THIRD PERIOD

0.0: After a Jay Beagle empty netter, the final was 5-2 for Washington; shot count was 40-31 for Edmonton.

2:48: Eller takes his third penalty, this one for holding.

4:04: Kuznetsov dekes around the Oilers and somehow slips the puck over the goal line. | WSH 4, EDM 2

6:45: Shots were 37-29 for the Oilers with just over six minutes to play.

14:35: Oilers pressure leads to a penalty call on Eller for delay of game. It’s his second delay of game penalty of the night and Edmonton’s third power play.

14:59: Holtby makes two big saves on Benning and Jokinen to keep the Caps in front.

19:30: Washington gets on the board early in the third as Ovechkin spots Kuznetsov skating up the middle. Kuznetsov redirects the feed past Talbot to give the Capitals their first lead of the game. With the assist, Ovechkin has more assists tonight (3) than he had all season leading up to this game (2). | WSH 3, EDM 2

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20:00: Period three starts now.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: A late charge by the Oilers has the home team outshooting the visitors 29-23 but the game is tied after 40 minutes.

39.0: Holtby makes a pair of saves in close on Lucic to preserve the deadlock.

5:50: Capitals take a penalty for delay of game (Lars Eller – puck over glass), giving the Oilers a chance to regain the lead on the power play.

7:03: Talbot slides across to deny Ovechkin. Shots now even at 23-23.

9:28: With an extra attacker on the ice due to a delayed penalty, Eller wired a one-timer off the right side boards top corner past Talbot to get the game on even terms. | EDM 2, WSH 2

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10:00: Midway through the second, shots are 22-17 for the Oilers.

15:45: Oilers buzz around the Caps net but can’t seem to convert.

20:00: The middle frame has commenced.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: After one period, shots on goal were 16-12 for the Oilers.

17.8: Washington gets on the board late in the opening frame. T.J. Oshie spots Devante Smith-Pelly at the left circle and he one-times a blast just inside the left post. | EDM 2, WSH 1

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1:21: Talbot makes three huge saves from in close on Lars Eller.

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2:05: Adam Larsson dipsy doodles his way from the left point to the left hashmarks just outside the slot and wrists the puck home to extend the Oilers lead to 2-0. | EDM 2, WSH 0

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6:49: Maroon and Peluso push and shove behind the play and as a result, both players head off for two minutes (roughing) setting up four-on-four.

7:44: McDavid’s initial stop was blocked by Holtby but Pat Maroon was right on the doorstep to bang home the rebound and get the Oilers on the board first. | EDM 1, WSH 0

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8:29: Shots are now 9-5 for the Oilers.

8:58: Washington nearly scores on a wild goalmouth scramble in front of Talbot. With bodies still sprawled around the crease area, the play went back the other way. Zack Kassian made a great move to get around Caps defender Madison Bowey but couldn’t complete the wraparound attempt.

12:04: Caps kill off the penalty; shots are 5-4 for Edmonton almost eight minutes in.

14:07: Anthony Peluso gets two minutes for interference, giving the Oilers the game’s first man advantage.

15:12: Talbot makes a couple of big stops on Kuznetsov; his second stop was a very difficult blocker save, knocking the puck out of harm’s way into the corner after taking away what looked like an empty net for the Russian forward.

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19:10: McDavid’s drop pass to Draisaitl on a partial break is intercepted, taking away what could have been a great scoring chance early on for the Oilers.

20:00: Tonight’s game has started.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Maroon – McDavid – Draisaitl
Lucic – RNH – Letestu
Caggiula – Strome – Kassian
Jokinen – Khaira – Slepyshev

Klefbom – Larsson
Russell – Benning
Nurse – Gryba

Talbot

OUT: Sekera (knee-IR), Auvitu, Pakarinen, Yamamoto

OILERS TODAY

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