Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals: game summary
Final · December 29, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NSH 20 — WSH 37 · Capital One Arena
Three stars
- 1★
E. KuznetsovWSH · C · 1B 0A - 2★
J. CarlsonWSH · D · 1B 3A - 3★
Y. TreninNSH · C · 1B 0A
Game stats
WSH- 20Shots on goal37
- 56 %Faceoff win %44 %
- 0/4Power play0/6
- 41Penalty minutes27
- 25Hits20
- 17Blocked shots14
- 4Giveaways5
- 11Takeaways7
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 6 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| WSH | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
Season series NSH 0 – 2 WSH
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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NSH 3 / 20 / 315 / 37 / 47 WSH
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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
Lars EllerWSH · 03:15Assists : John Carlson, Alex Ovechkin0 – 1
John CarlsonWSH · 13:11Assists : Nicklas Backstrom, Dmitry Orlov0 – 2
Nic DowdWSH · 18:52Assists : Carl Hagelin, Michal Kempny0 – 3
2nd period
Yakov TreninNSH · 01:23Assists : Tanner Jeannot, Dante Fabbro1 – 3
Luke KuninNSH · 07:03Assists : Eeli Tolvanen, Ben Harpur2 – 3
Filip ForsbergNSH · 07:38Assists : Dante Fabbro, Mikael Granlund3 – 3
3rd period
Evgeny KuznetsovWSH · 14:24 · SHAssists : T.J. Oshie, John Carlson3 – 4
Carl HagelinWSH · 18:57Assists : Dmitry Orlov, John Carlson3 – 5
Penalties
1st period
- 07:44NSHMichael McCarron — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway
- 16:03NSHRyan Johansen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Michal Kempny
- 19:21NSHMatt Benning — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway
- 19:21WSHGarnet Hathaway — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Matt Benning
- 19:21WSHAlexander Alexeyev — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Matt Benning
2nd period
- 04:27NSHMark Borowiecki — Instigator (2 min) · drawn by Tom Wilson
- 04:27NSHMark Borowiecki — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Tom Wilson
- 04:27NSHMark Borowiecki — Misconduct (10 min)
- 04:27WSHTom Wilson — Fighting (5 min) · drawn by Mark Borowiecki
- 13:00NSHBen Harpur — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Dmitry Orlov
- 13:00WSHDmitry Orlov — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ben Harpur
- 16:35NSHMatt Benning — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Garnet Hathaway
3rd period
- 06:15NSHDante Fabbro — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
- 08:24WSHTom Wilson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Mikael Granlund
- 12:18NSHMikael Granlund — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov
- 13:44WSHTom Wilson — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Alexandre Carrier
- 19:31WSHMichal Kempny — Cross checking (2 min) · drawn by Tanner Jeannot
- 19:31NSHMichael McCarron — Misconduct (10 min)
- 19:31WSHTom Wilson — Misconduct (10 min)
Box score
Nashville Predators
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F. ForsbergL | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:29 |
| L. KuninC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12:22 |
| Y. TreninC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14:33 |
| N. CousinsC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 08:07 |
| M. OlivierR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 07:25 |
| P. TomasinoR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 06:40 |
| E. TolvanenR | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 11:50 |
| M. McCarronC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:30 |
| M. GranlundC | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 25:18 |
| T. JeannotL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 17:16 |
| R. JohansenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17:30 |
| M. DucheneC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 |
| M. BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:44 |
| M. EkholmD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24:52 |
| B. HarpurD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 23:40 |
| D. FabbroD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17:23 |
| M. BorowieckiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:55 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rittich | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| J. Saros(L) | 32/36 | 88.9 % | 59:16 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. OvechkinL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26:01 |
| N. BackstromC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16:19 |
| L. EllerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 19:06 |
| G. HathawayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10:49 |
| C. McMichaelL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:04 |
| N. DowdC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:36 |
| T. WilsonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:02 |
| A. ProtasL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:00 |
| C. HagelinL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:21 |
| C. ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12:20 |
| T. OshieR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:13 |
| E. KuznetsovC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21:58 |
| M. KempnyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:57 |
| D. OrlovD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 20:42 |
| A. AlexeyevD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:35 |
| M. IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 09:29 |
| T. van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:32 |
| J. CarlsonD | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 24:27 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| P. Copley | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| I. Samsonov(W) | 17/20 | 85.0 % | 60:00 |
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About this game
Who won Predators vs Capitals?
Capitals won 5-3 over Predators on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.
When was Predators vs Capitals played?
On Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at 7:00 PM ET at Capital One Arena.
Where was Predators vs Capitals played?
At Capital One Arena, in Washington.
Have the Predators and Capitals played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
