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The Washington Capitals fell to the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 5-0 in a Black Friday matinee at Capital One Arena, ending their five-game win streak. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 10-5-2 and 22 points on the season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves in the loss.
The Lineup
Alex Ovechkin —Dylan Strome — Tom Wilson
Sonny Milano — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie
Aliaksei Protas — Connor McMichael — Anthony Mantha
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel
Rasmus Sandin — John Carlson
Joel Edmundson — Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev — Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper
Scratches: Right-wing Matthew Phillips, center Hendrix Lapierre, and defenseman Lucas Johansen
Injuries: Defenseman Martin Fehervary (lower body), center Nicklas Backstrom (hip), and left-wing Max Pacioretty (Achilles)
First Period
The Oilers would get on the board first with a goal from left-wing Evander Kane at the 14:10 mark.
Kane opens the game 👊 pic.twitter.com/g6ca0UrRzp
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2023
Center Ryan Nugent-Hopkins would give Edmonton a 2-0 lead with 4:36 left in the opening stanza.
Nuge hand-eye coordination off the charts 📈 pic.twitter.com/siSMbEdK4m
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2023
Quick Stats
SOG: 21-6 Oilers
Face-Off Win %: 75% (Oilers), 25% (Capitals)
Hits: 12-8 Capitals
Second Period
The Oilers would go up 3-0 with a power-play goal from defenseman Evan Bouchard 3:44 into the second frame.
Bouch blasts it 🚀 pic.twitter.com/2Le2RC9obq
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2023
Center Leon Draisaitl would give Edmonton a comfortable 4-0 lead on a man advantage at the 4:48 mark.
Leon from Connor on the power play 🤩 pic.twitter.com/TMG7tLbJg8
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2023
Nearly midway through the period, the Capitals announced that Oshie would not return after sustaining an upper-body injury from a hit by Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm.
T.J. Oshie has gone to the locker room after taking a hit from Ekholm pic.twitter.com/uVAGqQRJ5A
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 24, 2023
Draisaitl would pot his second of the game on another power-play opportunity for the Oilers with less than two minutes left.
Leo cleans it up 🧼 pic.twitter.com/J508mMi0q5
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) November 24, 2023
Quick Stats
Total SOG: 30-17 Oilers
Face-Off Win %: 64% (Oilers), 35% (Capitals)
Total Hits: 16-10 Capitals
Third Period
The final frame would go scoreless for a 5-0 shutout victory for Edmonton.
Quick Stats
Total SOG: 35-25 Oilers
Face-Off Win %: 56% (Oilers), 43% (Capitals)
Total Hits: 21-12 Capitals
The Capitals start a five-game West Coast road trip on Monday, visiting the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center. Monumental Sports Network will have the coverage beginning at 10:30 PM ET.
By Della Young