Washington Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche: game summary
Final · April 18, 2022 at 9:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : WSH 27 — COL 26 · Ball Arena
Three stars
- 1★
M. JohanssonWSH · L · 1B 0A - 2★
C. MakarCOL · D · 0B 1A - 3★
B. ByramCOL · D · 0B 1A
WSHGame stats
COL
- 27Shots on goal26
- 49 %Faceoff win %51 %
- 1/2Power play0/3
- 6Penalty minutes4
- 34Hits39
- 23Blocked shots13
- 4Giveaways5
- 7Takeaways5
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSH | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| COL | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26 |
Season series WSH 2 – 0 COL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← WSH 3 / 27 / 372 / 26 / 35 COL →
WSH 3 / 27 / 372 / 26 / 35 COL →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Garnet HathawayWSH · 04:02Assists : Johan Larsson, Justin Schultz1 – 0
Valeri NichushkinCOL · 17:05Assists : Bowen Byram, Cale Makar1 – 1
2nd period
Alex OvechkinWSH · 13:27 · PPAssists : Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson2 – 1
3rd period
Artturi LehkonenCOL · 08:13Assists : Nico Sturm, Nicolas Aube-Kubel2 – 2- Marcus JohanssonWSH · 10:46Assists : Conor Sheary3 – 2
Penalties
1st period
- 05:59WSHJustin Schultz — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Nathan MacKinnon
2nd period
- 09:28WSHMartin Fehérváry — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Valeri Nichushkin
- 09:50COLCale Makar — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Lars Eller
- 12:43COLNico Sturm — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Alex Ovechkin
3rd period
- 08:13WSHBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by A. Ovechkin
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 15:54 |
| N. BackstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:39 |
| L. EllerC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:33 |
| G. HathawayR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12:45 |
| J. LarssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:36 |
| N. DowdC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:06 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:18 |
| T. WilsonR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 16:34 |
| C. ShearyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11:47 |
| T. OshieR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 17:23 |
| M. JohanssonL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:25 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 16:22 |
| J. SchultzD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| N. JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21:10 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:16 |
| M. FehérváryD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 19:52 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:34 |
| J. CarlsonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 24:12 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov(W) | 24/26 | 92.3 % | 60:00 |
| V. Vanecek | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. NichushkinR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21:59 |
| N. Aube-KubelR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:20 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 |
| L. O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 09:19 |
| N. MacKinnonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:18 |
| J. CompherL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:42 |
| D. HelmC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 10:46 |
| B. MeyersC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 06:57 |
| A. LehkonenL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17:30 |
| N. SturmC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:03 |
| A. BurakovskyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:03 |
| M. RantanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22:23 |
| J. JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 |
| B. ByramD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:49 |
| C. MakarD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 27:27 |
| J. MansonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 16:56 |
| S. GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 25:02 |
| K. MacDermidL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:32 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Kuemper(L) | 24/27 | 88.9 % | 58:31 |
| P. Francouz | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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About this game
Who won Capitals vs Avalanche?
Capitals won 3-2 over Avalanche on Monday, April 18, 2022.
When was Capitals vs Avalanche played?
On Monday, April 18, 2022, at 9:00 PM ET at Ball Arena.
Where was Capitals vs Avalanche played?
At Ball Arena, in Denver.
Have the Capitals and Avalanche played this season?
Yes: October 19 (Avalanche 3, Capitals 6).