The Washington Capitals downed the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-3, Thursday night time at Amalie Area in Tampa. The victory improves Washington’s file to 26-21-8 (60 factors) on the season.
The Capitals grabbed an early lead on a nifty backhander by Nicolas Aube-Kubel lower than three minutes into the competition and Connor McMichael added his third aim in 4 intervals for a 2-0 lead on the first intermission.
The Lightning closed the hole to a aim halfway by means of the second interval however the Capitals rapidly answered lower than three minutes in a while Anthony Mantha’s 18th aim of the season to make it 3-1 on the second intermission.
The Lightning closed the hole to a aim early within the last body and tied the sport 24 seconds later, making it 3-3 simply three minutes into the third interval. However the Capitals answered late on Rasmus Sandin’s third aim of the season and Connor McMichael added an empty internet aim to make it 5-3, the ultimate.
LINEUP
Charlie Lindgren (11-8-4, 2.62 GAA, .915 sv%) acquired the beginning in aim for the visiting Capitals. Andrei Vasilevskiy (19-13-0, 2.95 GAA, .898 sv%) acquired the beginning between the pipes for the Lightning. The beginning ahead traces and defensive pairs for the Capitals:
Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – T.J. OshieAnthony Mantha – Connor McMichael – Tom WilsonMax Pacioretty – Mike Sgarbossa – Sonny MilanoBeck Malenstyn – Aliaksei Protas – Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Trevor van Riemsdyk – John CarlsonRasmus Sandin – Nick JensenJoel Edmundson – Ethan Bear
Charlie LindgrenDarcy Kuemper
Scratches: Nic Dowd (higher physique damage, day-to-day), Pierrick Dube, Alex Alexeyev, Nicklas Backstrom (hip).
1ST PERIOD
The Capitals opened the scoring early within the first interval on a close-range backhander from Nicolas Aube-Kubel (6) at 2:30 of the body. Beck Malenstyn (9) had the lone helper.
NAK dancin’ and scorin’ pic.twitter.com/ORMlbXCAbX
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2024
They stretched their result in 2-0 on Connor McMichael’s (11) third aim within the final two video games at 16:19. Joel Edmundson (4) and Tom Wilson (10) had the helpers.
Make that three targets prior to now two video games for Mikey pic.twitter.com/9Mv6iLz7ao
The Ligh— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2024
The Capitals held the 2-0 lead into the primary intermission. The Lightning led in five-on-five shot makes an attempt, 19-15. The Capitals led in five-on-five shot makes an attempt, 15-7 within the second interval.
2ND PERIOD
The Lightning lower the Capitals result in one halfway by means of the center body on a shot from the left-slot by Brandon Hagel (21) at 9:16.
By no means inform Hagel the percentages. 😤 pic.twitter.com/ojZW2xecSb
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 23, 2024
However the Capitals restored their two-goal lead lower than three minutes in a while Anthony Mantha’s 18th aim of the season at 12:14. Dylan Strome (19) and T.J. Oshie (8) had the assists.
Mo picked that Stromer feed flawlessly pic.twitter.com/0u27bZX0cd
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2024
The Capitals held the 3-1 lead into the second intermission. The Capitals doubled up the Bolts in five-on-five shot makes an attempt, 15-7 within the center body and led in high-danger probabilities, 5-0 and xGF 1.35 to .72 after two intervals.
3RD PERIOD
The Lightning made it 3-2 early within the third interval on Nicholas Paul’s fifteenth aim of the season at 2:42. The
The one method to describe that is…🤌 pic.twitter.com/h5sgA3bKPx
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 23, 2024
The Lightning tied the sport lower than a minute in a while Tyler Motte’s fifth aim of the season at 3:06.
Proper on course🎯 pic.twitter.com/5kycdl87Y2
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) February 23, 2024
T.J. Oshie left the sport late within the third interval on a non-contact play. He didn’t return.
TJ Oshie needed to be helped off the ice with an obvious non-contact damage pic.twitter.com/DoIFfl9cXo
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) February 23, 2024
The Capitals regained the lead on Rasmus Sandin’s third aim of the season at 15:01. Aliaksei Protas (19) and Dylan Strome (20) had the helpers.
What a shot, Sandman pic.twitter.com/VZlFsBC6Gx
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 23, 2024
Connor McMichael (12) added an empty internet aim to make it 5-3, the ultimate. It was McMichael’s second consecutive two-goal recreation. Alex Ovechkin (26) and Tom Wilson (11) had the assists. The help prolonged Ovechkin’s points-streak to 10 video games.
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SHAVINGS (From Capitals PR)
Beck Malenstyn recorded the first help on Aube-Kubel’s aim, his ninth help of the season. Malenstyn has recorded three factors (1g, 2a) in his final six video games.
Anthony Mantha scored his 18th aim of the season to place the Capitals forward 3-1. Seventeen of Mantha’s 18 targets have come at five-on-five, which leads Washington.
Dylan Strome tallied his nineteenth help of the season on Mantha’s aim, extending his level streak to a few video games (1g, 4a). Strome, who has recorded 40 factors (21g, 19a) in 55 video games, has reached the 40-point mark for the third consecutive season and the fourth time in his profession.
T.J. Oshie was credited with the secondary help on Mantha’s aim, his eighth help of the season. Oshie’s 35 factors (16g, 19a) in 27 profession video games towards the Lightning are probably the most he has registered towards one franchise.
Connor McMichael scored his second aim of the sport on an empty-net to make it 5-3. It marks McMichael’s second-straight multi-goal recreation and his fifth aim in his final 4 video games relationship again to Feb. 13 vs. Colorado.
Tom Wilson was credited with the secondary help on McMichael’s empty-net aim. With two assists tonight, Wilson recorded his fourth multi-point recreation of the season and the 59th of his profession.
With their 5-3 win at Tampa Bay, the Capitals lengthen their profitable streak to a few video games. Since Feb. 10, Washington has a file of 4-1-1.
It marks Ovechkin’s first level streak of 10 or extra video games since 2018 (14 video games, 11/16/18-12/15/18: 17g-6a–23p).
By Jon Sorensen
