Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), from Russian Federation, goes airborne over the leg of Winnipeg Jets right wing Chris Thorburn (22) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, November 25, 2015, in Washington.
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Justin Williams, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom also scored for Washington (15-5-1).
Goalie Braden Holtby turned aside 23 shots in the Washington Capitals’ 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday night.
“As I said before, I’m not going to think about what happened last year, so I focus on this year and I want to help the team”. We can play a wide-open game. It appears that Dmitry Orlov is starting to turn the corner and Caps fans are starting to see why National Hockey League teams thought so highly of Orlov as a prospect.
Washington has won eight of its last nine games against Winnipeg. Evgeny Kuznetsov circled with the puck through the offensive zone and left it for Orlov at the center point, then flashed through the slot, which surely had to be a distraction to Jets goalie Michael Hutchinson.
“Yeah, for sure”, Orlov said when asked if this stretch has been rewarding after he was limited to three American Hockey League games last season following his injury. 2, Winnipeg, Myers 2 (Ladd, Little), 6:38.
He now has nine points in his last seven games.
John Carlson earned two assists tonight, marking his third multi-assist game of the season and the 24th multi-assist game of his career.
The Capitals created a number of scoring chances in the first period and held a 15-6 edge in shots but the game was tied at 2 after one period.
Washington would out score the Jets 2-1 in the middle period.
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“We played good and our offense is getting better every game”, Orlov said. Myers and Ladd answered with consecutive Winnipeg goals before Ovechkin tied it on a power play with 1:14 left. With his first assist in the first period, Carlson passed Rod Langway (202) for eighth place on the Capitals franchise points by a defenseman list. Washington concludes its five-game homestand Friday night vs. Tampa Bay….
