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Live blog: Capitals face Blue Jackets on Hockey Fights Cancer night

By Ian Oland

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November 18, 2023 7:26 pm

After another seemingly never-ending three-day break, your Washington Capitals are back to play some hockey.

Tonight the Capitals face off against Metropolitan Division rival, Columbus, on Hockey Fights Cancer night. The Capitals come into the evening riding a three-game winning streak going while the Blue Jackets have lost seven in a row.

The Capitals will see the returns of Trevor van Riemsdyk and Anthony Mantha back to the line up. Joel Edmundson, who the Capitals gave up two draft picks for, will also make his season debut.

Tonight’s game is on Monumental Sports Network. Puck drop is a little after 7:30 pm. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call.

Lines

Matthew Phillips and Alex Alexeyev are the scratches.

Caps arrive in HFC jerseys

1st Period

Charlie Lindgren will oppose Elvis Merzlikins in net. Mantha-McMichael-Oshie and Sandin-Carlson get the start.

Capitals unable to score on their first power play but get some decent looks.

Alex Ovechkin beats Merzlikins clean down the wing, but the puck clangs off the crossbar.

That was… definitely a period of hockey. The Blue Jackets lead in shots on goal 9-7 while the Capitals lead in attempts at 5v5, 20-17.

2nd Period

🚨 1-0 Blue Jackets. With a big slap shot, Johnny Gaudreau beats Lindgren glove side on a delayed penalty call. That’s Gaudreau’s second goal of the season and his first with a goalie actually in net. It’s his worst start in the last 10 years. The goal came at the 3:27 mark of the period.

🚨 1-1 tie. Sonny Milano ties one minute and 38 seconds later. Aliaksei Protas wins a puck battle in front of the net and sends a blind pass across the crease to Milano, who buries it.

🚨 2-1 Caps. Aliaksei Protas bombs a shot down the left wing and beats Merzlikins clean. The puck was in and out in a hurry as it hit the back crossbar. Protas now has a multi-point game. He has two goals in his last four games. The goal came 13:16 into the period.

🚨 3-1 Caps. Alex Ovechkin career goal number 827. Ovi was left wide open in front of the net. Dylan Strome records his first assist of the season on the goal.

Alex Ovechkin scores 827th career goal after Columbus forgets he’s Alex Ovechkin

The Blue Jackets hold a 20-17 shots on goal advantage at the break.

3rd Period

🚨 3-2 Caps. Ivan Provorov scores after a pileup in front of the net. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery challenges for goalie interference. After a lengthy goal review, officials say it’s a good goal. The Caps now go down a man with a one-goal lead.

Caps kill the penalty.

🚨 4-2 Caps. Hendrix Lapierre has a three-point night after scoring on a breakaway… VIA HIS BACKHAND. Folks, that one was an absolute beauty.

🚨 4-3 Caps. The Blue Jackets just won’t go away. Justin Danforth scores to bring the Blue Jackets within one. The Blue Jackets have 4:12 to tie.

Trevor van Riemsdyk takes a penalty giving CBJ a late power play.

Caps kill the penalty.

Capitals hold on to win 4-3. That’s four in a row for the Caps. They’ve won eight of their last 10.

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