Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals
Regular season · Tuesday, October 19, 2021 · Capital One Arena
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Game summary
The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals outshot the Avalanche 40-27.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice. J.T. Compher, Nick Jensen, Darren Helm, Anthony Mantha, Nic Dowd, Mikko Rantanen and Alex Ovechkin also scored.
Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Darcy Kuemper stopped 34 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Evgeny Kuznetsov (1)John Carlson (2)0–106:15 WSH
J.T. Compher (2)Unassisted1–113:46 COL · SHG
Nick Jensen (1)Dmitry Orlov (1), Tom Wilson (2)1–216:53 WSH
2nd period
Darren Helm (1)Logan O'Connor (1), Bowen Byram (2)2–203:12 COL
Anthony Mantha (1)Lars Eller (1)2–314:47 WSH- Evgeny Kuznetsov (2)Tom Wilson (3), Dmitry Orlov (2)2–416:41 WSH
3rd period
Nic Dowd (1)Nick Jensen (1), Carl Hagelin (1)2–500:39 WSH
Mikko Rantanen (1)Nathan MacKinnon (1), J.T. Compher (2)3–516:54 COL · PPG
Alex Ovechkin (4)Tom Wilson (4), Evgeny Kuznetsov (4)3–617:39 WSH · EN
Team stats
COLWSH
27Shots on goal40
45%Faceoff %55%
1/4Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes10
15Hits20
14Blocked shots11
5Giveaways8
6Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 09:09
Nazem Kadri · embellishment2 min - 1st 09:09
Anthony Mantha · slashing2 min - 1st 12:39Samuel Girard · tripping2 min
- 1st 18:13Dmitry Orlov · interference2 min
- 2nd 06:23Conor Sheary · holding2 min
- 3rd 04:47Tom Wilson · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 05:28Nazem Kadri · cross checking2 min
- 3rd 12:40Nathan MacKinnon · interference goalkeeper2 min
- 3rd 15:38Garnet Hathaway · slashing2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 37J.T. CompherL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:26 |
| 25Logan O'ConnorR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:44 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 3 | 20:16 |
| 43Darren HelmC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 13:08 |
| 96Mikko RantanenR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 3 | 21:40 |
| 4Bowen ByramD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:48 |
| 11Mikhail MaltsevL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:38 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:58 |
| 61Martin KautR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:06 |
| 75Sampo RantaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:11 |
| 91Nazem KadriC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 19:35 |
| 95Andre BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 19:02 |
| 3Jack JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:06 |
| 8Cale MakarD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 3 | 22:23 |
| 28Ryan MurrayD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:47 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 18:31 |
| 56Kurtis MacDermidD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Jonas JohanssonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 35Darcy KuemperG | L | 39 | 34 | 5 | .872 | 57:44 |
Washington Capitals
| 43Tom WilsonR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 3 | 16:36 |
| 92Evgeny KuznetsovC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 7 | 17:43 |
| 3Nick JensenD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 19:42 |
| 9Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 19:59 |
| 8Alex OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 17:21 |
| 20Lars EllerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:46 |
| 26Nic DowdC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 14:36 |
| 39Anthony ManthaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 13:31 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 74John CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:34 |
| 10Daniel SprongR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:25 |
| 21Garnet HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12:40 |
| 24Connor McMichaelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:45 |
| 73Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:13 |
| 77T.J. OshieR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 15:46 |
| 2Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:06 |
| 42Martin FehérváryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 19:51 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:02 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SamsonovG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 60:00 |
| 41Vitek VanecekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |