The Washington Capitals are free fallin’ down the standings. Already three points out of the final wild-card spot in the East, our dear Caps are facing a difficult six-game road trip that takes them out west and into Canada.

Their first test will come against the NHL’s best team by a country mile the Colorado Avalanche, who had 10 more standings points than any other team coming in today. Nathan MacKinnon is en midst of a career year. He’s already scored 36 goals, which leads the league, and is second in points (82), trailing only Connor McDavid who has 85.

The Capitals will get Justin Sourdif back today, which will be a boost up the middle, but will be without Tom Wilson for an eighth-straight game.

Charlie Lindgren will start and oppose Scott Wedgewood in net.

Puck drop for today’s game is scheduled for a little after 4 pm. Today’s game is national and airing on TNT.

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Washington Capitals

Protas

Strome

Beauvillier

McMichael

Sourdif

Leonard

Duhaime

Lapierre

Miroshnichenko

Colorado Avalanche

Bardakov

Ivan

Barre-Boulet

Tunnel shenanigans

1st Period

Puck is dropped. Protas-Strome-Beauvillier and Fehervary-Roy get the start.

Avalanche dominating on the opening shift. The MacKinnon line is scary fast and good.

Justin Sourdif draws a penalty on Ilya Solovyov for holding at 1:49. His speed remains a difference maker. Capitals to their first power play.

First unit nothing going.

Caps second unit out. Sourdif carries in successfully, but sends a panicky backwards pass that handcuffs Anthony Beauvillier, giving Brock Nelson a shorthanded breakaway. Lindgren makes the save.

Cale Makar dances around Ryan Leonard at the blue line. His shot gets deflected by Parker Kelly past Charlie Lindgren sliding the other way.

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1-0 Colorado Avalanche

Goal: Parker Kelly (9). Assists: C. Makar (40), A. Barré-Boulet (1). Time: 5:54

Ethen Frank with some space down low and sends his shot off the post.

Scott Wedgewood called for tripping at 6:56. Beauvillier knocked Wedgewood’s stick out then a few seconds later, he tripped over it behind the net. Horrendous call.

Chychrun scores from the point on the power play with Ryan Leonard screening in front.

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1-1 tie

PPG: Jakob Chychrun (18). Assists: D. Strome (26), E. Frank (9). Time: 7:27

Necas sends a pass off the end boards right to MacKinnon who gets a dangerous shot on net against Lindgren.

Capitals hemmed into their own zone for about two minutes. They escape without being scored on.

Josh Mason high-sticks Nic Dowd right under the chin at 15:42. Caps get their third power play of the period.

Cale Makar with a dangerous shorthanded chance.

Strome to Beauvillier crashing the net down low but Wedgewood makes the stick save.

At intermission: The game’s tied 1-1. Shots are 11-10 Avalanche. If you’re the Caps you have to be happy with that result as they were dominated.

2nd Period

Puck is dropped.

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