The Washington Capitals lost to the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, but Alex Ovechkin had one of his strongest games of the year.
The Capitals captain scored two goals (it could have easily been three) after putting nine shots on net. He had 16 shot attempts total.
After the game, Ethan Bear, a 22-year-old Oilers’ rookie defenseman, was asked about Ovechkin’s big night.
The Washington Capitals had a five game win streak within their grasps, but could not hold on for the final two minutes of regulation against the Edmonton Oilers. The 4-3 loss in overtime is the first loss for the Caps on this long road trip.
The Oilers out-shot the Caps 40 to 28 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 58 to 56.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals came barreling into Edmonton on a four game winning streak, coming up against a team that hasn’t scored a goal in over 150 minutes of play. Could the Caps hot streak stay hot or is the cold streak for the Oilers over?
Darnell Nurse got the Oil on the board first with a flukey deflected pass. Jakub Vrana tied it up with a spin-o-rama wrister. Alex Ovechkin tipped home a point drive to give the Caps a lead and put one home on the power play to extend said lead. Leon Draisatl brought the Oilers back within one and Connor McDavid tied it.
Draisatl overtime winner.
Oilers beat Caps 4-3.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
The Capitals continue their journey into Canada on this long road trip, arriving tonight in Edmonton to take on the Oilers. Puck drop is at 9 PM once again and you can catch the game on NBC Sports Washington.
Here are your injuries.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals continue their long road trip with a visit to Rogers Place in Edmonton to take on the Oilers. The two top scorers in the NHL, John Carlson and Connor McDavid, will be on display as they continue their fight to stay atop that pile.
Puck drop will be at 9PM and yours truly will have your recap.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
