The Edmonton Oilers looked to get back into the win column on Monday night, on the road facing the Washington Capitals. A battle of two teams with star-studded rosters, the Oilers hoped to stop their losing streak on the first game of their four-game road trip.
The Capitals jumped out to a 2–0 lead just over 20 minutes into the game before Connor McDavid got the Oilers on the board with his 13th of the season. It was a back-and-forth affair from there, both teams trading goals right up to the final buzzer. Unfortunately, the Capitals scored the eventual winner with just under two minutes left off a gorgeous between-the-legs power play feed from Alex Ovechkin to Evgeny Kuznetsov. Washington held on for a 5–4 win, despite Ryan Nugent-Hopkins making it interesting with just over a minute left in regulation.
The Oilers fall to 7–6–0. They’ll look to snap a three game slide on the second half of the back-to-back against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight.
Game events
Goals
| Goals | Assists | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Strome | Unassisted | 18:15 | 1st | EDM 0 – 1 WSH |
| Dylan Strome (PPG) | Evgeny Kuznetsov, Erik Gustafsson | 00:26 | 2nd | EDM 0 – 2 WSH |
| Connor McDavid | Leon Draisaitl, Tyson Barrie | 08:33 | 2nd | EDM 1 – 2 WSH |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov (PPG) | Dylan Strome, Erik Gustafsson | 12:25 | 2nd | EDM 1 – 3 WSH |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Zach Hyman | 14:10 | 2nd | EDM 2 – 3 WSH |
| Alex Ovechkin (PPG) | Erik Gustafsson, Evgeny Kuznetsov | 14:36 | 2nd | EDM 2 – 4 WSH |
| Leon Draisaitl | Zach Hyman, Evander Kane | 02:54 | 3rd | EDM 3 – 4 WSH |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov (PPG) | Alex Ovechkin | 18:09 | 3rd | EDM 3 – 5 WSH |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (PPG) | Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid | 18:54 | 3rd | EDM 4 – 5 WSH |
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