The Washington Capitals won against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4 to 3, in overtime in Game 5 of the 2018 Eastern Conference First Round on April 21, 2018.
Final
1st period
CBJ
WSH
Matt Calvert (SH) assisted by Seth Jones
1
0
Nicklas Backstrom (EV) assisted by Michal Kempny and Chandler Stephenson
1
1
2nd period
CBJ
WSH
Evgeny Kuznetsov (EV) assisted by Dmitry Orlov
1
2
Matt Calvert (EV) unassisted
2
2
T.J. Oshie (PP) assisted by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom
2
3
3rd period
CBJ
WSH
Oliver Bjorkstrand (EV) assisted by Alex Wennberg and Ian Cole
3
3
OT
CBJ
WSH
Nicklas Backstrom (EV) assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Chandler Stephenson
3
4
Blue Jackets
Capitals
Goals
3
4
Shots
42
29
Penalty Minutes
8
10
Power-Play Goals
0
1
Power-Play Opportunities
5
4
Faceoff Wins
35
27
Hits
33
38
Giveaways
10
18
Takeaways
9
10
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Bobrovsky | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 25 | .862 | 4 | 3.34 | 0 | 72 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:55 | |
C. Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 28:25 |
O. Bjorkstrand | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:08 | |
M. Calvert | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | |
I. Cole | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | |
B. Dubinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:28 | |
P. Dubois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:57 |
N. Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:15 |
B. Jenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:32 |
S. Jones | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31:51 | ||
M. Letestu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:51 | |
R. Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 22:37 | |
M. Nutivaara | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:12 | ||
A. Panarin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:11 | |
D. Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:15 | |
T. Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:09 |
A. Wennberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:00 | |
Z. Werenski | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:07 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Holtby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 39 | .929 | 3 | 2.50 | 0 | 72 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. Backstrom | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:41 |
J. Beagle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 72.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | |
J. Carlson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 27:23 | |
A. Chiasson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | |
B. Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | ||
C. Djoos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 | |
L. Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 16 | 31.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:54 |
M. Kempny | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19:54 | |
E. Kuznetsov | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:04 |
M. Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33:16 | |
D. Orlov | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27:00 | |
B. Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 | ||
T.J. Oshie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20:59 |
A. Ovechkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:40 | |
D. Smith-Pelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:58 | |
C. Stephenson | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:38 | |
J. Vrana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:16 | |
T. Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:28 |
More Capitals Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.56
2nd
GA/GP
2.46
2nd
PP%
22.2
14th
PK%
83.1
4th
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Capitals | 36 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 57 |
 Hurricanes | 32 | 19 | 4 | 68 | 26 |
 Devils | 30 | 20 | 6 | 66 | 29 |
 Blue Jackets | 26 | 21 | 8 | 60 | -1 |
 Islanders | 25 | 22 | 7 | 57 | -7 |
 Rangers | 26 | 24 | 4 | 56 | -4 |
 Penguins | 23 | 24 | 9 | 55 | -36 |
 Flyers | 23 | 26 | 7 | 53 | -31 |
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
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Oilers 
Golden Knights 
Kings | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Panthers | 33 | 20 | 3 | 69 | 23 |
 Maple Leafs | 33 | 19 | 2 | 68 | 14 |
 Lightning | 29 | 20 | 4 | 62 | 39 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Capitals | 36 | 11 | 7 | 79 | 57 |
| Hurricanes | 32 | 19 | 4 | 68 | 26 |
| Devils | 30 | 20 | 6 | 66 | 29 |
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