The Washington Capitals were defeated by the Nashville Predators, 6 to 3, on December 31, 2018.

Final

Predators

23-15-2

6

Capitals

24-11-3

3

Team

NSH

WSH

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NSH

WSH

Michal Kempny (EV) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom

Jakub Vrana (EV) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson

Rocco Grimaldi (EV) assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Zac Rinaldo

2nd period

NSH

WSH

Chandler Stephenson (EV) assisted by Devante Smith-Pelly and Braden Holtby

Miikka Salomaki (EV) assisted by Nick Bonino and Mattias Ekholm

Ryan Johansen (EV) assisted by Roman Josi

Frederick Gaudreau (EV) assisted by Craig Smith and Rocco Grimaldi

3rd period

NSH

WSH

Ryan Ellis (EV) assisted by Ryan Johansen and Viktor Arvidsson

Viktor Arvidsson (PP) assisted by Ryan Johansen and Kevin Fiala

Predators

Capitals

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Predators

Capitals

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Pekka Rinne (W) P. Rinne	1	0	0	25	22	.880	3	3.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Viktor Arvidsson V. Arvidsson	1	1	2	+1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3	0	0		0	0	1	2	21:01
Anthony Bitetto A. Bitetto	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	2	0	0	11:20
Nick Bonino N. Bonino	0	1	1	+2	0	0	0	0	0		9	15	60.0	0	0	1	1	18:27
Mattias Ekholm M. Ekholm	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	2	3	3	22:19
Ryan Ellis R. Ellis	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		2	3	2	3	25:51
Kevin Fiala K. Fiala	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	0	2	0	13:42
Frederick Gaudreau F. Gaudreau	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	7	9	77.8	0	1	1	0	11:51
Rocco Grimaldi R. Grimaldi	1	1	2	+1	0	0	0	0	5	20.0	0	0		0	0	0	0	9:27
Dan Hamhuis D. Hamhuis	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	3	0	0	14:29
Ryan Hartman R. Hartman	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		2	0	2	0	15:28
Calle Jarnkrok C. Jarnkrok	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	8	12	66.7	0	1	0	0	14:07
Ryan Johansen R. Johansen	1	2	3	+1	0	0	1	0	3	33.3	10	22	45.5	1	0	1	0	20:52
Roman Josi R. Josi	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		0	1	1	1	24:25
Zac Rinaldo Z. Rinaldo	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	0	0	0	6:24
Miikka Salomaki M. Salomaki	1	0	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0	0	0		2	2	1	0	16:02
Craig Smith C. Smith	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0		0	2	0	0	14:49
P.K. Subban	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		0	4	2	0	21:48
Austin Watson A. Watson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	1	0	0	15:38

Goalies

NAME	W	L	OTL	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Braden Holtby (L) B. Holtby	0	1	0	34	28	.824	6	6.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI
Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0.0	14	26	53.8	3	0	1	2	19:17
Madison Bowey M. Bowey	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		3	1	0	2	16:14
Travis Boyd T. Boyd	0	0	0	+1	0	0		0	6	0.0	0	1	0	0	9:14
Andre Burakovsky A. Burakovsky	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	2	12:48
John Carlson J. Carlson	0	1	1	-1	0	0		0	0		1	2	1	2	24:06
Brett Connolly B. Connolly	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		1	0	1	0	13:27
Lars Eller L. Eller	0	0	0	-1	0	0		5	11	45.5	0	0	0	1	15:23
Michal Kempny M. Kempny	1	0	1	-2	0	1	100.0	0	0		1	2	1	0	20:47
Evgeny Kuznetsov E. Kuznetsov	0	1	1	0	2	2	0.0	2	12	16.7	1	0	0	1	19:21
Dmitry Orlov D. Orlov	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		2	1	1	1	21:04
Brooks Orpik B. Orpik	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		3	2	0	1	17:16
T.J. Oshie	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0.0	1	1	100.0	1	0	2	0	20:07
Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0.0	0	0		5	0	2	0	21:04
Jonas Siegenthaler J. Siegenthaler	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0		1	1	0	0	17:02
Devante Smith-Pelly D. Smith-Pelly	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	0	0	2	8:58
Chandler Stephenson C. Stephenson	1	0	1	+1	0	1	100.0	2	2	100.0	0	1	1	0	9:13
Jakub Vrana J. Vrana	1	0	1	-1	0	4	25.0	0	0		0	0	0	1	13:15
Tom Wilson T. Wilson	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0.0	0	0		5	0	1	0	15:53