The Washington Capitals are set for the first game of two on their annual Mentors\u2019 Trip against the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/p>\n
With many dads and other family members in attendance at the United Center, the Caps will meet a surging Blackhawks team that has won four games in a row. Connor Bedard will be making his long-awaited return<\/a> after missing the past 12 games due to an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n On the Capitals\u2019 side, Aliaksei Protas will be back in action after missing three games<\/a>, while Tom Wilson remains out with his injury. Declan Chisholm will also enter the lineup for Dylan McIlrath, and Logan Thompson will start in goal.<\/p>\n The Blackhawks, who are being ravaged by the flu bug, will see Rockford IceHogs goaltender Drew Commesso between the pipes with both of their netminders sick.<\/p>\n Puck drop for today\u2019s game is scheduled for a little after 8 pm. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin will have the call on Monumental Sports Network 2.<\/p>\n Get RMNB ad-free<\/p>\n Support us on Patreon for $5 to hide all ads and get other perks<\/p>\n More Info<\/a><\/p>\n Lines McMichael<\/p>\n Sourdif<\/p>\n Leonard<\/p>\n Chicago Blackhawks<\/p>\n Bertuzzi<\/p>\n Greene<\/p>\n Burakovsky<\/p>\n Teravainen<\/p>\n Dickinson<\/p>\n Donato<\/p>\n Tunnel shenanigans<\/p>\n 1st Period<\/p>\n Puck is dropped. Beauvilllier-Dowd-Frank and Fehervary-Carlson get the start.<\/p>\n Declan Chisholm nearly stickhandles his way into a semi-breakaway, but gets hooked and can\u2019t get a good attempt off.<\/p>\n Martin Fehervary winds up as if he\u2019s going to shoot and sends a a perfect indirect pass to Anthony Beauvillier for the deflection goal. Props to Ethen Frank hustling in front of the net to cause some chaos and screen Commesso.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n 1-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n Goal: Anthony Beauvillier (9). Assists: M. Feh\u00e9rv\u00e1ry (12), J. Carlson (24). Time: 4:03<\/p>\n Two shots on goal through the first seven minutes of the game. The Caps scored on their only SOG.<\/p>\n Justin Sourdif to the box at 8:33 for slashing. Blackhawks to their first power play.<\/p>\n Teuvo Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen takes a pass from behind the net, but his shot is stopped by Thompson.<\/p>\n Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen with another chance after a cross-crease pass from Tyler Bertuzzi, but shanks it. Ferharvary then shoots the puck off the rink for a delay of game penalty. 5v3 power play for Chicago for 1:15.<\/p>\n Huge blocker save by Thompson on Bedard.<\/p>\n Scramble in the crease, puck is sitting there, Caps clear it! <\/p>\n Capitals kill the Blackhawks long power play. Great work there.<\/p>\n The Blackhawks have 8 of the first 10 shots on goal 14 minutes in. Caps have just 2 shots on goal in 14 minutes. <\/p>\n The savior on a breakaway, scoring five hole.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n 2-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n Goal: Connor McMichael (6). Assists: R. Leonard (17). Time: 15:07<\/p>\n Here\u2019s another look at McMike\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n Ethen Frank in tight, beats Commesso.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n 3-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n Goal: Ethen Frank (7). Assists: J. Carlson (25), N. Dowd (9). Time: 18:54<\/p>\n At intermission: The Caps only had six shots in the period, but they scored on three of them. <\/p>\n 2nd Period<\/p>\n Puck is dropped. <\/p>\n Ryan Green to the box for hooking Justin Sourdif at 1:14.<\/p>\n Brandon Duhaime to the box at 6:51 for cross-checking Nick Lardis.<\/p>\n Oliver Moore, a Chicago first-rounder, shoots it short-side top corner, fitting the puck into a space with maybe 5 inches available.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n 3-1 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n PPG: Oliver Moore (5). Assists: M. Grzelcyk (11), N. Lardis (1). Time: 8:48<\/p>\n McMichael appears to chip a loose puck home on the door step, but Sourdif got in there too.<\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n 4-1 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n Goal: Justin Sourdif (9). Assists: C. McMichael (21), R. Leonard (18). Time: 12:38<\/p>\n Big hit by Soudif on Oliver Moore and everybody is tangling along the sideboards. <\/p>\n Nick Lardis retaliates at 12:54, and the Caps get a power play. These were the impact plays that were missing the first 30 games of the season for Sourdif, but now he\u2019s arrived. He has 10 points (6g, 4a) in his last six games.<\/p>\n At intermission: Shots are 16 to 16 but the difference is the Capitals 25 percent conversion rate. 4-1 Caps going into the third. <\/p>\n 3rd Period<\/p>\n Puck is dropped.<\/p>\n Ryan Leonard with some crazy puck-juggling in the offensive zone.<\/p>\n Nic Dowd to the box for tripping Ryan Greene at 4:20.<\/p>\n Caps kill the penalty.<\/p>\n Drew Commesso just became the 187th different goaltender Alex Ovechkin has scored on.<\/p>\n
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