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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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