Washington 3, Edmonton 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Where: Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta
Referees:
Graedy Hamilton, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington, Bevan Mills
Attendance:
18347
By Field Level Media
Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and the visiting Washington Capitals won their fifth straight game, 3-2 over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Tom Wilson and Matt Roy also scored for the Capitals, who extended their point streak to 11 games (8-0-3). Logan Thompson, the reigning NHL first star of the week, made 30 saves and picked up his first assist of the season.
Leon Draisaitl scored his NHL-leading 34th goal and added an assist to extend his point streak to seven games for the Oilers, who have lost two straight after winning four in a row. Corey Perry also tallied, and Stuart Skinner allowed three goals on 14 shots.
Edmonton played without Connor McDavid, who served the first game of a three-game suspension for cross-checking Vancouver Canucks forward Conor Garland late in the game Saturday.
After a penalty by Washington at 17:59 of the third period, the Oilers played the final two minutes with a six-on-four advantage but could not tie it.
Draisaitl gave the Oilers a 1-0 lead at 3:02 of the first period when he took a pass from Darnell Nurse and lifted a backhand shot past Thompson from the low slot.
Wilson tied it 1-1 at 9:01. After an Edmonton turnover, Aliaksei Protas entered the zone two-on-one and lofted a pass over a sliding defenseman to Wilson for the tap-in.
Roy gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 8:14 of the second period, scoring on a slap shot from the center point off a pass from Dubois.
The Oilers outshot the Capitals 26-9 over the first two periods.
Dubois made it 3-1 at 3:49 of the third period. Shortly after a Washington power play ended, Dubois fed Lars Eller, whose shot hit the post. The rebound went to Dubois in front for a shot into an open net.
Perry pulled the Oilers within 3-2 just 61 seconds later, scoring on a slap shot from the left circle off a pass from Draisaitl on the rush.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Washington |
|
Edmonton |
Pierre-Luc Dubois 2 |
Points |
Leon Draisaitl 2 |
Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 |
Goals |
Leon Draisaitl 1 |
Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 |
Assists |
Leon Draisaitl 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Logan Thompson .938 |
Save Percentage |
Stuart Skinner .786 |
Logan Thompson 30 |
Saves |
Stuart Skinner 11 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Washington
|
14 |
3 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
21 |
Edmonton
|
32 |
2 |
0-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Edmonton will play their next game at home against Vancouver. The Oilers have a W/L % of .655 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Capitals have a W/L % of .594 after a win and .867 after a loss.