Monahan would atone for his mistake only one minute afterward the facility play. After some slick passing, Nick Suzuki noticed him open proper in entrance of objective and an inch-perfect feed left him with a wide-open web, giving Montreal the lead on the intermission.
As the second interval started, each groups elevated the tempo of play, opting to interrupt in and cycle the puck slightly than counting on the forecheck. This opened the ice up and allowed Montreal’s pace to generate a second objective. After getting into the zone with pace, Monahan dropped the puck within the slot for an onrushing Gallagher who doubled Montreal’s lead.
Trailing by two, the Capitals pressed additional ahead, committing extra numbers in attack. Despite the strain and 4 power-play alternatives, they may not discover a approach to beat Allen.
The third interval was extra of the identical as each groups couldn’t keep out of the field, committing 4 penalties within the opening 9 minutes. Washington would lastly discover their manner by with eight minutes left in regulation. Alex Ovechkin acquired the puck in a two-on-one down low and located Strome, reducing the result in one.
Despite taking one other penalty, the Capitals have been in a position to proceed their momentum and produced a second objective with simply two minutes left in regulation. In a close to similar objective to his first, Strome discovered himself alongside on the again door and made no mistake into the open web for his second of the evening, sending the sport to extra time.
Less than a minute into the additional body, Caufield discovered himself with house on the left wing earlier than unleashing an ideal shot on the close to submit, beating Darcy Keumper.
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Montreal visits the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, whereas Washington returns home to host the Toronto Maple Leafs the next night.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed Oct. 21, 2023.
Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press
