Washington Capitals vs Colorado Avalanche
Regular season · Wednesday, March 29, 2017 · Pepsi Center
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Pepsi Center.
Goals came from John Carlson, Mikko Rantanen, Jay Beagle, Marcus Johansson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Matt Nieto, Nathan MacKinnon and Lars Eller.
Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves on 35 shots for the win; Calvin Pickard stopped 30 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
John Carlson (9)Evgeny Kuznetsov (38), Andre Burakovsky (21)1–004:00 WSH · PPG
Mikko Rantanen (17)Nathan MacKinnon (34), Sven Andrighetto (11)1–111:11 COL
Jay Beagle (13)Kevin Shattenkirk (41), Tom Wilson (11)2–111:48 WSH
2nd period
Marcus Johansson (23)T.J. Oshie (22), Kevin Shattenkirk (42)3–104:57 WSH · PPG
Evgeny Kuznetsov (18)Marcus Johansson (31), Justin Williams (21)4–111:03 WSH
Matt Nieto (6)Mikhail Grigorenko (13), Rene Bourque (6)4–213:50 COL
3rd period
Nathan MacKinnon (16)Tyson Barrie (29), Sven Andrighetto (12)4–304:29 COL
Lars Eller (11)Daniel Winnik (12)5–318:38 WSH · EN
Team stats
WSHCOL
35Shots on goal35
50%Faceoff %50%
2/3Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes6
12Hits9
17Blocked shots15
6Giveaways10
8Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 02:27
Francois Beauchemin · interference2 min - 1st 06:28
Matt Niskanen · tripping2 min - 2nd 04:03J.T. Compher · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 2nd 08:08Dmitry Orlov · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:03Gabriel Landeskog · interference2 min
- 3rd 05:50Brooks Orpik · interference2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 21:22 |
| 14Justin WilliamsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:56 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 26Daniel WinnikL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:25 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:38 |
| 65Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13:18 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:11 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:47 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:24 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:03 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:50 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:43 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:52 |
| 27Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:19 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | W | 35 | 32 | 3 | .914 | 59:57 |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| 10Sven AndrighettoR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:10 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 20:00 |
| 17Rene BourqueR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:10 |
| 25Mikhail GrigorenkoC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:37 |
| 83Matt NietoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:15 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:52 |
| 4Tyson BarrieD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 24:32 |
| 7John MitchellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:10 |
| 9Matt DucheneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:26 |
| 14Blake ComeauL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 11:35 |
| 34Carl SoderbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 08:19 |
| 37J.T. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 92Gabriel LandeskogL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 19:29 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 23:18 |
| 32Francois BeaucheminD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:05 |
| 45Mark BarberioD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:02 |
| 51Fedor TyutinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 |
| 54Anton LindholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:34 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Calvin PickardG | L | 34 | 30 | 4 | .882 | 58:30 |
| 40Jeremy SmithG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |