Washington Capitals (39-18-6 84pts) v. Winnipeg Jets (32-27-6 70pts)
Game Recap:
In the second game of their home and home with the Winnipeg Jets, the Washington Capitals travel to Winnipeg looking to sweep the series with the Jets and earn their third consecutive victory. In the first period the Jets would be buzzing to start the game as they would quickly apply pressure in the Capitals zone. The Capitals would get some chances, but the Jets would score first as Dmitry Kulikov would blast a bomb from the point that a screened Ilya Samsonov would not see until it was too late as the Jets took the 1-0 lead. immediately after the goal was scored the Capitals would take a pair of penalties within a five second span to give the Jets an almost full two minute two man advantage. However, the Capitals penalty kill would be up to the task as they killed both penalties and kept the Jets lead to one.
In the second period the Jets would take it to the Capitals and force the play in their zone, but the Capitals would get back to back powerplays. However, the Capitals would be unable to capitalize on the opportunities to tie the game, and the game would remain 1-0 for the Jets.
Then in the third period the Capitals would get their third straight powerplay opportunity, but would not be able to capitalize on this one either. Then later in the period Kyle Connor would wrist a bullet past Samsonov to give the Jets the 2-0 lead, and in the final minutes Mark Scheifele would get the empty netter to secure the 3-0 victory for the Jets.
Lineups:
Washington Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie
Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Ilya Kovalchuk
Richard Panik — Nic Dowd — Garnet Hathaway
Brenden Dillon — John Carlson
Dmitry Orlov — Nick Jensen
Michal Kempny — Radko Gudas
Ilya Samsonov
Braden Holtby
Scratched: Travis Boyd, Jonas Siegenthaler, Brendan Leipsic
Injured: None
Winnipeg Jets:
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers — Cody Eakin — Patrik Laine
Jansen Harkins — Andrew Copp — Jack Roslovic
Gabriel Bourque — Nicholas Shore — Mason Appleton
Dmitry Kulikov — Neal Pionk
Nathan Beaulieu — Dylan DeMelo
Anthony Bitetto — Tucker Poolman
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Logan Shaw, Nelson Nogier
Injured: Josh Morrissey (upper body), Bryan Little (head), Mathieu Perreault (upper body), Adam Lowry (upper body), Carl Dahlstrom (broken hand), Mark Letestu (heart virus), Luca Sbisa (upper body), Sami Niku (lower body)
First Period:
WIN Goal – 6:33 – Dmitry Kulikov (2) from Blake Wheeler (37) and Neal Pionk (37)
WAS Penalty – 8:39 – Brenden Dillion 2 minutes for Hooking
WAS Penalty – 8:44 – Radko Gudas 2 minutes for High Sticking
End of 1st
Second Period:
WAS Penalty – 11:37 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Cross Checking
WIN Penalty – 15:07 – Neal Pionk 2 minutes for Hooking
WIN Penalty – 17:10 – Anthony Bitetto 2 minutes for Hooking
End of 2nd
Third Period:
WIN Penalty – 1:12 – Dylan DeMelo 2 minutes for Holding
WIN Goal – 7:20 – Kyle Connor (32) from Mark Scheifele (42) and Anthony Bitetto (7)
WIN ENG – 18:32 – Mark Scheifele (28) from Kyle Connor (34) and Jack Roslovic (16)
End of 3rd
Next Up:
Washington (39-19-6 84pts) @ Minnesota (31-25-7 69pts)
Winnipeg (33-27-6 72pts) @ Edmonton (33-23-8 74pts)
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