The Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues are set for the first of two games against each other this season on Saturday night. The two clubs split their season set last year with the Caps dropping the road half at Enterprise Center.
St. Louis enters the game in the middle of a five-game homestand. They dropped their last outing 4-2 against Utah HC on Thursday. Jordan Kyrou leads the team in scoring with 12 points (5g, 7a) in 14 games.
Jakub Vrana will play his first game against the Blues after spending parts of the last two seasons with the club. Mike Sgarbossa and Jakob Chychrun will also be back in Washington’s lineup.
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The Capitals-Blues game is airing on Monumental Sports Network. Puck drop is shortly after 7:00 pm.
Tunnel shenanigans
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— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 9, 2024
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Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 1-0 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (9). Assists: J. Chychrun (3). Time: 00:59.
Connor McMichael speeds into the St. Louis zone and beats Jordan Binnington with a wicked wrister off the post and in.
🚨 1-1 Tie. STL Goal: Scott Perunovich (1). Assists: M. Kessel (2), J. Kyrou (8). Time: 07:07.
The Blues convert perfectly on a set faceoff play in the Capitals’ zone. Perunovich was left wide-open in the low slot.
Alex Ovechkin absolutely labels Jordan Kyrou with a big open-ice hit.
Mike Sgarbossa takes the first penalty of the game, interference on Jake Neighbours.
Jakob Chychrun to the box for high-sticking Jordan Kyrou.
At intermission: The Capitals had the edge in shots 10-9 and five-on-five shot attempts 12-11. Washington’s penalty kill went 2-for-2.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 2-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Alex Ovechkin (9). Assists: A. Protas (8), D. Strome (16). Time: 07:42.
Fantastic tic-tac-toe passing play from the first line is finished off with a snipe by Alex Ovechkin.
Logan Thompson has now made three or four unreal saves in this period alone. The latest on Zack Bolduc’s breakaway attempt.
🚨 3-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Jakob Chychrun (3). Assists: P. Dubois (7), T. Wilson (5). Time: 10:53.
Jakob Chychrun receives a great pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois in the slot and finishes over Binnington’s shoulder.
John Carlson sends a puck over the glass and will sit two minutes for delay of game.
At intermission: The Blues are outshooting the Capitals 20 to 14 and out-attempting them 29 to 23 at five-on-five.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
Ryan Suter puts the Capitals on their first power play after hooking Dubois.
🚨 4-1 Washington Capitals. WSH PP Goal: Alex Ovechkin (10). Assists: D. Strome (17), T. Wilson (6). Time: 02:09.
Dylan Strome sets Ovechkin up for a near empty-net goal after Binnington scrambled out of his crease.
🚨 5-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Rasmus Sandin (2). Assists: M. Sgarbossa (1), J. Vrana (4). Time: 03:51.
Mike Sgarbossa gets fouled on a half-breakaway attempt but recovers enough to feed Rasmus Sandin for the Swede’s second goal in two games.
Brandon Duhaime hits the inside of the post on a breakaway and Binnington gets enough of Nic Dowd’s rebound attempt.
Bolduc and Dowd both sit in the box for two minutes after a roughing fracas.
Suter takes his second penalty, interfering with Mangiapane.
🚨 6-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (10). Assists: D. Strome (18), J. Carlson (8). Time: 10:20.
Strome with another beautiful setup and McMichael walks around Binnington for his second of the game.
🚨 7-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Mike Sgarbossa (1). Assists: A. Mangiapane (2), M. Fehervary (3). Time: 15:25.
Andrew Mangiapane finds Sgarbossa at the back post for an easy tap-in.
🚨 8-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Brandon Duhaime (3). Assists: J. Carlson (9), T. Raddysh (4). Time: 16:45.
John Carlson puts a puck off of Duhaime to make it five goals in the period for the Caps.
Capitals win 8-1. Washington outshot the Blues 27-25. St. Louis out-attempted Washington 41 to 38 at five-on-five.
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