Capitals Clip Red Wings, 4-3 In Overtime; Dylan Strome Scores Game-Winning Goal, Connor McMichael Scores 17th Goal Of The Season


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The Washington Capitals downed the Detroit Red Wings, 4-3 (OT) Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.. The victory improves the Capitals record to 36-26-9 (81 points) on the season.

Following a fruitless first frame, Nic Dowd opened the scoring early in the middle frame but the Red Wings answered with a tally from Alex DeBrincat less than three minutes later for a 1-1 tie early in the second period. The Red Wings added a late power play goal from David Perron for a 2-1 lead at the second intermission.

The Capitals tied the game just 35 seconds into the final frame on a tap in by Connor McMichael. The Capitals regained the lead four minutes later on Dylan Strome’s 24th goal of the season, to make it 3-2. But the Red Wings tied the game late in the third period on Patrick Kane’s 17th goal,of the season. Regulation concluded with the game tied 3-3.

Dylan Strome scored the game-winning goal in overtime.

LINEUP

Charlie Lindgren (20-12-5, 2.67 GAA, .912 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Capitals. Alex Lyon (18-16-2, 3.04 GAA, .905 sv%) got the start in goal for the visiting Red Wings. The starting forward lines and defensive pairs for the Capitals:

Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie
Max Pacioretty — Dylan Strome —Ivan Miroshnichenko
Mike Sgarbossa — Hendrix Lapierre — Aliaksei Protas
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Nick Jensen
Alexander Alexeyev  — Trevor van Riemsdyk

Charlie Lindgren
Darcy Kuemper

Scratches: Forward Sonny Milano (upper body injury), defenseman Ethan Bear, right-wing Tom Wilson (six-game suspension), Center Nicklas Backstrom (hip injury).

Transactions: The Capitals announced during first intermission that they had loaned right-wing Matthew Phillips to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.

1ST PERIOD

The Capitals were held without a shot on goal until 9:12 remaining in the first frame, however the game remained scoreless due to stellar play by Capitals’ netminder Charlie Lindgren.

In the end there was no scoring in the first, with excellent netminding on both ends. After a slow start, the Caps recovered and led in 5v5 shot attempts, 17-12, scoring chances, 7-4 and high-danger chances, 4-2.

2ND PERIOD

The Capitals opened the scoring on Nic Dowd’s ninth goal of the season, just 2:09 into the middle frame. Nick Jensen (11) had the lone helper.

But the Red Wings answered less than three minutes later. Alex DeBrincat (24) potted the tying tally at 4:53.

The Red Wings took their first lead of the night late in the period on a power play goal from David Perron (14) at 19:17.

The period concluded with the Red Wings leading, 2-1. The Red Wings stepped up the possession in the second period, leading in 5v5 shots 23-18, scoring chances, 13-5 and high-danger chances, 7-2.

3RD PERIOD

The Capitals tied the game in the first minute of the final frame on a tap in by Connor McMichael (17). T.J. Oshie (11) and Martin Fehervary (11) had the helpers.

The Capitals regained the lead on Dylan Strome’s 24th goal of the season at 4:49 of the final frame. John Carlson (37) and Max Pacioretty (16) had the assists.

The Red Wings tied the game 3-3 on Patrick Kane’s 17th goal of the season at 14:40 of the third period.

Regulation concluded with the game tied, 3-3.

OVERTIME

Dylan Strome scored the game-winner for the Capitals at 1:55 of the extra frame.

SHAVINGS (via Capitals PR)

  • Nic Dowd scored his ninth goal of the season to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead. Four of Dowd’s nine goals this season have been game-opening goals. Dowd has recorded four points (3g, 1a) in his last three games against Detroit.
  • Nick Jensen recorded his 11th assist of the season on Dowd’s game-opening goal. Jensen has tallied three assists in his last five games.
  • Connor McMichael scored his 17th goal of the season to tie the game 35 seconds into the third period. McMichael has scored three goals in his last four games and has eight points (5g, 3a) in his last eight contests.
  • McMichael’s third-period goal marks his 14th even-strength goal, which ranks tied for third on the Capitals.
  • Dylan Strome scored his 24th goal of the season to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead. It marks a new single-season career high in goals for Strome (previously 2022-23: 23g). Strome has scored 14 of his 24 goals this season in the third period.
  • John Carlson recorded his team-leading 37th assist of the season on Strome’s go-ahead goal, extending his point streak to six games (2g-4a-6p). Carlson has recorded 13 points (4g, 9a) in his last 16 games.

By Jon Sorensen

About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His interest in the Caps has grown over the decades and included time as a season ticket holder. He has been a journalist covering the team for 10+ years, primarily focusing on analysis, analytics and prospect development.





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