The Washington Capitals hosted the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night (Nov. 19) to conclude a three-game homestand. This was the first meeting of the season between these two teams as they were both looking for double-digit wins on the season.
The Capitals came into this at 9-8-2 and in last place in a very competitive Metropolitan Division. The Oilers came in at 9-8-4 and ranked fifth in the Pacific Division.
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The Capitals won this one 7-4. Here is your game overview.
Summary of the game
The scoring started quickly for the home team as Aliaksei Protas and Alex Ovechkin both tapped point shots to give Washington the lead. The Oilers answered just 1:01 into the second back when a Darnell Nurse point shot found the back of the net, but the Capitals got right back to work. Ryan Leonard grabbed a loose puck and ripped another past Stuart Skinner.
The nurse kept the back-and-forth fight going as he guided one through traffic for his second of the period. The offense was finally halted with about seven minutes left, and the Caps took a 3–2 lead into halftime. The shots for the home team were also 11-9.
The second period was very different, with the only goal scored almost twelve minutes later when Leonard burst in to score his second of the evening. The period ended with Washington leading 4-2 and the shots still on their side at 16-14.
Edmonton cut the deficit to one early in the third when David Tomasek tucked one past Logan Thompson. The Caps restored their lead less than four minutes later when Anthony Beauvillier tapped in a cross-ice pass. And then, 1:10 later, Leon Draisaitl hammered home a power-play one-timer to get back within a goal. The Oilers had to pull Skinner with two minutes to play, but Tom Wilson would put the game on ice with a pair of empty netters.
The Capitals won this one 7-4, with the final shots favoring the Oilers 28-21.
The Capitals’ top performers included Wilson and Leonard with a pair of goals and John Carlson and Connor McMichael with three assists each. For the Oilers, Nurse had two goals, Connor McDavid had two assists and Draisaitl had one of each.
The Capitals’ next game takes place tomorrow night (November 20) as they make the trip north to take on the Montreal Canadiens. Puck drop from the Bell Center is at 7:00 PM EDT.
The Oilers also play again tomorrow night as they continue their road trip against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Puck drop from the Benchmark International Arena is at 7:30 PM EDT.
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