Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Saturday, February 25, 2017 · Bridgestone Arena

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2–5

Final

SOG 26–26

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Game summary

The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Bridgestone Arena.

Roman Josi scored twice. Tom Wilson, Filip Forsberg, Mike Fisher, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Viktor Arvidsson also scored.

Juuse Saros made 24 saves on 26 shots for the win; Philipp Grubauer stopped 21 of 25.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
WSH	1	0	1	2	26
NSH	0	3	2	5	26

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Tom Wilson (6)Jay Beagle (14), Daniel Winnik (11)1–001:12 WSH

2nd period

Roman Josi (10)Filip Forsberg (21), Ryan Johansen (35)1–101:56 NSH
Filip Forsberg (23)Viktor Arvidsson (23), Ryan Ellis (17)1–208:54 NSH
Mike Fisher (15)Ryan Ellis (18), P.K. Subban (20)1–311:57 NSH · PPG

3rd period

Roman Josi (11)Ryan Johansen (36)1–412:07 NSH · PPG
Evgeny Kuznetsov (15)John Carlson (24), Justin Williams (17)2–417:03 WSH
Viktor Arvidsson (20)Filip Forsberg (22), Ryan Johansen (37)2–519:08 NSH · EN

Team stats

WSHNSH

26Shots on goal26

44%Faceoff %56%

0/1Power play2/4

17Penalty minutes11

21Hits14

12Blocked shots10

5Giveaways8

4Takeaways8

Penalties

1st 07:24Matt Irwin · interference2 min
1st 14:56Tom Wilson · roughing2 min
1st 14:56Harry Zolnierczyk · roughing2 min
1st 17:01Alex Ovechkin · hooking2 min
2nd 04:10Dmitry Orlov · slashing2 min
2nd 11:17Alex Ovechkin · holding2 min
3rd 12:04Dmitry Orlov · holding2 min
3rd 13:55Tom Wilson · fighting5 min
3rd 13:55Mike Fisher · fighting5 min
3rd 13:55Mike Fisher · high sticking2 min
3rd 13:55Tom Wilson · high sticking2 min

Season series

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

14Justin WilliamsR	0	1	1	0	3	2	0	0	–	19:56
26Daniel WinnikL	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	–	10:42
43Tom WilsonR	1	0	1	-1	2	5	1	9	100	11:45
83Jay BeagleC	0	1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	64	12:55
92Evgeny KuznetsovC	1	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	50	19:48
74John CarlsonD	0	1	1	0	10	0	1	0	–	25:59
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	–	20:36
10Brett ConnollyR	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	–	12:10
19Nicklas BackstromC	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	40	19:15
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	33	13:13
24Riley BarberR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	07:53
82Zachary SanfordL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	09:36
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	20:08
4Taylor ChorneyD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	15:33
9Dmitry OrlovD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	–	21:22
27Karl AlznerD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	–	20:54
55Aaron NessD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	15:03
88Nate SchmidtD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	18:14

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Philipp GrubauerG	L	25	21	4	.840	58:15
70Braden HoltbyG		0	0	0	–	00:00

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters

9Filip ForsbergL	1	2	3	+2	3	0	0	0	–	17:22
92Ryan JohansenC	0	3	3	+2	1	0	2	0	50	18:09
38Viktor ArvidssonL	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	0	–	19:59
4Ryan EllisD	0	2	2	+3	1	1	2	0	–	23:48
59Roman JosiD	2	0	2	+3	4	0	3	0	–	23:29
12Mike FisherC	1	0	1	0	3	4	0	7	62	13:39
76P.K. SubbanD	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	–	23:09
15Craig SmithC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	–	11:50
18James NealL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:35
19Calle JarnkrokC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	50	17:02
26Harry ZolnierczykL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	2	–	12:37
33Colin WilsonC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100	16:18
51Austin WatsonL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	11:43
56Kevin FialaL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	10:18
83Vernon FiddlerL	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	62	14:31
7Yannick WeberD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	12:57
14Mattias EkholmD	0	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	–	20:58
52Matt IrwinD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	–	14:36

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Pekka RinneG		0	0	0	–	00:00
74Juuse SarosG	W	26	24	2	.923	60:00