Goalie Braden Holtby made sure the Washington Capitals’ winning ways continued Monday night.
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A point-per-game pace tends to lead to wins, and the Capitals earned another one over the Sabres.
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“A lot of the times our top line has to carry the load”, head coach Barry Trotz said after his team defeated Montreal, 3-1, December 26. “Us, we had a successful run at the end and we just wanted to come out and extend it”. Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie drew assists on Ovechkin’s goal, giving Backstrom 22 on the season and Oshie 10. Wilson skated down the right wing hard with the puck, forcing defenseman Alexei Emelin down low, and dropped the puck to Beagle’s forehand which was wired quickly past Condon’s glove hand. “That was pretty fun to watch”. Montreal and Detroit have 43 points each but the Red Wings gold the edge because they have played two fewer games.
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Left winger Daniel Carr scored for the Canadiens, losers of six straight and 10 of 11. “We need guys who are willing to go to the dirty areas”.
Ovechkin gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead with his team-leading 18th goal of the season.
Therrien said the Canadiens have been taking too many shots from the perimeter and trying too hard to make the ideal play.
“We had our good first shift, and it was kind of a boost for the momentum, obviously, when you get a start”, Beagle said after the Canadiens win. When Holtby and the defense in front of him struggled early on against the Lightning and Rangers, an electric power play picked up the slack. Backup goalie Jonas Gustavsson made 23 saves.
Buffalo fell to 15-17-4 overall and 4-2-1 in the last six games.
For the first time since the opening night of the season, the Canadiens are not in first place in the Atlantic Division.
The key goal, however, just might have been the one from Evgeny Kuznetsov that enabled Washington to take a 1-0 lead into the locker room after the first period.
Jay Beagle has scored a goal in consecutive games and has a three point streak.
Sabres 6, Bruins 3: Jack Eichel scored twice in his return to Boston, Jamie McGinn had the go-ahead goal with 5:36 left and Buffalo rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period.
Defenseman Justin Faulk netted the go-ahead goal at 8:17 in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes overcome the New Jersey Devils 3-1 at PNC Arena.
Those were the only goals during a period in which the teams combined for 34 shots on net. Braden Holtby was locked in from the start of the game, making save after save look easier and easier. “That’s just our mindset”. The Capitals are 19-1 when scoring first and 12-0 when leading after the first period. This was the fourth of eight straight road games for Montreal….
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–The Washington Capitals recalled defenseman Connor Carrick from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He was a scratch along with RW Stanislav Galiev. Kris Letang had a pair of assists after missing the past six games with an upper-body injury.
