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Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues

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8 - 1

Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues

Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights

Ovechkin has scored 863 goals and is just 31 goals behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record 894. Ovechkin has scored goals in six of his last seven games. It also marked the 175th multigoal game of Ovechkin’s 20-year, trailing only Gretzky (189).

Jakob Chychrun, Rasmus Sandin, Michael Sgarbossa and Brandon Duhaime also scored for Washington.

Goaltender Logan Thompson, acquired in an offseason trade with Vegas, is a perfect 7-0-0 on the season. He recorded 24 saves.

Scott Perunovich scored the lone St. Louis goal. Jordan Binnington faced 27 shots for the Blues.

Takeaways Capitals: McMichael has points in three consecutive games and six of his last seven outings overall. McMichael scored 59 seconds into the game and added a power-play in the third period.

Blues: Perunovich scored his first career goal on a wrist shot from the slot at 7:07. It was his first goal in 79 games.

Key moment In the second period, St. Louis outshot Washington 11-4 but was outscored 2-0. Ovechkin scored his ninth goal of the season at 7:42. Washington then went up 3-1 when Chychrun scored from the top of the slot at 10:53.

Key stat The Blues power play woes continued. St. Louis went 0 for 3 in the game. They are 0 for 13 in their last five games on the power play. The Blues have been on the power play 37 times in 15 games and have scored just four times.

Up next The Blues end a five-game homestand Tuesday against Boston. The Capitals will host the Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

WSH leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:59 Connor McMichael Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (3)
Goal 1st Period 7:07 Scott Perunovich Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Kessel (2), Jordan Kyrou (8)
Goal 2nd Period 7:42 Alex Ovechkin Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (8), Dylan Strome (16)
Goal 2nd Period 10:53 Jakob Chychrun Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Pierre-Luc Dubois (7), Tom Wilson (5)
Goal 3rd Period 2:09 Alex Ovechkin Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (17), Tom Wilson (6)
Goal 3rd Period 3:51 Rasmus Sandin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Sgarbossa (1), Andrew Mangiapane (2)
Goal 3rd Period 10:20 Connor McMichael Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (18), John Carlson (8)
Goal 3rd Period 15:27 Michael Sgarbossa Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Andrew Mangiapane (3), Martin Fehervary (3)
Goal 3rd Period 16:45 Brandon Duhaime Goal (3) Deflected, assists: John Carlson (9), Taylor Raddysh (4)

Statistics

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18 Blocked Shots 7
18 Hits 25
1 Takeaways 3
27 Shots 25
2 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
100.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 28
46.2 Faceoff Win Percent 53.8
22 Giveaways 21
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 18,096 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 11 6 24 2
Carolina 11 3 22 0
Washington 10 4 20 0
NY Rangers 9 4 19 1
NY Islanders 6 6 16 4
Philadelphia 6 8 14 2
Pittsburgh 6 9 14 2
Columbus 5 8 12 2

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 8 8 16 0
Utah 6 6 15 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2
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