The Washington Capitals downed the New Jersey Devils by a rating of 6-2 at Capital One Enviornment on Tuesday evening. The workforce’s report improved to 25-21-8 (.537) this season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 37 saves within the victory. It was New Jersey’s first recreation since their 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on the 2024 NHL Stadium Sequence at MetLife Stadium on Saturday.
Washington’s Strains
Alex Ovechkin – Dylan Strome – T.J. OshieAliaksei Protas – Connor McMichael – Anthony ManthaMax Pacioretty – Mike Sgarbossa – Sonny MilanoBeck Malenstyn – Nic Dowd – Tom Wilson
Trevor Van Riemsdyk – John CarlsonRasmus Sandin – Nick JensenJoel Edmundson – Ethan Bear
LindgrenDarcy Kuemper
Scratched: LW Nicolas Aube-Kubel, D Alexander Alexeyev
Injured: C Nicklas Backstrom (hip), C Evgeny Kuznetsov (NHL/NHLPA Participant Help Program), D Martin Fehervary (lower-body)
New Jersey’s Strains
Ondrej Palat – Nico Hischier – Jesper BrattJack Hughes – Erik Haula – Tyler ToffoliTimo Meier – Curtis Lazar – Dawson MercerAlexander Holtz – Tomas Nosek – Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler – Simon NemecLuke Hughes – John MarinoBrenden Smith – Colin Miller
Nico DawsAkira Schmid
Scratched: C Chris Tierney, D Nick DeSimone, D Kevin Bahl
Injured: D Dougie Hamilton (torn pectoral muscle), C Michael McLeod (private), C Nolan Foote (private), G Vitek Vanecek (lower-body)
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring
0:39, 1-0 Washington: McMichael swatted a rebound up entrance previous the blacker after Daws turned away Protas’ wrister from the excessive slot and Protas received a cross-ice feed by Sandin. With the aim, McMichael has tied his single-season profession excessive in objectives (set in 68 video games throughout 2021-22 season).
#ALLCAPS 1-0. MCMICHAEL SCORES pic.twitter.com/qKhxMUo6Lw
— Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) February 21, 2024
15:06, 1-1: Holtz slam dunked Nemec’s cross-ice feed on the internet mouth previous the precise pad of Lindgren after Nemec received a puck battle within the left nook.
Swedish Holtz Mafia dropped the beat. pic.twitter.com/IyHPMFXotl
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 21, 2024
Pictures: 10-8 New Jersey
Different Notable Stats: 9-7 Washington in blocked pictures, 9-6 New Jersey in hits, 62% New Jersey in faceoffs
Screenshots: Pure StatTrick
SECOND PERIOD
Dowd sustained an upper-body harm and didn’t return to Tuesday’s recreation.
Scoring
4:17, 2-1 Washington: McMichael picked Nosek’s pocket on the blueline, dangled round him and Nemec, and stickhandled round Daws’ glove to tuck his second of the sport into a large open internet. With two objectives vs. New Jersey, McMichael has established new single-season profession highs in objectives (10) and factors (20) (beforehand 2021-22: 9 objectives, 18 factors). It marks McMichael’s first profession multi-goal recreation. 5 of McMichael’s 19 profession objectives (26.3%) have come in opposition to New Jersey.
CONNOR MCMICHAEL OH MY THAT WAS SILKY! pic.twitter.com/MKraL5Jgza
— Spittin’ Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) February 21, 2024
Pictures: 27-15 New Jersey (together with 17-7 within the second)
Different Notable Stats: 15-10 Washington in blocked pictures, 63% New Jersey in faceoffs, 11-11 in hits
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring
4:10, 3-1: Strome tipped Ovechkin’s wrister from the precise dot after Milano fed him from the half-wall and Strome adopted up his personal rebound in entrance with Daws down and out. Milano has tallied three factors (one aim) in three video games in opposition to New Jersey this season and 5 factors (one aim) in his final six video games in opposition to New Jersey courting again to 2022-23. Ovechkin recorded the first help on Strome’s aim, extending his level streak to 9 video games (1/24/24-2/20/24: six objectives, 11 factors). It marks Ovechkin’s first level streak of 9 or extra video games since 2019 (10/8/19-10/24/19: eight objectives, 13 factors in 9 video games).
#ALLCAPS 3-1. STROME FROM OVI. pic.twitter.com/4e1D0FntLv
— Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) February 21, 2024
9:44, 4-1: After Strome received an offensive zone draw, Ovechkin fanned on a wrist shot then received a deal with of it and the puck beat Daws blocker-side. Ovechkin has recorded 20 factors (9 objectives) in his final 18 video games and 23 factors (10 objectives) in his final 23 video games.
#ALLCAPS 4-1. OVECHKIN! SHAKE RATTLE N ROLL pic.twitter.com/DOVtWx36K9
— Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) February 21, 2024
12:27, 5-1: Sgarbossa deflected Carlson’s wrister from the half-wall in entrance and adopted up his personal rebound in entrance of the cage. Carlson has recorded 44 factors (10 objectives) in 57 profession video games in opposition to New Jersey, essentially the most factors he has registered in opposition to a single franchise. It marked Sgarbossa’s first NHL aim since Dec. 17, 2021 in opposition to the Winnipeg Jets. In 24 profession video games with Washington, Sgarbossa has recorded eight factors (three objectives).
#ALLCAPS 5-1. SGARBOSSA GOAL! forgot to cease recording so its lengthy pic.twitter.com/5ayqFnYmU5
— Capitals Replays (@capsreplays) February 21, 2024
15:34, 5-2: Hughes received a cross from Toffoli on the blueline, fought off a test from Carlson, and backhanded a shot handed the blocker of Lindgren.
19:27, 6-2: Ovechkin tucked in Strome’s feed into an open cage on the doorstep after he broke up Oshie’s cross from the precise wing. Ovechkin has scored eight objectives in his final eight video games courting again to Jan. 27 in opposition to Dallas. The aim marked Ovechkin’s 412th profession at residence, passing Jaromir Jagr (411) for the third-most in NHL historical past. Ovechkin grew to become the sixth participant with 40 profession objectives in opposition to the Devils/Rockies/Scouts franchise, becoming a member of Mike Gartner (57), Mario Lemieux (47), Bryan Trottier (44), Mike Bossy (40) and Marcel Dionne (40).
Alex Ovechkin wants 57 objectives to cross Wayne Gretzky’s report👀
Will he do it?🤔
pic.twitter.com/bYI5wylzhN
— Every little thing Hockey (@EHClothing) February 21, 2024
Pictures: 39-26 New Jersey, together with 12-11 within the third
Different Notable Stats: 62% New Jersey in faceoffs, 16-16 in blocked pictures, 17-15 New Jersey in hits, Washington scored on their lone energy play and killed each of their penalties
Standings
Washington is at the moment six factors behind the Detroit Purple Wings (with a recreation in hand) for the ultimate wild-card spot within the Jap Convention and 7 again of the Tampa Bay Lightning (three) for the primary along with Philadelphia Flyers (two) for third place within the Metropolitan Division.They’re additionally competing with New Jersey (two behind with a recreation in hand), the New York Islanders (two behind behind with one), and Pittsburgh Penguins (one forward however have performed another recreation) within the wild-card race.
Subsequent recreation: Thursday at Tampa Bay (7 PM ET, ESPN)
By Harrison Brown
