Washington Capitals vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Tuesday, November 14, 2017 · Bridgestone Arena
NBCSN · NBCSWA
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Capitals 31-29.
T.J. Oshie scored twice. Craig Smith, Nick Bonino, Alex Chiasson, Filip Forsberg, Kevin Fiala, Miikka Salomaki and Mattias Ekholm also scored.
Pekka Rinne made 26 saves on 29 shots for the win; Braden Holtby stopped 19 of 25.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Craig Smith (6)Kevin Fiala (8), Anthony Bitetto (1)0–111:48 NSH
Nick Bonino (2)Roman Josi (5), Calle Jarnkrok (5)0–217:43 NSH
2nd period
T.J. Oshie (8)John Carlson (12), Evgeny Kuznetsov (17)1–204:29 WSH · PPG
Alex Chiasson (2)Brett Connolly (2), John Carlson (13)2–206:28 WSH
Filip Forsberg (9)Unassisted2–306:45 NSH
Kevin Fiala (1)Mattias Ekholm (7)2–409:04 NSH- T.J. Oshie (9)Chandler Stephenson (4), Nicklas Backstrom (11)3–409:21 WSH
Miikka Salomaki (2)Colton Sissons (3), Matt Irwin (1)3–514:06 NSH
Mattias Ekholm (2)Kyle Turris (8), Colton Sissons (4)3–618:00 NSH · PPG
Team stats
WSHNSH
29Shots on goal31
44%Faceoff %56%
1/3Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes6
24Hits18
16Blocked shots19
5Giveaways13
2Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 00:19
Brooks Orpik · hooking2 min - 1st 05:44Matt Niskanen · holding2 min
- 1st 15:16Alex Ovechkin · slashing2 min
- 1st 18:38
Cody McLeod · tripping2 min - 2nd 03:44Calle Jarnkrok · hooking2 min
- 2nd 14:35Kevin Fiala · slashing2 min
- 2nd 15:15Evgeny Kuznetsov · slashing2 min
- 2nd 17:52T.J. Oshie · high sticking2 min
Season series
Washington Capitals
| 77T.J. OshieR | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 16:28 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 25:26 |
| 10Brett ConnollyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 08:52 |
| 18Chandler StephensonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 08:59 |
| 19Nicklas BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:22 |
| 39Alex ChiassonR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 10:10 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:16 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8 | 20:31 |
| 13Jakub VranaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:15 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 17:46 |
| 25Devante Smith-PellyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 |
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:26 |
| 83Jay BeagleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10:38 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:33 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 27:07 |
| 22Madison BoweyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 29Christian DjoosD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:48 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 20:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Philipp GrubauerG | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 20:00 | |
| 70Braden HoltbyG | L | 25 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 40:00 |
Nashville Predators
| 10Colton SissonsC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 14:45 |
| 22Kevin FialaL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 14:58 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 4 | 21:26 |
| 8Kyle TurrisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 20:05 |
| 13Nick BoninoC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:13 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 16:01 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 12:47 |
| 20Miikka SalomakiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 09:32 |
| 2Anthony BitettoD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:48 |
| 52Matt IrwinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:55 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:22 |
| 33Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:00 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:42 |
| 55Cody McLeodL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:45 |
| 92Ryan JohansenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:02 |
| 25Alexei EmelinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | W | 29 | 26 | 3 | .897 | 59:46 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |