Capitals 5-1 Blues (Apr 9, 2016) Box Score

Washington Capitals

56-17-8, 27-10-4 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	2	2	1	5
STL	1	0	0	1

St. Louis Blues

49-24-9, 24-13-4 home

Washington Capitals


forwards
Nicklas BackstromN. Backstrom#19
Jay BeagleJ. Beagle#83
Andre BurakovskyA. Burakovsky#65
Jason ChimeraJ. Chimera#25
Marcus JohanssonM. Johansson#90
Evgeny KuznetsovE. Kuznetsov#92
T.J. OshieT.J. Oshie#77
Alex OvechkinA. Ovechkin#8
Mike RichardsM. Richards#10
Justin WilliamsJ. Williams#14
Tom WilsonT. Wilson#43
Daniel WinnikD. Winnik#26
defensemen
Karl AlznerK. Alzner#27
John CarlsonJ. Carlson#74
Matt NiskanenM. Niskanen#2
Dmitry OrlovD. Orlov#9
Brooks OrpikB. Orpik#44
Mike WeberM. Weber#6

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:20	2:16	1:34	14:30	7	7	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	3:04	0:00	0:00	3:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:22	0:00	0:00	14:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	22	15:43	1:44	1:06	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:52	2:16	0:00	15:36	1	2	33.3
0	1	2	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	16:11	1:44	0:00	14:27	8	7	53.3
0	1	2	5	3	0	0	0	3	2	1	23	19:05	2:07	1:46	15:12	1	2	33.3
3	0	2	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:12	3:43	0:00	13:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	1	2	4	0	0	23	14:28	0:00	1:23	13:05	13	6	68.4
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:18	1:53	1:21	13:04	0	1	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	13:42	0:00	2:31	11:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:20	0:00	2:19	9:01	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:26	0:00	3:11	18:15	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	22:09	2:29	2:23	17:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	23:51	1:31	3:34	18:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:22	0:17	0:03	14:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	25	20:48	0:00	2:40	18:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	13:47	0:00	0:09	13:38	0	0	0.0

goalies
Braden HoltbyB. Holtby#70

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	1	19	.950	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

St. Louis Blues


forwards
Patrik BerglundP. Berglund#21
Kyle BrodziakK. Brodziak#28
Troy BrouwerT. Brouwer#36
Robby FabbriR. Fabbri#15
Jori LehteraJ. Lehtera#12
Magnus PaajarviM. Paajarvi#56
Ryan ReavesR. Reaves#75
Jaden SchwartzJ. Schwartz#17
Paul StastnyP. Stastny#26
Alex SteenA. Steen#20
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#91
Scottie UpshallS. Upshall#10
defensemen
Jay BouwmeesterJ. Bouwmeester#19
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#6
Carl GunnarssonC. Gunnarsson#4
Colton ParaykoC. Parayko#55
Alex PietrangeloA. Pietrangelo#27
Kevin ShattenkirkK. Shattenkirk#22

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	20	14:53	0:58	0:12	13:43	8	4	66.7
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:23	0:00	1:12	11:11	3	7	30.0
0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	15:57	3:10	0:57	11:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:01	2:58	0:00	11:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:27	1:16	1:14	11:57	7	6	53.8
0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	13:22	0:12	0:00	13:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	2	7	0	1	15	11:12	0:00	0:00	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	24	17:53	2:46	0:27	14:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	17:52	3:14	1:22	13:16	7	12	36.8
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:17	2:30	1:24	13:23	0	1	0.0
1	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	16:59	3:26	0:00	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	12:17	0:00	1:12	11:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:42	0:00	2:46	15:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	22	16:44	0:00	0:00	16:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	16:20	0:00	1:14	15:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	18:54	2:33	0:00	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	27	25:43	3:30	2:46	19:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	26	21:13	3:27	1:14	16:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#39
Brian ElliottB. Elliott#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
10	1	9	.900	0	0	0	0	0	20:00	0
26	4	22	.846	0	0	0	0	0	39:51	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	2	2	1	5
	Blues	1	0	0	1

1st Period		WSH	STL
1:15	Vladimir Tarasenko (40) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Alex Pietrangelo (30), Paul Stastny (39)	0	1
4:04	Alex Ovechkin (48) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: John Carlson (31), Nicklas Backstrom (48)	1	1
6:49	Alex Ovechkin (49) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (49)	2	1

2nd Period			WSH	STL
5:21		John Carlson (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Tom Wilson (16), Brooks Orpik (7)	3	1
10:56		Jason Chimera (20) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov (57), Dmitry Orlov (21)	4	1

3rd Period			WSH	STL
10:35		Alex Ovechkin (50) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Nicklas Backstrom (50), T.J. Oshie (25)	5	1

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blues
4
Capitals
0

Game 1

3/26

Capitals
5
Blues
1

Game 2

4/9

Enterprise Center

8:00 PM, April 9, 2016

Saint Louis, MO

Attendance: 19,610

Referees:
Chris Lee
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Greg Devorski
Tim Nowak

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	24	11	3	51
Washington	23	9	2	48
Carolina	21	13	1	43
Pittsburgh	16	15	5	37
Philadelphia	16	16	4	36
Columbus	15	16	6	36
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	15	7	33

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	26	10	1	53
Minnesota	22	10	4	48
Colorado	22	15	0	44
Dallas	20	13	1	41
Utah	16	13	6	38
St. Louis	17	16	4	38
Nashville	11	18	7	29
Chicago	12	22	2	26

Team USA improves to 2-0 at world junior hockey championship

Team USA, the tournament's defending champion, defeated upstart Latvia 5-1 on Saturday in the world junior hockey championship in Ottawa, Ontario, allowing the Americans to improve to 2-0 in Group A play.

Byfield scores 2nd goal with 1:41 left in OT, lifting the Kings past the Oilers 4-3

— Quinton Byfield scored his second goal of the game with 1:41 remaining in overtime as the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Saturday.

Kraken beat Canucks 5-4 in OT after overcoming 3-goal, 3rd-period deficit

— Vince Dunn scored his second goal of the game 2:15 into overtime and the Seattle Kraken overcame a three-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Saturday.

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Washington Capitals

St. Louis Blues

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

2024-25 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Team USA improves to 2-0 at world junior hockey championship

Byfield scores 2nd goal with 1:41 left in OT, lifting the Kings past the Oilers 4-3

Kraken beat Canucks 5-4 in OT after overcoming 3-goal, 3rd-period deficit