"There were plenty of goals in this one, but the one that holds up as a big moment was the eventual game-winning goal. For the third time in the game the Oilers had scored to bring the game within one, cutting the Caps' lead to 4-3, and they were threating again. With almost 14 minutes left in the game and the puck in the defensive zone, Jakob Chychrun slapped the puck towards the blue line."
"Strome was then able to work his usual magic, dishing out some nice backhand sauce onto Beauvillier's stick, who then ripped it home to give the Caps a 5-3 lead. That goal was huge not just because the Oilers did end up scoring another, making that fifth goal vital to the win, but without Chychrun's stick and perfect timing, the puck could have easily ended up on a streaking Oiler player going towards the net and resulted in a tied game instead."
Last night's game featured twelve total goals, including two empty-netters, in a high-scoring contest between the Capitals and Oilers. The pivotal moment came when Dylan Strome settled a bouncing puck after Jakob Chychrun's outlet and fed Anthony Beauvillier on a backhand pass for a goal that pushed the Capitals ahead. That fifth goal proved vital as the Oilers later scored again, keeping the game close. The win gave the Capitals consecutive victories for the first time in over three weeks. The Capitals then traveled and will host a rested Montreal team in a challenging matchup.
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