4 1

THIRD PERIOD

0.0: The period is now over.

5:55: Puljujarvi with a wrist shot from the hash marks but Holtby makes the save.

10:03: Oilers forward Milan Lucic redirects a shot made by Andrej Sekera from the point. | EDM 4, WSH 1

10:46: Capitals forward Lars Eller receives two minutes for hooking.

12:13: Neck-and-neck with Ovechkin, Russell shuts down his advance in time for Talbot to reach out and snuff out the play.

13:17: Capitals defenceman Karl Alzner with a wrist shot but Talbot makes the save.

18:35: Oilers forward Patrick Maroon follows up on the rebound after a McDavid rushes the Capitals defensive zone and spots Puljujarvi who fires a one-timer but the puck deflects off of the post and in front of the net for the Big Rig to finish. | EDM 3, WSH 1

19:51: Ovechkin taps in a shot made by teammate Matt Niskanen and the puck sneaks through Talbot’s pads. | EDM 2, WSH 1

20:00: The period is now under way.

SECOND PERIOD

0.0: The period is now over.

2:22: Oshie receives two minutes for cross-checking.

2:47: Pouliot receives two minutes for closing hand on puck.

2:52: From behind the Capitals crease, Pouliot with a wrist shot that deflects off the back of Holtby and into the net. | EDM 2, WSH 0


6:56: Pouliot with a shot that goes wide of Holtby’s net.

12:12: Nugent-Hopkins breaks the scoreless stalemate flying up the right-hand side, cutting into the middle and finishing with a wrist shot that is deflected by Pouliot past Holtby’s pad and into the net. | EDM 1, WSH 0

12:44: Capitals forward Zachary Sanford with a wrist shot from the paint but Talbot deflects the shot and dives on the rebound to stop the play.

14:06: Ovechkin with a partial breakaway but Oilers forward Jesse Puljujarvi shadows closely and manages to foil the shot attempt.

14:24: Capitals defenceman John Carlson with a snap shot from the blueline but Talbot shuts it down.

16:34: Capitals forward T.J. Oshie rips a shot from the top of the circle but is denied by Talbot.

17:47: Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl with a shot on Holtby but the puck is deflected high over the net.

20:00: The period is now under way. The Oilers with 43 seconds remaining on the power play.

FIRST PERIOD

0.0: The period is now over. Shots on net are 11-10 Washington.

1:16: Capitals forward Daniel Winnik receives two minutes for tripping on Oilers forward Connor McDavid.

2:50: Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky rips a shot from the circle but Talbot makes the save.

6:58: Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins receives two minutes for tripping.

9:45: Capitals forward Jay Beagle receives two minutes for holding. Oilers with their first power play of the night.

11:38: Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin with a full force shot from top of the right circle but Russell takes the brunt of the shot while Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot makes the save on the ricochet.

12:23: Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot receives two minutes for cross checking. Capitals with their first power play of the night.

14:42: A quick shot by Oilers defenceman Kris Russell is denied by Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby.

15:38: Oilers forward Jordan Eberle intercepts the puck in the Capitals defensive zone and throws it on net.

20:00: The game is now under way.

TONIGHT’S LINEUP

Lucic – McDavid – Eberle
Pouliot – Nugent-Hopkins – Kassian
Maroon – Draisaitl – Puljujarvi
Lander – Letestu – Lander

Klefbom – Larsson
Sekera – Russell
Nurse – Gryba

Talbot

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