Washington Capitals vs St. Louis Blues

Regular season · Saturday, April 9, 2016 · Scottrade Center

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5–1

Final

SOG 36–20

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 5-1 on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Scottrade Center. The Capitals outshot the Blues 36-20.

Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick. Vladimir Tarasenko, John Carlson and Jason Chimera also scored.

Braden Holtby made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Brian Elliott stopped 22 of 26.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	2	2	1	5	36
STL	1	0	0	1	20

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Vladimir Tarasenko (40)Alex Pietrangelo (30), Paul Stastny (39)0–101:15 STL
Alex Ovechkin (48)John Carlson (31), Nicklas Backstrom (48)1–104:04 WSH
Alex Ovechkin (49)Nicklas Backstrom (49)2–106:49 WSH

2nd period

John Carlson (8)Tom Wilson (16), Brooks Orpik (7)3–105:21 WSH
Jason Chimera (20)Evgeny Kuznetsov (57), Dmitry Orlov (21)4–110:56 WSH

3rd period

Alex Ovechkin (50)Nicklas Backstrom (50), T.J. Oshie (25)5–110:35 WSH

Team stats

WSHSTL

36Shots on goal20

55%Faceoff %45%

0/2Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes4

19Hits26

10Blocked shots12

3Giveaways2

3Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 13:52Mike Weber · delaying game puck over glass2 min
1st 20:00Mike Richards · tripping2 min
2nd 08:37Patrik Berglund · slashing2 min
2nd 11:14Ryan Reaves · tripping2 min
2nd 19:38Jason Chimera · holding2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

8Alex OvechkinL	3	0	3	+2	9	0	0	0	–	17:12
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	3	3	+2	2	0	0	0	50	18:20
74John CarlsonD	1	1	2	+3	4	1	1	0	–	22:09
25Jason ChimeraL	1	0	1	+1	3	1	0	2	–	15:43
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	13:42
77T.J. OshieR	0	1	1	+2	5	3	0	0	33	19:05
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	0	1	1	+2	4	1	0	0	53	16:11
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	0	–	14:22
44Brooks OrpikD	0	1	1	+3	1	4	2	0	–	20:48
10Mike RichardsC	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	2	68	14:28
14Justin WilliamsR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	16:18
26Daniel WinnikC	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	11:20
65Andre BurakovskyL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	14:22
83Jay BeagleC	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	03:04
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	17:52
2Matt NiskanenD	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	–	23:51
6Mike WeberD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	–	13:47
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	–	21:26

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG		0	0	0	–	00:00
70Braden HoltbyG	W	20	19	1	.950	60:00

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters

26Paul StastnyC	0	1	1	-2	1	0	0	0	37	17:52
91Vladimir TarasenkoR	1	0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	–	16:59
27Alex PietrangeloD	0	1	1	-1	1	0	2	0	–	25:43
10Scottie UpshallR	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	12:17
12Jori LehteraC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	54	14:27
15Robby FabbriC	0	0	0	-3	2	1	1	0	–	14:01
17Jaden SchwartzC	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	17:53
20Alexander SteenL	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	17:17
21Patrik BerglundC	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	67	14:53
28Kyle BrodziakC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	30	12:23
36Troy BrouwerR	0	0	0	-2	1	3	1	0	–	15:57
56Magnus PaajarviL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	13:22
75Ryan ReavesR	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	2	–	11:12
4Carl GunnarssonD	0	0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	–	16:20
6Joel EdmundsonD	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	16:44
19Jay BouwmeesterD	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	–	18:42
22Kevin ShattenkirkD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	21:13
55Colton ParaykoD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	18:54

St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Brian ElliottG	L	26	22	4	.846	39:51
39Anders NilssonG		10	9	1	.900	20:00