The Washington Capitals came up just a bit short against the San Jose Sharks, 6 to 5, in a shootout on October 14, 2014.
Final
1st period
SJS
WSH
Matt Irwin (EV) assisted by Joe Thornton
1
0
Matt Irwin (PP) assisted by Tommy Wingels and Matt Nieto
2
0
John Scott (EV) assisted by Adam Burish and Brent Burns
3
0
2nd period
SJS
WSH
Marcus Johansson (PP) assisted by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson
3
1
Joe Pavelski (EV) assisted by Joe Thornton and Justin Braun
4
1
Mike Green (EV) assisted by Liam O'Brien and Evgeny Kuznetsov
4
2
Alex Ovechkin (EV) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Eric Fehr
4
3
3rd period
SJS
WSH
Tommy Wingels (EV) assisted by Chris Tierney and Tye McGinn
5
3
Alex Ovechkin (PP) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson
5
4
Troy Brouwer (EV) assisted by Mike Green and Andre Burakovsky
5
5
Sharks
Capitals
Goals
5
5
Shots
23
34
Penalty Minutes
8
6
Power-Play Goals
1
2
Power-Play Opportunities
3
4
Faceoff Wins
33
32
Hits
13
26
Giveaways
6
6
Takeaways
2
12
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Niemi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 29 | .853 | 5 | 4.62 | 0 | 65 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Braun | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21:33 | ||
A. Burish | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:47 |
B. Burns | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:43 | |
L. Couture | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:26 |
J. Demers | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:23 | ||
A. Desjardins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 |
S. Hannan | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:20 | ||
T. Hertl | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 |
M. Irwin | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:05 | |
P. Marleau | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:23 |
T. McGinn | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 | ||
M. Nieto | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:01 | |
J. Pavelski | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21:53 |
J. Scott | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:36 | |
J. Thornton | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 |
C. Tierney | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:17 | |
M. Vlasic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:34 | |
T. Wingels | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 |
Goalies
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Alzner | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23:10 | |
N. Backstrom | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 |
T. Brouwer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:12 |
A. Burakovsky | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 |
J. Carlson | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:37 | |
J. Chimera | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | |
E. Fehr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19:39 | |
M. Green | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:08 | |
M. Johansson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:41 |
E. Kuznetsov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 |
B. Laich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 |
M. Latta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:58 | |
M. Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 26:47 | |
L. O'Brien | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:12 | |
B. Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | ||
A. Ovechkin | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23:41 | |
N. Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:29 | ||
J. Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 |
More Capitals Stats
G/GP
3.65
2nd
GA/GP
2.59
5th
PP%
22.2
14th
PK%
83.3
7th
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 25 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 38 |
 Devils | 24 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 28 |
 Hurricanes | 23 | 13 | 2 | 48 | 24 |
 Penguins | 17 | 17 | 5 | 39 | -25 |
 Flyers | 17 | 17 | 4 | 38 | -17 |
 Blue Jackets | 16 | 17 | 6 | 38 | -10 |
 Rangers | 17 | 19 | 1 | 35 | -11 |
 Islanders | 14 | 18 | 7 | 35 | -21 |
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Oilers | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 24 | 13 | 2 | 50 | 13 |
 Panthers | 23 | 14 | 2 | 48 | 10 |
 Bruins | 20 | 16 | 4 | 44 | -17 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 25 | 10 | 3 | 53 | 38 |
| Devils | 24 | 14 | 3 | 51 | 28 |
| Hurricanes | 23 | 13 | 2 | 48 | 24 |
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