Edmonton Oilers (8-4-1 17pts) v. Washington Capitals (5-4-3 13pts)
Time: 7p EST
Station: NBC Sports Washington
Edmonton Oilers:
Lineup:
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Drake Caggiula
Tobias Rieder — Leon Draisaitl — Alex Chiasson
Milan Lucic — Ryan Strome — Jesse Puljujarvi
Jujhar Khaira — Kyle Brodziak — Zack Kassian
Oscar Klefbom — Adam Larsson
Darnell Nurse — Kris Russell
Jason Garrison — Matt Benning
Cam Talbot
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Ty Rattie, Kailer Yamamoto, Kevin Gravel
Injured: None
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov – Dmitrij Jaskin
Chandler Stephenson — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie
Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly
Jakub Vrana — Travis Boyd — Devante Smith-Pelly
Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen
Michal Kempny — John Carlson
Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey
Pheonix Copley
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Nic Dowd
Injured: Brooks Orpik (lower body)
Suspended: Tom Wilson
First Period:
Capitals Goal – 2:44 – Jakub Vrana (4) from Devante Smith-Pelly (2) and Travis Boyd (1)
Capitals Goal – 5:44 – Devante Smith-Pelly (2) from Travis Boyd (2)
Capitals Penalty – 6:13 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Hooking
Capitals Penalty – 9:04 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Slashing
Oilers PPG – 10:24 – Connor McDavid (10) from Oscar Klefbom (7) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (12)
Oilers Penalty – 18:03 – Leon Draisaitl 2 minutes for Slashing
End of 1st – EDM – 1 WAS – 2
Shots 12 11
Faceoffs 11 09
Hits 03 06
PP 1/2 0/1
Analysis:
The Capitals came out flying and scored two quick ones but then they would take two penalties that the Oilers would use to get themselves back into this game. Especially like Dmitrij Jaskin on the first line and Jakub Vrana on the fourth line.
Need to Do:
The Capitals need to stay out of the penalty box. Edmonton is dangerous on the powerplay and proved it on their second opportunity. Also the Capitals need to keep on pressuring in the Oilers zone.
Second Period:
Capitals Goal – 8:11 – TJ Oshie (7) from Nicklas Backstrom (13) and John Carlson (10)
Capitals Penalty – 8:38 – Devante Smith-Pelly 2 minutes for Delay of Game
Oilers Goal – 10:41 – Leon Draisaitl (8) from Adam Larsson (5) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (13)
Oilers Penalty – 12:24 – Adam Larsson 2 minutes for Slashing
Capitals PPG – 13:09 – Alex Ovechkin (11) from John Carlson (11) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (12)
End of 2nd – EDM – 2 WAS – 4
Shots 22 21
Faceoffs 25 20
Hits 08 16
PP 1/3 1/2
Analysis:
This was an even period for the Capitals. They were able to get 2 more goals this period and were able to do a much better job on their second powerplay.
Need to Do:
The Capitals need to close this game out. The 3rd period has been their worst period lately and they need to play with urgency and need to stay out of the penalty box.
Third Period:
Capitals Penalty – 18:57 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Boarding
End of 3rd – EDM – 2 WAS – 4
Shots 33 23
Faceoffs 36 26
Hits 16 25
PP 1/4 1/2
Analysis:
Despite being out shot by Edmonton 11-2 in the third period, the Capitals did play a more solid third period than we have seen the past few games. However, the Capitals will need to be at the top of their game come this Wednesday when they take on the arch rival Pittsburgh Penguins.
Next Up:
Washington (6-4-3 15pts) v Pittsburgh (6-3-3 15pts)
Edmonton (8-5-1 17pts) @ Tampa Bay (10-3-1 21pts)
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