The Washington Capitals are back on the ice for a Thursday tilt against the St. Louis Blues. The team will look to avoid a rare losing streak this season after they suffered their first home regulation on Tuesday since November 23.
The Caps will try to do so without Tom Wilson, who is unable to play due to illness. Jakub Vrana will replace Wilson in the lineup and skate on the fourth line. Charlie Lindgren will get the start and oppose Joel Hofer in net.
Puck drop for the Caps-Blues game is a little after 7 pm on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Alan May have the call. It’s Brayden Schenn’s 1,000th career game.
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Washington Capitals
St. Louis Blues
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
Capitals get the first power play of the game after Pavel Buchnevich holds Rasmus Sandin at 7:24.
🚨 1-0 St. Louis Blues. STL Goal: Philip Broberg (5). Assists: M. Joseph (6). Time: 11:14.
Broberg’s one-timer from the right circle beats Lindgren.
🚨 1-1 tie. WSH Goal: Pierre-Luc Dubois (14). Assists: T. Raddysh (19), C. McMichael (24). Time: 11:14.
Dubois, taking a pass driving the net, goes forehand-backhand and beats Hofer.
🚨 2-1 St. Louis Blues. STL Goal: Philip Broberg (6). Assists: M. Joseph (6). Time: 15:04.
Charlie Lindgren, the pokecheck was NOT necessary there, brother.
At intermission: The Blues lead 2-1 and are outshooting the Capitals 8 to 5. Five-on-five attempts are about the same with St. Louis leading 12 to 11.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
John Carlson and Mathieu Joseph are screaming at each other and now Andrew Mangiapane is tackling Joseph to the ice putting him in some kind of restraining/UFC move. Mang is going to the box for roughing at 7:32.
Jordan Kyrou to the box at 14:29 for holding John Carlson. Capitals back to the power play.
🚨 2-2 tie. WSH Goal: Connor McMichael (21). Unassistsed. Time: 16:55.
Connor McMichael beats two defenders along the wall, drives to the net, and beats Joel Hofer far side top corns. Wow.
🚨 3-2 St. Louis Blues. STL Goal: Dylan Holloway (18). Assists: R. Suter (10), B. Schenn (23). Time: 17:23.
Holloway with the tip in front.
🚨 4-2 St. Louis Blues. STL Goal: Colton Parayko (14). Assists: P. Buchnevich (29), R. Thomas (32). Time: 17:58.
Chaos in front — Spencer Carbery considered challenging for goaltender interference — with Parayko finding the loose puck and scoring. Wow the Caps are down 2. Feels weird with the context of this season.
At intermission: The Blues lead 4-2 and are outshooting the Capitals 15 to 13. The Capitals lead in 5v5 attempts 25 to 22.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
The Capitals don’t have a shot in the first seven minutes of the third period. Those are not the ingredients for a successful comeback.
Aliaksei Protas doinks one off the crossbar.
Alex Ovechkin, with the goalie pulled, rings a one-timer off the side of the cage.
🚨 5-2 St. Louis Blues. STL ENG: Jake Neighbours (15). Assists: B. Schenn (24), P. Broberg (15. Time: 18:05.
Neighbours from way downtown on the empty net.
Caps lose 5-2. Two regulation losses in a row, what’s going on! Blues outshoot the Capitals 19 to 18. The Capitals owned the lead in 5v5 shot attempts 40 to 33.
St. Louis saddles the Caps with a second straight home defeat: Blues beat Capitals 5-2
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