The Capitals visit Florida on Monday night to open a two-game trip.
Washington Capitals left wing Pierre-Luc Dubois skates with the puck past Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Washington. Washington is coming off a 3-2 loss at home to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.
Jake Allen made 23 saves, including a game-saving glove stop on Connor McMichael late in the third, to preserve the win. Matt Roy and McMichael scored for the Capitals, who have lost back-to-back games for the first time this season as they continue to adapt to a new reality without captain Alex Ovechkin, who was injured on a leg-to-leg collision with Utah Hockey Club forward Jack McBain 5:30 into the third period of Washington’s 6-2 victory on Nov. 18.
He’s expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a fractured left fibula, delaying his shot of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record of 894. Ovechkin was on pace to get to 895 sometime in February before injuring his left leg.Washington is 6-2-0 on the road and has a +26 scoring differential, with 81 total goals scored and 55 allowed.Florida is in the midst of a three-game homestand, which began Saturday night with a 7-4 loss to Colorado.
Washington Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren blocks a shot by Utah Hockey Club left wing Lawson Crouse as Capitals defenseman Matt Roy defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City. Sam Reinhart, Aleksander Barkov, Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell scored for Florida, which has dropped five of its last six games. Matthew Tkachuk and Mackie Samoskevich each had two assists for the Panthers.
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