Capitals 3-2 Oilers (Jan 21, 2025) Play-by-Play

Washington Capitals

32-10-5, 16-6-1 away

	1	2	3	T
WSH	1	1	1	3
EDM	1	0	1	2

TIME	WSH	EDM
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Adam Henrique	0	0
0:10	Tom Wilson hit Darnell Nurse	0	0
0:34	Tom Wilson Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
1:04	Takeaway by Leon Draisaitl	0	0
1:17	Evan Bouchard shot blocked by Andrew Mangiapane	0	0
1:37	Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun	0	0
2:01	Mattias Janmark Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson	0	0
2:06	Giveaway by Connor Brown	0	0
2:12	Alex Ovechkin Backhand saved by Stuart Skinner	0	0
2:13	Alex Ovechkin Backhand Wide Left	0	0
2:54	Icing	0	0
2:54	Lars Eller faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl	0	0
2:56	Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
2:56	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl	0	0
3:02	Leon Draisaitl Goal (34) Backhand, assists: Darnell Nurse (16), Vasily Podkolzin (13)	0	1
3:02	Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Nic Dowd	0	1
3:07	Vasily Podkolzin hit John Carlson	0	1
4:06	Zach Hyman Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	1
4:08	Net Dislodged Offensive Skater	0	1
4:08	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Mattias Janmark	0	1
4:34	Ty Emberson hit Tom Wilson	0	1
4:44	Connor Brown Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
4:47	Giveaway by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	0	1
5:04	Giveaway by Noah Philp	0	1
5:05	Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun	0	1
5:21	Puck in Netting	0	1
5:21	Leon Draisaitl faceoff won against Dylan Strome	0	1
5:45	Connor McMichael hit Brett Kulak	0	1
6:12	Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime	0	1
6:16	Giveaway by Adam Henrique	0	1
6:30	Andrew Mangiapane Wrist Shot saved by Stuart Skinner	0	1
6:33	Brandon Duhaime hit Evan Bouchard	0	1
7:14	Lars Eller shot blocked by Troy Stecher	0	1
7:17	Giveaway by Troy Stecher	0	1
7:31	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	0	1
7:31	Connor Brown Backhand Wide Right	0	1
7:32	Mattias Janmark Tip-In Wide Right	0	1
7:53	Noah Philp hit Trevor van Riemsdyk	0	1
7:59	Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left	0	1
8:03	Ty Emberson shot blocked by Corey Perry	0	1
8:17	Noah Philp shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk	0	1
8:19	Puck in Netting	0	1
8:19	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Vasily Podkolzin	0	1
8:40	John Carlson shot blocked by Vasily Podkolzin	0	1
9:01	Tom Wilson Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Aliaksei Protas (20), John Carlson (25)	1	1
9:01	Adam Henrique faceoff won against Nic Dowd	1	1
9:28	Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Wide Right	1	1
10:45	Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Right	1	1
10:47	Darnell Nurse Snap Shot Wide Left	1	1
11:13	Viktor Arvidsson Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
11:40	Viktor Arvidsson Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
11:41	Goalie Stopped	1	1
11:41	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Noah Philp	1	1
12:02	Giveaway by Aliaksei Protas	1	1
12:06	Jakob Chychrun hit Kasperi Kapanen	1	1
12:33	Noah Philp shot blocked by Matt Roy	1	1
12:35	Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Corey Perry	1	1
12:38	Kasperi Kapanen hit Matt Roy	1	1
13:27	Darnell Nurse shot blocked by Vasily Podkolzin	1	1
13:28	Vasily Podkolzin Backhand saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
14:18	Alex Ovechkin hit Ty Emberson	1	1
14:30	Giveaway by Zach Hyman	1	1
14:36	Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin	1	1
14:55	Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh	1	1
15:20	Lars Eller Tip-In Wide Left	1	1
15:48	Kasperi Kapanen hit Martin Fehervary	1	1
15:56	Kasperi Kapanen hit Aliaksei Protas	1	1
16:36	Zach Hyman Wrist Shot saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
17:13	Connor McMichael hit Ty Emberson	1	1
17:18	Vasily Podkolzin Snap Shot saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
17:20	Goalie Stopped	1	1
17:20	Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Leon Draisaitl	1	1
17:24	Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun	1	1
17:29	Giveaway by Viktor Arvidsson	1	1
17:30	Giveaway by Jakob Chychrun	1	1
17:33	Viktor Arvidsson Slap Shot Wide Right	1	1
17:36	Viktor Arvidsson Tip-In saved by Logan Thompson	1	1
17:41	Evan Bouchard Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
18:08	Tom Wilson Tip-In Wide Left	1	1
18:18	Leon Draisaitl Tip-In Above Crossbar	1	1
18:47	Connor Brown shot blocked by Aliaksei Protas	1	1
19:39	Giveaway by Jeff Skinner	1	1
19:42	Adam Henrique hit Trevor van Riemsdyk	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Pierre-Luc Dubois lights the lamp for Capitals

0:49

Corey Perry skates past nachos on his way to an Oilers goal

0:38

Matt Roy tallies goal vs. Oilers

0:34

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

Capitals
3
Oilers
2

Game 1

1/21

Oilers
Capitals

Game 2

2/23

TNT/truTV/Max

Rogers Place

9:00 PM, January 21, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Edmonton, AB

Line: EDM -155

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 18,347

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Graedy Hamilton

Linesmen:
Bevan Mills
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	32	10	5	69
Carolina	29	16	3	61
New Jersey	26	17	6	58
Columbus	22	18	7	51
NY Rangers	23	20	4	50
Philadelphia	22	20	6	50
Pittsburgh	20	21	8	48
NY Islanders	19	20	7	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	29	14	4	62
Edmonton	29	15	3	61
Los Angeles	25	14	5	55
Calgary	22	16	7	51
Vancouver	20	16	10	50
Seattle	21	24	3	45
Anaheim	18	23	6	42
San Jose	14	30	6	34

Capitals' Thompson: Distracted by nachos on ice on Oilers goal

Capitals goalie Logan Thompson said he was distracted by a tray of cheese-covered nachos thrown on the ice while Oilers winger Corey Perry scored on him in Edmonton on Tuesday night.

Igor Shesterkin fights Brady Tkachuk in Rangers' 5-0 victory

Igor Shesterkin collected 20 saves en route to a shutout, and even entered into a fight behind his own net with Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk in the third period, as the New York Rangers blanked the Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden.

Kulich puts up three points, Buffalo Sabres come back to top Vancouver Canucks 3-2

— Jiri Kulich had a goal and two assists and the Buffalo Sabres rallied to beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Tuesday night.

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Pierre-Luc Dubois lights the lamp for Capitals

Regular Season Series

WSH leads 1-0

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NHL News

Capitals' Thompson: Distracted by nachos on ice on Oilers goal

Igor Shesterkin fights Brady Tkachuk in Rangers' 5-0 victory

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