"The game-deciding goal came down to, of all people, , who shot third for the Capitals. After Dylan Larkin 's shot banged off the crossbar and out, the Capitals' checking-line center did his best Evgeny Kuznetsov impression, scoring on the Kuzy Crawl. Dowd was mobbed by his teammates as Charlie Lindgren, who had gotten hurt at the tail end of the third period and overtime, was literally carried off the ice by John Carlson and Justin Sourdif."
"The goal marked Dowd's first career shootout goal with the Capitals and his first attempt with the team. He had watched from the bench in 43 prior skills competitions. Dowd also scored the Capitals' first goal of the game after a big hit on Ben Chariot. Taking a pass from Connor McMichael, he would double pump and score from the left circle."
"Coming into Thursday's game, the Capitals had lost their previous five games decided in a shootout. Their previous performances were so putrid that Carbery considered pulling their goaltender in overtime. Dowd dialing up Kuzy's slo-mo approach comes for good reason. Among players who have shot more than 50 times, Kuznetsov has the highest shootout scoring percentage in Capitals team history at 44.6 percent, hitting the back of the net on 29 of his 65 attempts."
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout after converting all three shootout attempts. Nic Dowd scored the deciding goal with a Kuzy Crawl and was mobbed while injured Charlie Lindgren was carried off the ice by John Carlson and Justin Sourdif. The shootout marker was Dowd's first career shootout goal and his first attempt with the team after watching 43 prior skills competitions from the bench. Dowd also opened the scoring following a hit on Ben Chariot. Coach Spencer Carbery praised Dowd's forecheck and impact. Evgeny Kuznetsov holds the franchise shootout scoring percentage record at 44.6 percent among players with more than 50 attempts.
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