovechkin (31)Nicklas Backstrom (37)2–214:30 WSH
Dmitrij Jaskin (5)Jaden Schwartz (23), Paul Stastny (18)3–215:57 STL
3rd period
Vladimir Tarasenko (25)Alexander Steen (26), T.J. Oshie (19)4–206:13 STL
Karl Alzner (4)Mike Green (26), Alex Ovechkin (17)4–312:28 WSH
Team stats
STLWSH
40Shots on goal36
41%Faceoff %59%
1/3Power play1/3
21Penalty minutes8
35Hits36
17Blocked shots13
4Giveaways6
6Takeaways6
Penalties
- 1st 01:30
Jay Beagle · slashing2 min - 1st 08:51
Ryan Reaves · interference2 min - 1st 12:19Ian Cole · roughing2 min
- 2nd 00:34Jay Beagle · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 05:25David Backes · boarding5 min
- 2nd 05:25David Backes · game misconduct10 min
- 2nd 13:24Brooks Orpik · roughing2 min
- 2nd 13:24T.J. Oshie · roughing2 min
- 2nd 17:59Alex Ovechkin · tripping2 min
Season series
St. Louis Blues
| 20Alexander SteenL | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 22:39 |
| 74T.J. OshieC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 3 | 18:55 |
| 17Jaden SchwartzC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 18:19 |
| 91Vladimir TarasenkoR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 16:52 |
| 23Dmitrij JaskinR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:02 |
| 26Paul StastnyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 19:50 |
| 9Steve OttC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:05 |
| 10Joakim LindstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:10 |
| 18Ty RattieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:32 |
| 42David BackesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 |
| 57Marcel GocC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:16 |
| 75Ryan ReavesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:17 |
| 4Carl GunnarssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:06 |
| 5Barret JackmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| 19Jay BouwmeesterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 24:25 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 02:26 |
| 27Alex PietrangeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32:15 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:42 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Brian ElliottG | W | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 60:00 |
| 34Jake AllenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Washington Capitals
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 22:56 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:28 |
| 52Mike GreenD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 23:24 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:34 |
| 16Eric FehrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:21 |
| 20Troy BrouwerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:35 |
| 21Brooks LaichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:52 |
| 25Jason ChimeraL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:45 |
| 42Joel WardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 12:37 |
| 46Michael LattaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:20 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 07:14 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:58 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:58 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:27 |
| 38Jack HillenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:46 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:14 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 21:08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Justin PetersG | L | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 58:59 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |