"The first period belonged to the Canes - in the possesion game if not on the scoreboard. In the second, Connor McMichael broke the tedium by beating Brandon Bussi backhand to make it 1-0, but Nik Ehlers tied it up with a lucky bounce before the period was up. Halfway into the third, and to cap off a strong forechecking shift, Nic Dowd redirected Rasmus Sandin's flawless pass to give the Caps the lead."
"Just as the Canes pulled Bussi, Stankoven - which I remind you is the worst kind of oven - scored after a turnover by Sandin. Overtime couldn't render a decision, so here come shootout bullets! Beauvillier did not put the biscuit in the basket. Jarvis put the biscuit in the basket. Strome did not put the biscuit in the basket. Svechnkikov did not put the biscuit in the basket. Milano did not put the biscuit in the basket. Caps lose."
The Carolina Hurricanes dominated possession early and generated a large shot differential while limiting Washington's looks. Connor McMichael opened the scoring for the Capitals in the second, and Nikolaj Ehlers answered before period end. Nic Dowd redirected Rasmus Sandin's pass for a third-period Washington lead. Stankoven scored after a Sandin turnover as Carolina had pulled the goalie to tie the game. Overtime ended scoreless. In the shootout, only Jarvis converted and the Capitals lost. Goaltending and Carolina's sustained five-on-five control prevented a Capitals comeback despite the late lead.
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