Winnipeg Jets (40-24-4 84 pts) v.s. Washington Capitals ( 41-21-7 89 pts)
Game Recap:
The Washington Capitals concluded their short two game home stand tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. Tonight’s game was a battle between a pair of forty win teams that are currently leading their respective divisions. Washington got on the board first as a result of a Nicklas Backstrom goal from John Carlson and Michal Kempny. Shortly, Winnipeg would tie the game up on a goal from Mathieu Perreault. The Capitals eventually killed off a pivotal 5 on 3 Power Play after committing back to back penalties. The first period would end with a 1-1 tie between the two teams. In the 2nd period, the Capitals took the lead as Carl Hagelin came out of the penalty box and scored on a beautiful lift pass from Nic Dowd. The Capitals would take a 2-1 lead going into the 3rd period. The 3rd period became very interesting as there was a coach’s challenge by Winnipeg to determine if the puck had crossed the line for a goal after an emphatic no goal call by the referees. After further review, the call would stand as no goal. The Capitals killed off a penalty with 2:35 left in the game after a Dmitri Orlov tripping call. Lars Eller then sealed the game with an empty net goal from Tom Wilson and Dmitri Orlov. The Capitals currently are on a 7 game win streak and close out the short home stand with a 2-0 record.
Lineups:
Winnipeg Jets:
Patrik Laine-Mark Scheifle-Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor-Kevin Hayes-Nikolai Ehlers
Brandon Tanev-Kyle Lowry-Bryan Little
Matthieu Perreault-Andrew Copp-Jack Roslovic
Nathan Beulieu-Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Kulikov-Tyler Myers
Ben Chiarot-Sami Niku
Connor Helleubuyck
Laurent Brosoit
Scratches: Dustin Byfuglien, Matt Hendricks, Bogdan Kislovich, Par Lindholm, Josh Morrisey, Joe Morrow
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie
Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connoly
Andre Burakovsky-Nic Dowd-Travis Boyd
Michal Kempny-John Carlson
Dmitri Orlov-Matt Niskanen
Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen
Phoenix Copley
Braden Holtby
Scratches:
Dmitry Jaskin, Christian Djoos, Chandler Stephenson
GameDay:
First Period:
Washington Goal- 4:35- Nicklas Backstrom (18), assisted by John Carlson (50) & Michal Kempny (17)
Winnipeg Goal- 6:23- Matthieu Perreault (13), assisted by Jack Roslovic (13) & Andrew Copp (12)
Washington Penalty-14:28- Brett Connolly, 2 minutes for tripping
Washington Penalty- 14:54- Tom Wilson, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice
End of 1st –
End of 1st – WPG – 1 WSH – 1
Shots 8 5
Faceoffs 9/18 9/18
Hits 5 10
PP 0/2 0/0
2nd period:
Washington Penalty-6:18- Carl Hagelin, 2 minutes for holding
Winnipeg peanlty-9:33-Mathieu Perreault, 2 minutes for tripping
Washington Penalty-12:24-Carl Hagelin, 2 minutes for cross checking
Washington Goal-14:32- Carl Hagelin (4), assisted by Nic Dowd(12)
End of 2nd – WPG – 1 WSH – 2
Shots 23 9
Faceoffs 21/37 16/37
Hits 6 21
PP 0/4 0/1
3rd period:
Winnipeg Penalty-18 seconds-Patrik Laine, 2 minutes for hooking
Washington Penalty-17:25-Dmitri Orlov, 2 minutes for tripping
Washington Goal (Empty Net)-19:38-Lars Eller (10), assisted by Tom Wilson (16) & Dmitri Orlov (20)
End of 3rd – WPG – 1 WSH – 3
Shots 34 18
Faceoffs 35/54 19/54
Hits 15 25
PP 0/5 0/2
Next Up:
Winnipeg Jets(40-24-4 84 pts) vs San Jose Sharks (41-19-8 90 pts)
Washington Capitals (41-21-7 89 pts) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (37-23-9 83 pts)
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Published by Scott Fairchild
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