Washington 3, Colorado 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, April 18, 2022
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Trevor Hanson, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Bevan Mills, James Tobias
Attendance:
18020
By Field Level Media
Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal at 10:46 of the third period and the Washington Capitals defeated the Avalanche 3-2 on Monday night in Denver, snapping Colorado's nine-game winning streak.
Conor Sheary stole the puck in the Colorado zone and passed across the slot to Johansson, who scored on a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 48th goal of the season and Garnet Hathaway added a goal for the Capitals (43-23-10, 96 points), who have won six of seven. Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves.
Ovechkin, who has six goals in his past seven games, needs two more for his ninth 50-goal season, which would tie Wayne Gretzky and Mike Bossy for the NHL record.
Darcy Kuemper made 24 saves for the Avalanche (55-15-6, 116 points), who entered the game 29-2-2 in their past 33 home games and had not lost to an Eastern Conference team in regulation at home.
The Avalanche had tied the game 2-2 at 8:13 of the third period when Artturi Lehkonen jammed home a puck in the crease. Washington challenged the play for goaltender interference saying the puck was under Samsonov's pad and the pad was pushed in, but the call on the ice was upheld.
Hathaway gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 4:02 of the first period when he poked the puck past Jack Johnson and beat Kuemper glove side from the left circle.
Valeri Nichushkin tied it 1-1 at 17:05, ripping a wrist shot off the far post and in from the left circle for his 22nd goal of the season.
The Capitals took a 2-1 lead at 13:27 of the second period on a power play. John Carlson's shot caromed off the end boards to Evgeny Kuznetsov, who slid the puck across the crease to Ovechkin for the tap-in.
Carlson extended his season-high point streak to seven games (four goals, nine assists).
The Avalanche, who have clinched the top seed in the Western Conference, rested top-pair defenseman Devon Toews and forward Andrew Cogliano.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Colorado |
|
Garnet Hathaway 1 |
Points |
Artturi Lehkonen 1 |
|
Garnet Hathaway 1 |
Goals |
Artturi Lehkonen 1 |
|
John Carlson 1 |
Assists |
Nicolas Aube-Kubel 1 |
|
Alex Ovechkin 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Ilya Samsonov .923 |
Save Percentage |
Darcy Kuemper .889 |
|
Ilya Samsonov 24 |
Saves |
Darcy Kuemper 24 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Washington
|
27 |
3 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
26 |
| Colorado
|
26 |
2 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
27 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .714 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Capitals have a W/L % of .512 after a win and .636 after a loss.
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