| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 WSH | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
 STL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Matthew Kessel
· D
Connor McMichael
· C
Dylan Strome
· C
Team Stats
18Blocked Shots7
18Hits25
1Takeaways3
27Shots25
2Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
100.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
24Faceoffs Won28
46.2Faceoff Win Percent53.8
22Giveaways21
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:57
Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
18:36
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
18:30
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
18:30
Off-side
17:43
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
17:06
Martin Fehervary hit Dylan Holloway
16:45
Dylan Holloway faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
16:45
Brandon Duhaime Goal (3) Deflected, assists: John Carlson (9), Taylor Raddysh (4)
16:22
Radek Faksa Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
16:17
Giveaway by John Carlson
16:15
Giveaway by Scott Perunovich
15:27
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Radek Faksa
15:27
Michael Sgarbossa Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (3), Martin Fehervary (3)
14:55
Giveaway by Jordan Kyrou
14:45
Alex Ovechkin Slap Shot Hit Left Post
13:30
Giveaway by Rasmus Sandin
13:24
Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot Wide Left
13:02
Giveaway by Zack Bolduc
12:45
Giveaway by Scott Perunovich
12:38
Michael Sgarbossa faceoff won against Oskar Sundqvist
12:38
Goalie Stopped
12:35
Tom Wilson Tip-In saved by Jordan Binnington
12:26
Alexey Toropchenko Wrap-around Wide Left
12:24
Tom Wilson hit Radek Faksa
12:21
Nathan Walker shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
12:17
Colton Parayko Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
12:11
Radek Faksa faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
12:11
Goalie Stopped
12:08
Pavel Buchnevich Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson
12:06
Pierre-Olivier Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson
11:57
Pavel Buchnevich shot blocked by Dylan Strome
11:53
Brayden Schenn Snap Shot Wide Right
11:46
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Brayden Schenn
11:46
Off-side
11:29
Justin Faulk Snap Shot Wide Left
11:26
Kasperi Kapanen hit Matt Roy
10:42
Michael Sgarbossa hit Dylan Holloway
10:35
Giveaway by Andrew Mangiapane
10:20
Dylan Holloway faceoff won against Michael Sgarbossa
10:20
Connor McMichael Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (18), John Carlson (8)
10:03
Brayden Schenn faceoff won against Dylan Strome
10:03
TV Timeout
10:03
Ryan Suter Interference against Andrew Mangiapane
9:39
Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
8:43
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
8:28
Radek Faksa faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
8:28
Puck in Netting
8:28
Justin Faulk shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues
— Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
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