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The Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 for their second straight win. It was a pretty even game from the start, but that was expected considering that both teams were on the back-ends on back-to-back slates.
Here is how it went down.
PERIOD 1
There was no score in the first period. The Blackhawks had two power plays and the Caps killed it off. The Caps had a power play of their own that was cut short.
The Blackhawks outshot Washington 10-9.
PERIOD 2
Chicago got on the board first after Dylan Strome lofted a puck up the middle of the ice which was intercepted and the Caps were in an extended shift. Phillipp Kurashev parked himself right in front of Darcy Kuemper giving the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead. Seth Jones and Connor Bedard had the assists.
https://x.com/NHLBlackhawks/status/1734019753281253787?s=20
The Capitals responded two minutes later. Anthony Mantha got his second goal in as many games on a partial breakaway. Connor McMichael had the only assist.
https://x.com/Capitals/status/1734021112693236153?s=20
The Hawks started to tilt the ice with another power play, but Dylan Strome gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead with 6:10 to go in the second. Joel Edmundson and Alex Ovechkin had the helpers. It also marked Edmundson’s first point as a Cap.
https://x.com/Capitals/status/1734024463346549178?s=20
Nic Dowd doubled the lead with 4:37 to go in the middle frame. Beck Malenstyn and Nick Jensen had the apples.
https://x.com/Capitals/status/1734026148047196326?s=20
The Blackhawks outshot the Capitals 12-7 in the second.
PERIOD 3
Dowd got his second goal at the 4:02 mark of the third to make it 4-1 for the visitors. Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Malenstyn had the assists.
https://x.com/HockeyDaily365/status/1734037161937146349?s=20
After some penalties, Connor Murphy cut the deficit to two during some 4v4 play. Bedard had the assist with a nifty cross-ice saucer pass.
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By Jacob Cheris