Colorado Avalanche vs Washington Capitals, ESPN+ Hockey Night

NHL

Avalanche

1-2-0, 2 PTS

3-6

Final

Capitals

2-0-1, 5 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

COL shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
COL	5	8	14	27
WSH	19	8	13	40

In net

Darcy Kuemper34/39 SV, .872

Ilya Samsonov24/27 SV, .889

Team	1	2	3	T
COL	1	1	1	3
WSH	2	2	2	6

Who won: Capitals 6-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Colorado Avalanche 6-3 in ESPN+ Hockey Night on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. Evgeny Kuznetsov led the Capitals in goals (2). J.T. Compher led the Avalanche in goals (1).

Recap · Oct 19

Kuznetsov scores twice, Capitals beat Avalanche 6-3

Evgeny Kuznetsov skated to the bench after a turnover cost the Washington Capitals a goal against and wanted to slink into the ground.

What it means

Season series: WSH leads series 1-0.
Avalanche 0-1-0 on the road; Capitals 2-0-1 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Avalanche3rd in Western Conference

Nicolas Roy C
Lower Body
Out
Zachary L'Heureux LW
Upper Body
Out
Georgii Merkulov C
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan O'Connor RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Pierre-Luc Dubois LW
Illness
Out
Justin Sourdif RW
Illness
Day-To-Day
Matt Roy D
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Patrick Thomas C
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Rasmus Sandin D
Knee, Surgery, right
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Avalanche3rd in Western Conference

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals8th in Eastern Conference

Ilya Samsonov G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

WSH leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Kevin Pollock (Referee), Frederick L'Ecuyer (Referee), Devin Berg (Linesman), CJ Murray (Linesman)