
Washington Capitals at Winnipeg Jets
· National Hockey LeagueEhlers scores in OT as Jets beat Capitals 3-2 to clinch playoff spot, overcome Ovechkin's 889th goal

Josh Morrissey and Mason Appleton also scored for the Jets, who swept the two-game season series with the Capitals — both wins coming in overtime. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 27 saves.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 889th goal to move six away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record, and Andrew Masngiapane also scored for the Capitals. Logan Thompson had 22 saves.
The Eastern Conference-leading Capitals were in a line change in overtime when Ehlers grabbed the puck and fired a wrist shot past Thompson for his 24th goal of the season.
Ovechkin had tied the game 2-2 with a one-timer that went through Hellebuyck’s pads with four minutes remaining in the third period.
Capitals: Washington is now 9-1-1 in its last 11 games. The Capitals went into the game defeating 28 of the league’s other 31 teams this season — except Winnipeg, Minnesota (which they play Thursday) and Chicago (which visits Washington on April 4).
WPG wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 6:50 | Josh Morrissey Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (43), Dylan DeMelo (15) |
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Goal | 1st Period 19:20 | Andrew Mangiapane Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Chychrun (26) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:48 | Mason Appleton Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Nino Niederreiter (18), Cole Perfetti (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 16:00 | Alex Ovechkin Goal (36) Snap Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (35), Trevor van Riemsdyk (19) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:28 | Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Samberg (13), Adam Lowry (16) |
Statistics
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12 | Blocked Shots | 20 |
17 | Hits | 15 |
7 | Takeaways | 3 |
29 | 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 |
21 | Faceoffs Won | 18 |
53.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.2 |
13 | Giveaways | 11 |
3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Luke Schenn, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Rasmus Kupari, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Gabriel Vilardi, C | Out | Mar 24 |
Neal Pionk, D | Out | Mar 14 |
Washington Capitals Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Matt Roy, D | Day-To-Day | Apr 3 |
Logan Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Game Information
Canada Life Centre
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 15,225 | Capacity:

Location: Winnipeg, MB
Attendance: 15,225 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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48 | 18 | 105 | 9 |
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46 | 24 | 96 | 4 |
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40 | 29 | 87 | 7 |
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36 | 32 | 79 | 7 |
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34 | 30 | 77 | 9 |
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32 | 32 | 74 | 10 |
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30 | 34 | 71 | 11 |
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31 | 36 | 71 | 9 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 20 | 106 | 4 |
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49 | 21 | 102 | 4 |
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46 | 26 | 96 | 4 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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41 | 28 | 89 | 7 |
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34 | 29 | 80 | 12 |
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27 | 40 | 62 | 8 |
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21 | 44 | 52 | 10 |