Capitals Olympic Update (Part 3)

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With the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics now coming to a close, Team Canada once again reigns supreme as they have won back-to-back gold medals.

Unfortunately, no Washington Capitals were apart of that team, but Team Sweden featured forwards Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson as they left Russia with silver medals.

In terms of how each guy performed throughout the games, here’s how the numbers stacked up:

Alexander Ovechkin – Team Russia

Courtesy: SI.com

Courtesy: SI.com

5 games played: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 24 SOG, +2 rating, 19:20  average TOI, 0 PIM

Nicklas Backstrom – Team Sweden

Courtesy: ESPN.com

Courtesy: ESPN.com

5 games played: 0 goals, 4 assists , 4 points , 7 SOG, 3 rating, average 18:22 TOI, 0 PIM

Marcus Johansson – Team Sweden (Silver medalist)

Courtesy: Zimbio.com

Courtesy: Zimbio.com

5 games played: 0 goals, 1 assist, 1 point, 4 SOG, 1 rating, 10:40 average  TOI, 4 PIM

John Carlson – Team USA

Courtesy: Reuters

Courtesy: Reuters

6 games played: 1 goal, 1 assist, 2 points, 5 SOG, +1 rating, 12:04  average TOI, 0 PIM

Martin Erat – Team Czech Republic

Courtesy: Bleacher Report

Courtesy: Bleacher Report

5 games played: 1 goal 0 assists, 1 point, 5 SOG, -2 rating, 13:07 average TOI, 0 PIM

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