| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 COL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Parker Kelly
· C
Parker Kelly
· C
Connor McMichael
· C
Pierre-Luc Dubois
· LW
Team Stats
18Blocked Shots14
18Hits15
3Takeaways2
20Shots19
1Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities1
50.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
33Faceoffs Won32
50.8Faceoff Win Percent49.2
16Giveaways14
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:57
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Parker Kelly
19:57
Rasmus Sandin Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (19), John Carlson (10)
19:50
Andrew Mangiapane shot blocked by Valeri Nichushkin
19:09
Cale Makar Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
18:58
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right
18:52
Takeaway by Cale Makar
18:49
Cale Makar shot blocked by Nic Dowd
18:48
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
18:48
Goalie Stopped
18:46
Artturi Lehkonen Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
18:39
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
18:23
Cale Makar shot blocked by Dylan Strome
18:02
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
18:02
Timeout - Home
18:02
Icing
17:49
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
17:49
Icing
17:45
Connor McMichael Wrist Shot Wide Right
17:37
Giveaway by Cale Makar
16:52
Giveaway by Matt Roy
16:48
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
16:48
Icing
16:39
Blocked Shot
15:51
Valeri Nichushkin shot blocked by John Carlson
14:44
Nathan MacKinnon faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
14:44
Off-side
14:18
Joel Kiviranta hit Taylor Raddysh
14:01
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Joel Kiviranta
13:47
Takeaway by Nic Dowd
12:57
Josh Manson shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas
12:34
Giveaway by John Carlson
12:30
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
12:30
Goalie Stopped
12:29
Andrew Mangiapane Snap Shot saved by Trent Miner
12:18
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot Wide Left
12:14
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Samuel Girard
11:39
Cale Makar shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
11:34
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Nathan MacKinnon
11:34
Off-side
11:31
Jakub Vrana hit Josh Manson
11:19
Lars Eller faceoff won against Parker Kelly
11:19
Puck in Benches
11:12
Rasmus Sandin Wrist Shot saved by Trent Miner
10:50
Valeri Nichushkin Backhand Wide Right
10:44
Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas
10:21
Cale Makar hit Jakob Chychrun
10:13
Taylor Raddysh hit Mikko Rantanen
10:04
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Connor McMichael scores twice in the Capitals' 5-2 victory over the Avalanche
— Connor McMichael had two goals and the Washington Capitals scored four times on their first 10 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
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