The Washington Capitals are back in action on Sunday with a matinee date with the Seattle Kraken. It’s the Caps’ last game at home before going out west for a three-game road trip.
Newest Capital, Anthony Beauvillier, will make his debut for the team on the fourth line. Charlie Lindgren will get the start in goal and oppose Joey Daccord in net.
Puck drop for the Caps-Kraken game is set for 3:30 pm on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Alan May have the call.
Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky continues today. He’s 9 away from tying and 10 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record.
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Washington Capitals
Seattle Kraken
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
Dylan Strome to the box for hooking Eeli Tolvanen.
11 minutes into the game, the Capitals are being outshot 9-2 by the Kraken.
🚨 1-0 Seattle Kraken. SEA Goal: Shane Wright (15). Assists: A. Burakovsky (18), A. Larsson (14). Time: 12:37.
Andre Burakovsky, what a pass. You could say he was in the Wright place at the Wright time. (Please tip your waitress.)
Tom Wilson destroys Jordan Eberle into the glass.
Seattle whistled for a too many men penalty. Caps to their first power play. Shots are currently 13 to 4.
At intermission: Seattle is KRUSHING the Capitals in process stats. They’re outshooting the Caps 14 to 7 and out-attempting Washington 24 to 10 at five-on-five.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
Capitals look like a totally different team for the second period.
🚨 1-1 tie. WSH Goal: Martin Fehervary (4). Assists: A. Protas (30), C. McMichael (27). Time: 00:35.
Insane pass by Aliaksei Protas to Martin Fehervary for a one-timer. That’s career point no. 100 for Connor McMichael.
🚨 2-1 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Dylan Strome (19). Assists: R. Sandin (20), J. Carlson (37). Time: 02:51.
Strome rips a shot from way downtown past a screened Daccord.
🚨 2-2 tie. SEA Goal: Jordan Eberle (7). Assists: C. Stephenson (32), E. Tolvanen (11). Time: 07:23.
Eberle scores on a huge shot from the left circle. A great feed by Chandler Stephenson on that one.
Lars Eller to the box for high-sticking Kappo Kakko at 14:39.
At intermission: It’s a tie ball game. The Kraken lead in shots 23 to 13 and in five-on-five shot attempts, 45 to 24.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
Tom Wilson drags his leg and trips Andre Burakovsky at 1:25. Kraken go to the power play. So far today they’re 0 for 2 and have 0 shots.
Huge fracas between the Kraken and Capitals that includes Tom Wilson and Brandon Duhaime along with John Hayden and Brandon Montour. That lasted for a good two minutes. All 10 players on the ice got penalties at 6:28. The Kraken got a two-minute power play after Duhaime got two minors and a 10-minute misconduct.
All 10 skaters on the ice in that third-period fracas between the Capitals and Kraken got minor penalties.
Brandon Duhaime and John Hayden got misconducts.
Duhaime got the extra roughing penalty which gave Seattle the power play.
The penalty summary reads: pic.twitter.com/qOlBtZmrxl
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Connor McMichael hits the pipe. The goal light goes on, but it’s ruled no goal.
More big chances for Connor McMichael from point blank range but Daccord stops him.
🚨 3-2 Washington Capitals. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (23). Assists: J. Carlson (38), J. Chychrun (23). Time: 15:34.
John Carlson with an indirect shot right to Connor McMichael who deflects it home from just outside the crease. Caps take the lead!
🚨 4-2 Washington Capitals. WSH ENG: Alex Ovechkin (33). Assists: T. Wilson (23), N. Dowd (11). Time: 18:31.
Alex Ovechkin scores 886th career goal, making him 11th player ever to reach 1,600 NHL points
Point no. 1600 is Alex Ovechkin’s 886th career goal. A no-look empty-netter from the side boards.
Capitals beat Kraken 4-2. Kraken outshoot the Capitals 32 to 24.
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