Oilers Obliterate Capitals, 7-2; Ivan Miroshnichenko, Connor McMichael Score


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The Washington Capitals fell to the Edmonton Oilers by a score of 7-2 on Wednesday at Rogers Place. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 30-25-9 and 69 points on the season. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper made 30 saves in the loss.

The Lineup

Alex Ovechkin — Hendrix Lapierre — T.J. Oshie
Sonny Milano — Dylan Strome — Ivan Miroshnichenko
Max Pacioretty — Connor McMichael — Tom Wilson
Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel

Martin Fehervary — John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin — Nick Jensen
Trevor van Riemsdyk  — Ethan Bear

Kuemper
Charlie Lindgren

Scratches: Center Michael Sgarbossa and defenseman Alex Alexeyev

Injuries: Centers Aliaskei Protas (lower body) and Nicklas Backstrom (hip)

First Period

Oilers center Leon Draisaitl would give his home team an early 1-0 lead at the 4:36 mark.

Captain Connor McDavid would extend Edmonton’s lead, 2-0, at the 6:58 mark on a power-play.

With their first shot on goal, the Capitals would get on the board thanks to Miroshnichenko (2) just 92 seconds later. Jensen (9) assisted.

On the Capitals’ second shot of the night, McMichael (13) tied the game at two-a-piece during a man advantage. Ovechkin (31) and Pacioretty (13) had the assists.

The Oilers would regain the lead, 3-2, with a goal from left-wing Zach Hyman at the 11:24 mark.

Quick Stats

SOG: 12-5 Oilers

Face-Off Win %: 71% (Capitals), 28% (Oilers)

Hits: 11-9 Capitals

Second Period

Hyman would pot his second of the night to make it 4-2 in favor of Edmonton with under six minutes left in the middle frame.

With less than a minute to go, the Oilers would go up 5-2 with a late power-play goal from Hyman, completing a natural hat trick.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 21-15 Oilers

Face-Off Win %: 51% (Oilers), 46% (Capitals)

Total Hits: 21-14 Capitals

Third Period

Edmonton would go up 6-2 with a goal from left-wing Warren Foegele midway through the final period.

Seconds later, former Capitals right-wing Connor Brown would make it 7-2 with his first goal of the season with eleven minutes left.

Quick Stats

Total SOG: 37-25 Oilers

Face-Off Win %: 57% (Oilers), 42% (Capitals)

Total Hits: 31-19 Capitals

Notes Through the Game

  • Fehervary played in his 200th career game.
  • Miroshnichenko picked up his second goal in his last four games.
  • McMichael, who played in his third career game vs. Edmonton, recorded his first career point against the Oilers.
  • With an assist on the Capitals’ second goal, Ovechkin (840g-694a–1,534p in 1,408 GP) passed Mark Recchi (577g-956a–1,533p in 1,652 GP) for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time points list.
  • Ovechkin, the NHL’s all-time leader in road goals, also passed Joe Sakic (741) for the ninth most road points in NHL history. He has scored 427 of his 840 career goals (50.8%) and 742 of his 1,534 career points (48.4%) on the road. Among the players in the top ten in road points all-time, only Steve Yzerman (48.8%) had a higher percentage of his total career points on the road.
  • Ovechkin has recorded 29 points (12g, 17a) in his last 28 games.
  • Seven of Pacioretty’s 16 points this season have come against Western Conference opponents.

The Capitals continue their five-game Western road trip and wrap up a back-to-back matchup, clashing next with the Seattle Kraken on Thursday at Climate Pledge Arena. Monumental Sports Network 2 will have the coverage beginning at 10 PM ET.

By Della Young

About Della Young

Della Young is an aspiring novelist and screenwriter who earned a BFA in Creative Writing from Full Sail University in 2021. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in Screenwriting from Regent University and is writing her debut novel. Della comes from a family of big Capitals fans and became inspired to start writing for hockey in 2019. Follow Della on X: @dellayoung





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