After a difficult letdown against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Capitals will look to keep their unbeaten streak after suffering a loss (4-0-0). But tonight’s test is a difficult one — the Colorado Avalanche who are getting three mainstays back to their lineup.
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The Capitals-Avalanche game is on Monumental Sports Network+. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is shortly after 9:00 pm. Tonight marks the first game of a three-game road trip for the Capitals where they’ll play three time in four nights.
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Washington Capitals
Colorado Avalanche
Tunnel Shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 1-0 Colorado Avalanche. COL Goal: Parker Kelly (1). Assists: S. Girard (9). Time: 02:00.
Using his wheels, Lars Eller draws a penalty in his second shift back with the Capitals.
Connor McMichael hits the inside of the crossbar and out on the power play.
🚨 1-1 tie. WSH PPG: Jakub Vrana (2). Assists: P. Dubois (9), A. Ovechkin (10). Time: 04:25.
Taking a pass from PLD, Vrana sends a huge one-timer past Annunen. V now has points in four of his last six games.
That’s 2 goals in the first 3 shots of the game combined for the Caps and Avalanche.
🚨 2-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (11). Assists: T. Wilson (7), T. van Riemsdyk (8). Time: 07:48.
Connor McMichael has his 11th goal of the season after nailing a one-timer from the top of the circles past Annunen. The Best Connor Mc has 11 tallies in his last 13 games.
Martin Fehervary just landed a hit so big he broke Casey Mittelstadt’s stick in half. Joe Beninati: “That one was a crackerjack.”
At intermission: Shots are tied 5-5. Avalanche lead in 5v5 shot attempts 16 to 9.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 3-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (12). Unassisted. Time: 01:53.
Kovalenko scores on his backhand in front of the net.
🚨 4-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Jakob Chychrun (4). Assists: P. Dubois (10). Time: 09:21.
Huge shot by Jakob Chychrun on the rush. The Caps are out-Av’ing the Avs.
Cale Makar beats Lindgren but hits the post.
At intermission: The Avalanche are outshooting the Capitals 14-13 and out-attempting them at five-on-five, 37 to 26.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
Early in the third, the Caps are forcing the Avalanche to dump and chase and the Avs are struggling to generate much of anything.
Avalanche pull Trent Miner.
Connor McMichael missed a hat trick by a few feet on an empty net attempt.
Lindgren robs Artturi Lehkonen with a huge glove save with 1:12 left.
🚨 5-2 Washington Capitals. WSH ENG: Rasmus Sandin (4). Assists: D. Strome (19), J. Carlson (10. Time: 19:57.
Sandin looks off a wide open Ovechkin for the empty-net goal. I’m sure he will hear about that one. 😂
Capitals win 5-2. Capitals outshoot the Avalanche 20-19 but were out-attempted by the Avs 54-38 at five-on-five. The Capitals are 5-0-0 after a loss this season. They held Nathan MacKinnon without a shot. MacKinnon had no points at home for the first time this season and only the second time overall.
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