Edmonton 4,
Washington 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 24, 2019
Where: Rogers Place,
Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Chris Lee, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Ryan Daisy
Attendance:
17144
By Field Level Media
Leon Draisaitl scored twice, including the winner at 1:18 of overtime, as the Edmonton Oilers rallied to defeat the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday night in a matchup of division leaders.
Connor McDavid snapped a three-game pointless streak with a goal and two assists for the Oilers, who had lost their previous two games. Darnell Nurse also scored for Edmonton and goaltender Mikko Koskinen made 25 saves to improve to 5-0-0 this season.
Draisaitl took a pass from McDavid on a three-on-one break and scored the overtime winner as Edmonton remained unbeaten at Rogers Place in five games (5-0-0).
Alex Ovechkin scored twice for the Capitals and Jakub Vrana got the other goal as Washington outscored Edmonton 3-0 in the second period. Goalie Braden Holtby stopped 36 of 40 shots as Washington's four-game winning streak was snapped.
The Oilers trailed 3-1 entering the third period. Draisaitl pulled them within a goal at 4:25 of the period, converting a two-on-one break with McDavid.
McDavid tied the score at 18:22 of the third, snapping a shot from the top of the slot that Holtby got a piece of before the puck trickled through his pads and just over the goal line.
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, the Capitals erupted.
Vrana tied it with an unassisted goal at 5:40 of the period, spinning and firing a rebound over Koskinen's left shoulder.
Ovechkin gave the Capitals the lead just 47 seconds later, tipping a point shot by Jonas Siegenthaler through Koskinen's pads. League scoring leader John Carlson got the secondary assist to extend his points streak to nine games, a franchise record for a defenseman.
Ovechkin added a power-play goal at 13:40 of the second, taking a backhanded pass from Tom Wilson in the left faceoff circle and beating Koskinen high to the glove side.
Nurse snapped Edmonton's scoreless streak at 165 minutes, 58 seconds at 13:20 of the first period. After Zack Kassian won a faceoff in the Oilers' defensive zone, Nurse joined the rush and took a pass from Draisaitl at center ice. Nurse, a defenseman, drove deep into the Capitals' end before attempting a centering pass. The puck deflected off the stick of the Capitals' Dmitry Orlov and under Holtby.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
|
Washington |
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Edmonton |
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Alex Ovechkin 2
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Points |
Leon Draisaitl 3
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Alex Ovechkin 2
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Goals |
Leon Draisaitl 2
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Jakub Vrana 1
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Assists |
Connor McDavid 2
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Alex Ovechkin 1
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Power Play Goals |
N/A
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N/A
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Short Handed Goals |
N/A
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Braden Holtby .900
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Save Percentage |
Mikko Koskinen .893
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Braden Holtby 36
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Saves |
Mikko Koskinen 25
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Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
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Washington
|
28 |
3 |
1-2 |
2-2 |
6
|
34
|
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Edmonton
|
40 |
4 |
0-2 |
1-2 |
6
|
33
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Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Florida.
The Oilers 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 Vancouver.
The Capitals have a W/L % of .625 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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