"I really liked the overall effort from the Capitals in this game, even outside of all the scoring, and despite NaturalStatTrick having the Blues down for seven high-danger chances in the first period. The eye test definitely didn't match that for me. Overall, the Capitals kept the pressure on despite going up big, recording seven high-danger chances of their own in the third period. Good to put that bad luck behind them."
"Obviously, we need to praise the big man some more. Alex Ovechkin got career goal number 900 out of the way, slipping a backhand past a salty Jordan Binnington. Ovi became the first player in NHL history to join the 900 club and had a good night overall, recording three shots on goal, eight shot attempts, three individual scoring chances, and one individual high-danger chance in 16:40 of ice time."
"The power play finally decided to score again and actually looked dangerous multiple times throughout the night. Tom Wilson got the breakthrough man-advantage tally, his first of two goals in another game in front of Team Canada decision makers. Wilson is the Capitals' overall scoring leader with 15 points (8g, 7a) in 13 games, and only Leon Draisaitl (6), Kirill Kaprizov (5), and Pavel Dorofeyev (5) have scored more power-play goals than him (4) in the league this season."
Washington defeated St. Louis 6-1, snapping a stretch in which the team scored just five goals across four losses. The Capitals sustained pressure throughout the game, generating seven high-danger chances in the third period after facing multiple early high-danger chances against. Alex Ovechkin scored his 900th career goal and produced several shots and scoring chances in limited ice time. The power play produced goals, including two by Tom Wilson, who leads the team with 15 points (8g, 7a). Rasmus Sandin returned with an assist, and Logan Thompson stopped 23 of 24 shots.
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