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Canucks hold Ovechkin in check, beat Washington 2-1 to end Capitals' winning streak at 6

Quinn Hughes lights the lamp for Canucks

Hughes has five goals and two assists in a five-game points streak.

Defenseman Filip Hronek added two assists, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 32 shots.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for Washington, capping the scoring midway through the third. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves for the Capitals.

Takeaways Capitals: Ovechkin tested Lankinen just over four minutes into the game when he launched a rocket from the top of the circle off of a faceoff. Lankinen got his elbow into the puck’s path, sending it up into the netting. On Thursday night, Ovechkin scored an empty-netter for his 875th NHL goal. Gretzky had 894.

Canucks: Coach Rick Tocchet mixed up his forward lines, playing star center Elias Pettersson with wingers Nils Hoglander and Linus Karlsson and moving Pius Suter up to skate between Jake DeBrusk and Conor Garland. Defenseman Elias Pettersson, called up from the American Hockey League’s Abbotsford Canucks, played his first NHL game.

Key moment Lindgren was on his way to the bench with just over a minute to go in the game when Canucks’ winger Danton Heinen sailed a shot toward the Washington net. The goalie sprinted back and dove to make a glove save.

Key stat Hughes has 57 career goals to tie Ed Jovanovski for the sixth among Canucks defenseman.

Up next The Capitals are at Calgary on Tuesday night. The Canucks are at St. Louis on Monday night to open a three-game trip.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:23 Quinn Hughes Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Nils Hoglander (7), Filip Hronek (10)
Goal 2nd Period 1:24 Quinn Hughes Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (16), Filip Hronek (11)
Goal 3rd Period 12:31 Pierre-Luc Dubois Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (21), Connor McMichael (19)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 19
15 Hits 26
3 Takeaways 4
33 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 20
54.5 Faceoff Win Percent 45.5
19 Giveaways 15
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 6
Vancouver Canucks Vancouver Canucks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Derek Forbort, D Out Apr 22
Tyler Myers, D Out Apr 21
Elias Pettersson, C Out Apr 21
Kevin Lankinen, G Out Apr 19
Nils Aman, C Out Apr 12
Washington Capitals Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Logan Thompson, G Day-To-Day Apr 25
Aliaksei Protas, C Out Apr 25
Martin Fehervary, D Out Apr 22

Game Information

Rogers Arena

Location: Vancouver, BC
Attendance: 18,876 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 50 22 110 10
Los Angeles 48 25 105 9
Edmonton 48 29 101 5
Calgary 41 27 96 14
Vancouver 38 30 90 14
Anaheim 35 37 80 10
Seattle 35 41 76 6
San Jose 20 50 52 12
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