T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin every had a aim and an help whereas Charlie Lindgren stopped all 18 pictures he confronted because the visiting Washington Capitals blanked the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Oshie’s power-play aim at 1:05 of the second interval held up because the game-winner earlier than Dylan Strome and Ovechkin added insurance coverage markers within the third to assist the Capitals snap a six-game winless streak (0-5-1) that began on Jan. 20.
Ovechkin scored his 57th profession empty-net aim with 27 seconds left, breaking a tie with Wayne Gretzky for essentially the most in NHL historical past. It was additionally Ovechkin’s 834th aim, pulling him inside 60 of Gretzky on the NHL profession targets checklist.
Lindgren preserved his third shutout of the season with 10 stops within the third interval.
Boston recorded simply 4 pictures in every of the primary two frames and completed the sport 0-for-4 on the ability play.
Jeremy Swayman made 25 saves in his second straight loss for the Bruins.
The primary interval rolled and not using a stoppage till Boston’s Hampus Lindholm was referred to as for holding at 7:49. Washington dominated the body, holding a 15-4 pictures benefit whereas Boston went with out one till Anthony Richard’s backhander at 8:40.
Swayman made a number of robust saves to maintain the Capitals off the scoreboard, together with flashing the glove to rob Ovechkin on a point-blank likelihood with 4:27 left.
A five-minute main energy play for Washington — after a Matt Grzelcyk spearing name and recreation misconduct with 1:47 left within the first — led to Oshie drawing first blood early within the center body.
Max Pacioretty arrange the opening aim, slipping a move from under the appropriate aim line throughout to Oshie within the left circle, the place he fired a wrist shot that beat Swayman over the glove.
Washington doubled its lead at 3:24 of the third. Strome collected an Ovechkin feed as he slid down the slot and beat Swayman upstairs.
Bruins coach Jim Montgomery opted to drag Swayman in favor of an additional skater throughout a late energy play, however Ovechkin broke out of the penalty field for the last-minute empty-netter.
Richard was making his Bruins debut after being recalled from Windfall of the American Hockey League on Thursday.
–Discipline Stage Media