"Saturday, the Capitals lost in overtime 6-5 to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Arena. Coming off a 3-1 win against the Calgary Flames the night before, the Caps began the game with no shots on goal for the first 19:31 of the first period, nearly breaking the franchise-record for fewest shots in a stanza. They woke up in the second period and took a 3-2 lead into the third period."
""Yeah, I loved our game tonight," Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery said postgame. "I thought our guys fought like hell tonight. And like I said this morning, it's as difficult a game as we have on the schedule. And then you put in the travel last night, getting in at 4 am, just the way we fought. And guys, through the adversity of the game and the ups and downs, and you're up and now it's back to even. And I'm just real proud of the way that we played tonight.""
The Washington Capitals have struggled to sustain wins, lacking consecutive victories since early December and settling for moral victories. The Capitals lost 6-5 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers after starting the game with no shots on goal for the first 19:31 and nearly setting a franchise low. Washington recovered to lead 3-2 entering the third but surrendered three leads, including a late Zach Hyman equalizer with 28 seconds left. Connor McDavid scored on an uncontested breakaway 47 seconds into overtime. Head coach Spencer Carbery praised the team's effort despite calls to adopt a tighter, low-scoring identity that did not materialize, as the Capitals were outshot 40-27 and trailed in expected goals 5.93 to 3.73. Evan Bouchard recorded six points (3g, 3a), with his hat trick coming on blown coverage during four-on-four play.
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