Belt game 7,561 · January 5, 2017
Washington Capitals take the belt
Washington Capitals beat Columbus Blue Jackets 5–0 at home to start reign 3,040 of the NHL belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Columbus Blue Jackets had held it since December 31, 2016, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Washington Capitals held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Pittsburgh Penguins on January 16, 2017.
3,040Reign number
63Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Washington Capitals
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| John Carlson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Nate Schmidt | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Justin Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Nicklas Backstrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Daniel Winnik | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| Andre Burakovsky | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Jay Beagle | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Marcus Johansson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Brett Connolly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Tom Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| T.J. Oshie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Matt Niskanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dmitry Orlov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Karl Alzner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Brooks Orpik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Philipp Grubauer | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Holtby | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 29 | 29 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | SV | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Wennberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Calvert | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Cam Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Brandon Dubinsky | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| Brandon Saad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| William Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Boone Jenner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Scott Hartnell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| Lukas Sedlak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Sam Gagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Seth Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jack Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| Zach Werenski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Ryan Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| David Savard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Markus Nutivaara | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Curtis McElhinney | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | 18 | 23 |
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