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The two best teams in the NHL are facing each other north of the border. The Capitals, the best club in the league, are taking on the Jets — team no. 2 overall — in Winnipeg. Read our game preview here.
Alex Ovechkin will continue his chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. Coming into today’s game, Ovechkin is currently at 888 career goals — 7 away from the record. Today he will be facing Connor Hellebuyck in net – the league’s best goalie. Meanwhile, Logan Thompson will get the start for the Capitals.
Puck drop for Caps-Jets is set for 8 pm on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Alan May have the call.
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Washington Capitals
Winnipeg Jets
Tunnel shenanigans
1st Period
Puck is dropped.
Great start from the Caps but they can’t finish.
🚨 1-0 Winnipeg Jets. WPG Goal: Josh Morrissey (12). Assists: M. Scheifele (43), D. DeMelo (15). Time: 06:50.
Morrissey’s point shot goes off traffic in front and redirects to the other side of the net.
Capitals have 3 shots through the first 14 minutes.
Andrew Mangiapane and Colin Miller both to the box for cross-checking at 17:07. Kinda dumb. All of it. We’re going to four-on-four.
WHOA WHOA WHOA… Mangiapane out of the box and…
🚨 1-1 tie. WSH Goal: Andrew Mangiapane (14). Assists: J. Chychrun (26). Time: 19:20.
Mang with a huge one-timer off the rush from the right circle to tie it up and give us nugs. He’s got goals in three straight. Crazy 8s strike again.
At intermission: It’s 1-1. Shots are Winnipeg 8 to 6. Capitals are winning in the five-on-five battle 21 to 17 in attempts.
2nd Period
Puck is dropped.
Caps pouring on the pressure early.
Capitals to the power play after Cole Perfetti trips Jakob Chychrun at 7:09.
Tom Wilson draws a penalty after a huge hit on Mason Appleton. Luke Schenn to the box for unsportsmanlike conduct at 14:32.
Alex Ovechkin gets off two huge one-timers from the Ovi spot but Hellebuyck makes the save on both.
Martin Fehervary to the box for holding at 17:37.
Capitals kill the penalty, and oh no…
🚨 2-1 Winnipeg Jets. WPG Goal: Mason Appleton (9). Assists: N. Niederreiter (18), C. Perfetti (30). Time: 19:48.
Appleton beats Thompson to the far side after the Jets break out of their zone in a hurry.
Huge save by Hellebuyck off Ovechkin at the buzzer. Caps won the faceoff directly back to Ovi.
At intermission: The Jets lead 2-1. The Caps lead in shots 18 to 15 and in five-on-five shot attempts 33 to 21. The Jets are 36-0-1 this season when leading after 40 minutes.
3rd Period
Puck is dropped.
Huge glove save by Thompson on Morrissey. Caps needed that one.
Jets are dominating the Caps, who are playing really soft on the puck. Need more urgency here.
Taylor Raddysh to the box at 6:29 for tripping. Big kill here.
Thompson continues to save the Caps’ bacon.
Caps first good shift of the period, first line hems the Jets in their zone for about a minute. Hellebuyck stands strong.
🚨 2-2 tie. WSH Goal: Alex Ovechkin (36). Assists: A. Protas (35), T. van Riemsdyk (19). Time: 16:00.
Alex Ovechkin scores career goal number 889. He’s 6 away from breaking the NHL Goals record.
At the end of regulation: The game’s tied 2-2. Caps lead in shots 29 to 24.
Overtime
Puck is dropped.
🚨 3-2 Winnipeg Jets. WPG OTGWG: Nikolaj Ehlers (24). Assists: D. Samberg (13), A. Lowry (16). Time: 01:28.
Ehlers, with speed, wow. Game over.
Capitals lose 3-2 (OT).
Jets beat Caps 3-2 but Ovechkin scored so who really won, hmm? (The Jets)
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