The Washington Capitals will get a second shot at the Detroit Red Wings after getting destroyed in front of their home fans on Saturday.
Spencer Carbery, rightfully so, has completely blown up the team’s lines looking for a spark. We’ll see Justin Sourdif centering the first line with Connor McMichael and Alex Ovechkin while I have a keen eye on the third trio that features Ivan Miroshnichenko, Hendrix Lapierre, and Ethen Frank.
Charlie Lindgren will start today for the Capitals and oppose Cam Talbot in net.
Puck drop for today’s game is scheduled for a little after 1 pm. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin will have the call on Monumental Sports Network.
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Washington Capitals
Detroit Red Wings
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is (finally) dropped. Protas-Strome-Wilson and Chychrun-Roy get the start.
Capitals with some decent chances to start the game. Puck is popping high in the air around the crease.
Capitals get the first power play of the night after Elmer Soderblom trips Matt Roy at 3:23.
They did not score.
Two consecutive chances for Anthony Beauvillier.
Miro almost scores in front of the net. He’s being a bulldog to the net all period long.
Caps get a break! Ethen skates by a Red Wings defender — Albert Johansson who fell down trying to stick with him down the right wing — and scores on a semi-breakaway, going backhand through Talbot’s five hole.
1-0 Washington Capitals
Goal: Ethen Frank (5). Assists: D. Strome (19). Time: 14:17
Elmer Soderblom takes a deflected puck to the face from Matt Roy. Roy was getting frustrated with the officials for not blowing the whistle quicker. Soderblom lost a lot of blood in the corner. The trainer is helping him off the ice. Hope he’s okay.
Ethen Frank with a perfect seam pass to a wide open Beauvillier on a rush, but Beauvi rings the pipe hard.
Lindgren with a huge save on a deflected slot shot right at the buzzer. Whoa.
At intermission: The Capitals lead 1-0. The Capitals are outshooting the Red Wings 14 to 6.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
Lucas Raymond skates across the slot and puts a shot to the far side of the net, but Lindgren makes the save.
Miro throwing everything on net. Love his game today.
Brandon Duhaime to the box for tripping at 7:22. Red Wings go to the power play.
Mo Seider hits the post seconds into the man advantage.
Raymond beats a screened Lindgren from the top of the right circle.
1-1 tie
PPG: Lucas Raymond (11). Assists: A. Sandin-Pellikka (10), E. Finnie (9). Time: 8:37
John Leonard nearly scores on the next shift.
DeBrincat turns and fires from the side boards and the puck deflects off John Leonard and in.
2-1 Detroit Red Wings
PPG: John Leonard (2). Assists: A. DeBrincat (20), A. Copp (16). Time: 13:44
This game is starting to swing heavy back to the Red Wings.
Cam Talbot turns away an Ovechkin shot off a Capitals faceoff win.
Larkin with a chance in the waning seconds.
At intermission: Detroit now leads 2-1. Capitals still lead in shots 22 to 18.
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