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With the Washington Capitals already up 2-0 over the host Winnipeg Jets, forward Marcus Johansson scored on a penalty shot goal to give his club a commanding three-goal advantage.
With the Capitals on a four-minute penalty kill thanks to a high-sticking penalty by Lars Eller (playing in his 900th NHL game), Johansson found himself all alone on Winnipeg netminder Connor Hellebuyck, before being brought down by a slash from Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey. No. 90 was awarded a penalty shot on the play, much to the chagrin of the Winnipeg faithful.
Marcus Johansson with a nifty tally on the shorthanded penalty shot, padding the Washington lead!#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/k8tpERrYdF
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The goal marked Johansson’s seventh of the season, and his second-ever career penalty shot, with the other coming on March 22, 2012 against the Philadelphia Flyers during his first stint with Washington. It also marks the Capitals’ first since December 2013.
It marks Washington’s first penalty shot goal since Dec. 8, 2013 at the New York Rangers (Mikhail Grabovski).
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By Michael Fleetwood
