St. Louis Blues vs Washington Capitals

NHL

Blues

30-33-5, 65 PTS

5-2

Final

Capitals

33-30-7, 73 PTS

Capital One Arena

TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

STL shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
STL	7	11	4	22
WSH	11	10	13	34

In net

Joel Hofer32/34 SV, .941

Darcy Kuemper17/21 SV, .810

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

Who won: Blues 5-2

The St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday, March 17, 2023 at Capital One Arena. The Blues win the series 2-0. The Blues outscored the Capitals 3-0 in the 2nd period. Sammy Blais led the Blues in goals (2). Martin Fehervary led the Capitals in goals (1).

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Sammy Blais scored twice, Joel Hofer made 33 saves in his season debut and the St. Louis Blues dealt the Washington Capitals a significant blow in their long-shot bid for a playoff spot with a 5-2 victory Friday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 2-0.
Blues 16-17-1 on the road; Capitals 16-14-4 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Blues6th in Central Division

Alexey Toropchenko RW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Dillon Dube C
Neck
Injured Reserve
Felix Trudeau LW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Logan Mailloux D
Hand, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Tyler Tucker D
Knee, Surgery, left
Injured Reserve

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

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

Starting goalies

Blues6th in Central Division

Joel Hofer G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Capitals4th in Metropolitan Division

Darcy Kuemper G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

STL wins series 2-0

Last meeting: Blues 5, Capitals 4 (Nov 17)

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Game info

Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC · Attendance 18,573
Officials: Chris Lee (Referee), Mitch Dunning (Referee), Bevan Mills (Linesman), Joe Mahon (Linesman)