Capitals vs. Canadiens: How the Game Was Won

"Tuesday night in DC, the Caps exploded for seven goals against the Oilers before packing up and heading up to Montreal, where a much younger and rested Canadiens squad awaited them. It was a tough ask to expect another victory, let alone an offensive explosion like they'd had the night before. But the boys rose to the occasion and put together a thrilling, if not always pretty, victory in one of the toughest buildings in the league."

"Anthony Beauvillier did a great job of pressuring Lane Hutson in the Caps' zone, forcing the young blueliner to dump the puck to the other side of the ice. Unfortunately for him, none of his teammates were there - but Dylan Strome was, and Strome immediately began the breakout with Beauvillier and Ovechkin up the ice. He then sent a perfect cross-ice pass, past a diving Nick Suzuki, over to Ovechkin, to set up a lethal snap shot:"

After a seven-goal outburst against Edmonton the previous night, the Washington Capitals traveled to Montreal and secured a road victory against a younger, rested Canadiens team. The Capitals repeatedly built two-goal leads only to see Montreal cut the margin back to one several times. Early in the third period Mike Matheson trimmed the lead to 5-4. A pressured turnover by Lane Hutson led to a Dylan Strome breakout and a cross-ice feed to Alex Ovechkin, who buried a snap shot to restore separation. An empty-net goal completed Ovechkin's hat trick, and Sonny Milano added a goal later to seal the win.

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