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And so it’s set.
Capitals vs. Blue Jackets. Red, white, and blue vs. blue, white, and red. The first-ever postseason meeting between the two squads... but certainly not the Caps’ first run-in with Jackets’ head coach John Tortorella. (Bring your ponchos.) A team that’s struggled to get out of the second round facing a team that’s never left the first. Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson vs. Artemi Panarin and Seth Jones.
Season series:
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Head-to-head matchups at five on five (via hockeyviz.com):
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Individual player stats:
Capitals vs. Blue Jackets - Skater Stats
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% |
| John Carlson | D | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 25 |
| Alex Ovechkin | LW | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 |
| T.J. Oshie | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Lars Eller | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 |
| Nicklas Backstrom | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Niskanen | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Tom Wilson | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| Jakub Vrana | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Chandler Stephenson | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Christian Djoos | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brett Connolly | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Alex Chiasson | RW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
| Jay Beagle | RW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33.3 |
| Dmitry Orlov | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Michal Kempny | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andre Burakovsky | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Madison Bowey | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Capitals vs. Blue Jackets - Goalie Stats
| Player | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | TOI | EV GA | PP GA | SH GA | EN GA | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | W | L | T/O | GA | SA | SV | SV% | GAA | SO | PIM | TOI | EV GA | PP GA | SH GA | EN GA | G | A | PTS |
| Braden Holtby | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 127 | 116 | 0.913 | 3.32 | 0 | 0 | 198:54:00 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philipp Grubauer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38:52:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
And now, for getting through all of those stats, your moment of zen:
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