Then Ovechkin leveled the game inside the final two minutes of the period, reaching a loose puck after an unforced turnover and beating Vladar to his near post on a break down the left. The Capitals closed to 3-2 when Fehervary took a pass from Tom Wilson and beat Vladar inside his right post from near the opposite faceoff circle. Lindholm and Kuznetsov traded short-handed goals on either side of the first intermission. He stopped 13 straight shots before he was beaten in overtime. Samsonov replaced Vitek Vanecek to start the second period. Ovechkin moved to 735 career goals, bringing him within six of Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL list. We will fix that, but, at the same time, we answered the bell.” “We have a lot of fun out there, and that’s why we have so much success.”Īlex Ovechkin scored his fifth goal and had an assist for the Capitals, who remain unbeaten in regulation but have lost both their overtime games this season.Įvgeny Kuznetsov posted his fourth goal to begin Washington’s comeback, and Martin Fehervary scored his first in the NHL. “It’s always a pleasure playing with a playmaker like that and a skilled guy,” Lindholm said of Gaudreau. That game-winning play also gave Gaudreau 500 points on his career. Johnny Gaudreau had two assists, including the final feed to Lindholm for an effort that caught the body of goaltender Ilya Samsonov before trickling over the line.
“We battled back in the third, and it was nice to get the win in OT.”Ĭalgary’s Dan Vladar made 22 saves for his first win with his new team. “We knew they were going to come with a push,” Lindholm said of the Capitals’ comeback. Washington had won two in a row.Īndrew Mangiapane added his third on the power play to open the scoring for the Flames, who gave all of their first-period advantage back by the end of the second. Lindholm’s fourth, fifth and sixth goals of the season helped the Flames to a second consecutive victory at the start of a five-game road trip, this one coming after blowing an early 3-0 lead.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elias Lindholm completed his second career hat trick with a one-timer 2:46 into overtime, and the Calgary Flames beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Saturday.
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