"As I said in the intro, the Capitals had spells in this game in all three periods that were not great. The entirety of the second frame was a rough watch at five-on-five as they were out-attempted 27-7 and gave up 17 scoring chances and 8 high-danger chances. They reversed a lot of that with a really good third period, keeping the Devils from recording a single high-danger chance."
"Logan Thompson was superb yet again, making 35 stops on 38 shots faced. According to MoneyPuck, he only saved 0.36 more goals than expected, but I think he was far better than that indicates. At the other end, Jake Allen saved 0.22 more goals than expected. Jakob Chychrun scored his 15th goal of the season to give the Capitals the win in overtime. He still leads all NHL defensemen in goals and is on pace to finish the season with 31 markers. Absurd output."
The Washington Capitals defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in overtime after alternating poor and strong stretches. The Capitals were outplayed in parts of all three periods, notably the second when they were out-attempted 27-7 and allowed 17 scoring chances and eight high-danger chances at five-on-five. The team responded with a strong third period that prevented the Devils from recording a single high-danger chance, despite a brief 32-second collapse. Logan Thompson made 35 saves on 38 shots and was credited with 0.36 goals saved above expectation; Jake Allen posted 0.22 goals saved above expected. Jakob Chychrun scored the overtime winner for his 15th goal. Alex Ovechkin scored his 15th and 912th career goal to force overtime. Aliaksei Protas recorded three points (1g, 2a).
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