WASHINGTON — Roope Hintz scored twice within the third interval and the Dallas Stars rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 in a shootout Thursday night time, ending their two-game skid and spoiling one other milestone achievement by Alex Ovechkin.
Jason Robertson scored the one objective within the shootout handy the Capitals a 3rd consecutive defeat, regardless of Ovechkin recording his 1,five hundredth regular-season NHL level. Scott Wedgewood made 23 saves in regulation and time beyond regulation and three extra within the shootout to ship the Stars dwelling from their street journey on a contented be aware.
Dallas had extra than simply this win to rejoice, too, with ahead Matt Duchene taking part in his 1,000th recreation with household in attendance. Duchene assisted on Mason Marchment’s objective within the second, and Tyler Seguin additionally scored for Dallas an evening after leaving the crew’s recreation Wednesday at Florida early.
Duchene was honored early in a visiting area for reaching 1,000 video games, then the group gave Ovechkin a standing ovation late after Washington’s longtime captain assisted on Dylan Strome’s second objective for his 1,five hundredth level. Ovechkin grew to become the sixteenth participant in league historical past to achieve that plateau, and he stays in pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s profession objectives file, needing 68 to interrupt it.
Fellow Russian Evgeny Kuznetsov was within the highlight earlier within the night time, scoring in his first recreation again after being a wholesome scratch. The underachieving Russian middle getting on the scoresheet was an excellent begin to the reset Capitals coach Spencer Carbery hoped for by sitting Kuznetsov, who had simply 9 factors in his first 19 video games to open the penultimate season of a $62.4 million contract that pays him $7.8 million yearly.
Aliaksei Protas additionally scored, and Charlie Lindgren made 34 saves because the Capitals misplaced for a fifth time in seven video games. Strome’s two gave him a team-leading 10 objectives this season.
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Stars: Open a three-game homestand Saturday in opposition to defending Stanley Cup champion Vegas.
Capitals: Host the Metropolitan Division-leading New York Rangers on Saturday.
