He slid to make a right pad save on Carolina winger Martin Necas and poked the puck away from Andrei Svechnikov during a crucial sequence early in the second. Slovak defenseman Martin Fehervary added his fourth of the season midway through the second off a gorgeous pass from forward Conor Sheary.īefore and after Ovechkin's goal, Vanecek was a rock in net for a team that for weeks could use more timely saves. Long after Washington's strong start, Kuznetsov scored on a 5-on-3 power play late in the first period to make it all pay off.
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4 after recovering from left shoulder surgery, the Capitals had an extra jump in their step from the opening faceoff and dominated a team far above them in the standings in what could be a playoff series preview. In winger Anthony Mantha's first game since Nov. But it was a good response by everybody, and we just have to play the same.” “The last month was not what we want,” Ovechkin said on ESPN. The Capitals had lost six in a row at home as part of a slump that included defeats in 14 of their first 22 games in 2022. Ovechkin's goal and another one by Orlov late in the third period after a power play expired put an exclamation point on Washington's first home victory since Jan. "It’s a really difficult situation for him, a really difficult situation for Kuznetsov and (Dmitry) Orlov and the other Russians that we have on our team.” “He’s done so much good for the NHL and so much good for this organization," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. capital and a Stanley Cup champion - was serenaded with chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” that have become quite familiar during his 17-year career.
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Washington's longtime captain scored his 33rd goal of the season and his 763rd in the NHL to move three back of Jaromir Jagr for third place on the career list. Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored on the power play, Vitek Vanecek stopped all 36 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals snapped a three-game losing streak by beating the Eastern Conference-leading Carolina Hurricanes 4-0 Thursday night. WASHINGTON - Fans chanted Alex Ovechkin's name after a goal, much as they have for almost two decades.įor the first time in more than a month, they went home happy. NHL, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes Ovechkin scores 763rd goal, Caps beat Canes 4-0 to snap skid
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