Dallas Stars at Washington Capitals
· National Hockey LeagueCapitals snap the Stars' season-opening winning streak at 4 with a 3-2 victory
Wilson's goal was his third in three games, Strome his second of the season and Raddysh his first since joining the team in free agency last summer. Charlie Lindgren made 22 saves as the Capitals wrapped up this early homestand with back-to-back wins.
The Stars fell from the ranks of the league's unbeaten teams despite a short-handed goal by Colin Blackwell and one at even strength from Jason Robertson. Rookie Oskar Bäck set up Blackwell for his first NHL point.
Casey DeSmith was screened on two of the three goals he allowed on 26 shots.
Capitals: Alex Ovechkin was one of the most noticeable and effective players on the ice even thought he did not register a point.
WSH leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 12:19 | Colin Blackwell Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Oskar Bäck (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 0:55 | Tom Wilson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (2), Connor McMichael (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 6:15 | Dylan Strome Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: John Carlson (3), Aliaksei Protas (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 13:09 | Jason Robertson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Roope Hintz (2), Wyatt Johnston (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 17:19 | Taylor Raddysh Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
Statistics
DAL | WSH | |
---|---|---|
12 | Blocked Shots | 26 |
10 | Hits | 26 |
3 | Takeaways | 4 |
24 | Shots | 26 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
52.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.5 |
17 | Giveaways | 16 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
10 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,034 | Capacity:
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 17,034 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 17 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
Minnesota | 13 | 3 | 29 | 3 |
Dallas | 12 | 6 | 24 | 0 |
Colorado | 11 | 9 | 22 | 0 |
St. Louis | 9 | 11 | 19 | 1 |
Utah | 7 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
Chicago | 7 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
Nashville | 6 | 11 | 15 | 3 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
New Jersey | 13 | 7 | 28 | 2 |
Washington | 13 | 5 | 27 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
Columbus | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |