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Nashville Predators vs Washington Capitals

NHL
Predators
19-11-1, 39 PTS
3-5
Final
Capitals
19-6-7, 45 PTS
Capital One Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NSH shoots leftWSH shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NSH68620
WSH11111537

In net

Juuse Saros32/36 SV, .889
Ilya Samsonov17/20 SV, .850
Team123T
NSH0303
WSH3025

Who won: Capitals 5-3

The Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Capital One Arena. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. The Capitals outscored the Predators 3-0 in the 1st period. John Carlson led the Capitals in goals (1). Yakov Trenin led the Predators in goals (1).

Player of the game

John Carlson

WSH · 1 G, 3 A, 5 SOG

9.1

Deserved to win

25%
NSH · 2.47 xG
75%
WSH · 4.07 xG

Capitals created better chances: they win this game 75% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:01Ryan Johansen

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    R. Johansen

  3. P3 0:03Mikael Granlund

    Shot blocked by N. Dowd

    Blocked

    M. Granlund · 1 A

  4. P3 0:29Nic Dowd

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Dowd · 1 G

  5. P3 0:29Michael McCarron

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    M. McCarron

  6. P3 0:30Yakov Trenin

    Missed the net

    Missed

    Y. Trenin · 1 G

  7. GOALP3 1:03
    Carl Hagelin

    Goal!

    C. Hagelin · 1 G, 1 A

    Goal

    NSH 3 - 5 WSH
  8. P3 1:46Nic Dowd

    Face off

    Face Off

  9. P3 1:57Alexandre Carrier

    Missed

  10. P3 2:58Dante Fabbro

    Shot blocked by J. Carlson

    Blocked

    D. Fabbro · 2 A

  11. P3 3:00Alex Ovechkin
    TO

    Giveaway

    A. Ovechkin · 1 A

  12. P3 3:27Nicklas Backstrom

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Backstrom · 1 A

  13. P3 3:33Michael McCarron

    Big hit on M. Irwin

    Hit

    M. McCarron

  14. GOALP3 5:36
    Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Goal!

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 G

    Goal

    NSH 3 - 4 WSH
  15. P3 6:11Nic Dowd

    Face off

    Face Off

  16. P3 6:13Dante Fabbro

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    D. Fabbro · 2 A

  17. P3 6:16Tom Wilson

    Penalty

  18. P3 7:59Michal Kempny

    Shot blocked by L. Kunin

    Blocked

    M. Kempny · 1 A

  19. P3 8:49Tanner Jeannot

    Big hit on A. Alexeyev

    Hit

    T. Jeannot · 1 A

  20. P3 9:44Nick Cousins
    TO

    Takeaway

    N. Cousins

  21. P3 12:35Matt Benning
    TO

    Giveaway

    M. Benning

  22. P3 13:23Evgeny Kuznetsov

    Missed the net

    Missed

    E. Kuznetsov · 1 G

  23. Start of the 3rd period
  24. End of the 2nd period
  25. P2 0:34Mikael Granlund
    TO

    Takeaway

    M. Granlund · 1 A

Leaders

NSHWSH
Goals
Yakov Trenin
1
John Carlson
1
Assists
Dante Fabbro
2
John Carlson
3
Points
Dante Fabbro
2
John Carlson
4

Season seriesWSH leads series 1-0

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