Fresh off two after-regulation victories over the Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals are back at Capital One Arena to take on the Detroit Red Wings for ‘Rock The Red’ Era night.
The Capitals made one deal ahead of the Trade Deadline on Friday, acquiring Anthony Beauvillier from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second round pick. Beauvillier will not play tonight, but is expected to arrive in DC tonight.
Puck drop for the Caps-Red Wings game is set for 7:00 pm on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Alan May have the call.
Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky continues tonight. He’s 9 away from tying and 10 away from breaking the NHL goals record.
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Washington Capitals
Detroit Red Wings
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green, Karl Alzner, and Brent Johnson participate in the ceremonial faceoff. Nicklas Backstrom gets a standing ovation from the Capital One Arena crowd.
Puck is dropped of game number 63 of the Capitals season.
🚨 1-0 Detroit Red Wings. DET Goal: Dylan Larkin (26). Unassisted. Time: 00:43.
Larkin, from no angle, shoots the puck off the side of Logan Thompson’s mask and in.
TVR to the box for holding Larkin at 06:24.
🚨 2-0 Detroit Red Wings. DET PPG: Mo Seider (26). Assists: P. Kane (25), L. Raymond (42). Time: 07:00.
Seider’s shot from the top of the circles hits Martin Fehervary and eludes Thompson.
Red Wings have seven of the first nine shots on goal. They are dominating the first 8 minutes in.
🥊 Brandon Duhaime fights Dominic Shine, a 31-year-old rookie. Duhaime came up very high with a hit and Shine asked to dance.
Tom Wilson high-sticked in the face, but because it was a follow through, no penalty.
🚨 2-1 Detroit Red Wings. WSH Goal: Taylor Raddysh (6). Assists: A. Mangiapane (11), R. Sandin (19). Time: 18:39.
Driving the net, Raddysh finds his own rebound and beats Cam Talbot.
At intermission: The Red Wings lead the Capitals 2-1. Detroit owns a 10 to 9 advantage in shots and a 21 to 16 lead in five-on-five attempts.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
Caps struggling to generate much dangerous offense.
PLD to the box for kneeing Simon Edvinsson at 19:18.
At intermission: Detroit still leads 2-1. Caps lead in shots 18 to 15. Five-on-five shot attempts are tied 37 a piece. The Red Wings will start the third period with 1:18 of a five-on-four power play.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
🚨 2-2 tie. WSH SHG: Aliaksei Protas (24). Assists: T. Wilson (22). Time: 00:51.
A shawty for Big Pro. Protas wound up to the moon and beat Cam Talbot far side.
🚨 3-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Jakob Chychrun (18). Assists: D. Strome (44), P. Dubois (38). Time: 01:57.
Chychrun fires a huge shot on goal that gives the Caps their first lead of the game. That’s two goals in 1:06.
🚨 4-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Aliaksei Protas (25). Assists: C. McMichael (26), J. Carlson (36). Time: 05:17.
Folks, we’re on an Aliaksei Protas hat trick watch. Dude is just hammering the puck.
Lars Eller to the box for tripping Dominik Shine at 07:53.
🚨 5-2 Washington Capitals. WSH SHG: Tom Wilson (29). Assists: A. Protas (29). Time: 09:19.
Two shorties, why not? Tom Wilson scores his own shorthanded goal after assisting on Aliaksei Protas’s shorty earlier in the period. Wilson is now one tally away from his first 30-goal season.
Ben Chiarot to the box for hooking Martin Fehervary 12:01.
Chants of Ovi during the power play. Fans want an Ovi goal.
Protas has a wide-open shot in the slot for the hat trick but he misses the net.
Capitals win 5-2 after scoring five unanswered goals. Capitals outshoot Detroit 29 to 20 and out-attempt them at five-on-five 51 to 44.
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