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\nWashington Capitals<\/p>\n
Ovechkin<\/p>\n
Strome<\/p>\n
Beauvillier<\/p>\n
Duhaime<\/p>\n
McMichael<\/p>\n
Leonard<\/p>\n
Edmonton Oilers<\/p>\n
Podkolzin<\/p>\n
Draisaitl<\/p>\n
Mangiapane<\/p>\n
Tunnel shenanigans<\/p>\n
1st Period<\/p>\n
Puck is dropped. Duhaime-McMichael-Leonard and Chychrun-Roy gets the start.<\/p>\n
Great first shift by the first line. Held the puck in the Oilers offensive zone for about 40 seconds straight.<\/p>\n
Aliaksei Protas with a deflection goal. It\u2019s his sixth of the season and his first since November 1 against the Sabres \u2013 a 7-game goalless streak.<\/p>\n
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1-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Aliaksei Protas (6). Assists: J. Carlson (11), J. Sourdif (1). Time: 2:17<\/p>\n
Leon Draisaitl nearly scores on a huge shot from the right circle, but great save by Logan Thompson.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin with a deflection from the slot past a beleaguered Stuart Skinner. That\u2019s the 904th of his career.<\/p>\n
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2-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Alex Ovechkin (7). Assists: J. Chychrun (11), M. Roy (3). Time: 6:04<\/p>\n
Nurse beats Thompson \u2013 that was in and out of the net in a hurry.<\/p>\n
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2-1 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Darnell Nurse (4). Assists: C. McDavid (22), L. Draisaitl (12). Time: 7:05<\/p>\n
Ryan Leonard scores his fourth goal of the season after showing some patience and beating Stuart Skinner short side from the right circle. That\u2019s Leonard\u2019s first goal in 13 games.<\/p>\n
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3-1 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Ryan Leonard (4). Assists: C. McMichael (6), J. Carlson (12). Time: 10:34<\/p>\n
Andrew Mangiapane honored in his return game to Washington.<\/p>\n
Capitals win the defensive zone draw, but Zach Hyman shreds Rasmus Sandin in a puck battle to gain possession of the biscuit. He finds Nurse who scores again with a huge shot past a ton of traffic.<\/p>\n
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3-2 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Darnell Nurse (5). Assists: Z. Hyman (2). Time: 12:17<\/p>\n
Tom Wilson to the box for high-sticking Evan Bouchard at 15:19. Oilers going to their first power play.<\/p>\n
Aliaksei Protas misses the net bad on a two-on-one shorthanded chance, nearly leading to a Connor McDavid chance the other end.<\/p>\n
Ethen Frank blazes down the left wing and gets a good chance on Skinner.<\/p>\n
At intermission: 3-2 Capitals. Five-goal period! The Capitals are leading in shots 11 to 9 and 5v5 attempts 17 to 15.<\/p>\n
Intermission time!
\n A cute little ice resurfacer going to side to side like Scooby Doo<\/p>\n
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