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THIRD PERIOD

00:00: That’s all she wrote. Edmonton can’t get that equalizer and Washington gets their 13th straight home win. | WSH 2, EDM 1

00:45: Oilers holding on to the puck in the zone but haven’t beat Holtby.

01:36: Oilers net is empty.

02:08: All eyes on Talbot as he may be pulled soon for the extra attacker.

06:10: Oilers looking for the equalizer, but the Caps are controlling the play of late.

14:12: Williams’ one-timer beats Talbot and the Caps take back the lead. | WSH 2, EDM 1

15:45: The Oilers penalty kill steps up and Drake Caggiula even had a shorthanded scoring chance.

17:45: Big penalty kill coming up for the Oil. Gryba to the box for holding.

20:00: What a game so far! The third period is underway.

SECOND PERIOD

00:00: That’s it for the second. After 40, we have ourselves a 1-1 battle. | EDM 1, WSH 1

01:06: Lucic’s fast wrister is handled by Holtby.

03:11: Edmonton leads in shots 21-17.

08:00: Oilers top line responds with a big shift of their own, but Maroon can’t bury the loose puck on the doorstep.

09:07: Oilers can’t escape their end. Talbot kicks aside another shot.

09:47: Capitals racking up the chances on this last shift. Lars Eller JUST misses his man in front.

13:22: Good shift by the Oilers fourth line hems the Caps in their zone for a bit.

19:25: Leon Draisaitl snipes his 23rd of the season to tie the game. | EDM 1, WSH

20:00: The second period is underway.

FIRST PERIOD

00:00: The Oilers finished the first period strong but still trail 1-0. | WSH 1, EDM 0

05:02: The Klefbom penalty has been killed.

07:02: Klefbom to the box for tripping. Oilers head to the penalty kill for the first time tonight.

07:38: Tom Wilson fires one in off the far post and Washington goes up 1-0. | WSH 1, EDM 0

09:05: Talbot squeezes the pads for his sixth save of the night. Caps are starting to come on a bit.

09:30: Ovechkin had a look at an open net but roofs the shot over top of the crossbar and into the glass.

10:47: A turnover right next to the net almost leads to a goal for the Oilers but the puck pinballs around and out of danger.

11:51: Oilers lead in shots 5-3 so far.

18:44: Cam Talbot reaches up and gloves down the first shot of the game.

20:00: The first period is underway!

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Caggiula – Letestu – Kassian
Hendricks – Khaira – Pakarinen

Sekera – Russell
Klefbom – Benning
Davidson – Gryba

Talbot

Out: Pouliot (injured), Pitlick (injured), Larsson (injured), Slepyshev (healthy), Nurse (injured)

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