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The Washington Capitals fell to the Dallas Stars on Monday by a score of 3-1. The loss pushes the Caps’ record to 20-7-2 (44 pts). The loss ended the Capitals’ 10-game win streak on the road.
LINEUPS
The Capitals started Charlie Lindgren (9-5-0, 2.66 GAA, .903 SV%) while Jake Oettinger (15-7-0, 2.39 GAA, .911 SV%) got the nod for Dallas.
WASHINGTON
Connor McMichael-Dylan Strome-Taylor Raddysh
Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Tom Wilson
Hendrix Lapierre-Lars Eller-Jakub Vrana
Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Ivan Miroshnichenko
Martin Fehervary-John Carlson
Rasmus Sandin-Matt Roy
Jakob Chychrun-Trevor van Riemsdyk
Charlie Lindgren
Logan Thompson
Scratches: Alexander Alexeyev,Andrew Mangiapane (illness), Dylan McIlrath
Injury List: Alex Ovechkin (fractured fibula), TJ Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom (both on LTIR), Sonny Milano (upper-body injury)
DALLAS
Jason Robertson-Roope Hintz-Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment-Matt Duchene-Logan Stankoven
Jamie Benn-Sam Steel-Evgenii Dadonov
Oskar Back-Mavrik Bourque-Colin Blackwell
Lian Bischel-Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell-Nils Lundkvist
Brendan Smith-Ilya Lybushkin
Jake Oettinger
Casey DeSmith
Scratch(es): Thomas Harley
Injury List: Mathew Dumba (upper-body), Tyler Seguin (hip surgery)
1ST PERIOD
The Capitals got on the board late in the opening 20 minutes, as Dylan Strome redirected a Jakob Chychrun shot from the point past Oettinger for his 11th goal of the season; Taylor Raddysh recorded the secondary assist.
Howling for more after this one pic.twitter.com/4DsljIvVtf
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 17, 2024
The two teams ended the first with the Caps on top on the scoreboard and trailing Dallas 9-7 in Shots on Goal. The Capitals also failed to convert on a man-advantage early in the contest.
2ND PERIOD
Roope Hintz recorded his 12th goal of the season on the power play late in the second frame, putting the puck past Charlie Lindgren at 13:28 with John Carlson in the penalty box for high-sticking. Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston recorded the assists on the goal.
Tic-tac-GOAL.
RYSE | #TexasHockey pic.twitter.com/qyA8Apc41E
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 17, 2024
A Lian Bischell shot from the point would deflect off Rasmus Sandin’s hand to give Dallas a 2-1 lead that they would carry into the second intermission.
Fly high, puck. 👋 pic.twitter.com/vr6aXo4szY
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 17, 2024
The goal followed a contentious fisticuffs by Brandon Duhaime and Brendan Smith.
#ALLCAPS DUHAIME DEMOLISHES SMITH QUICK AND EASY pic.twitter.com/9rHNC02HHE
— x – Capitals Replays 🍁 (@capsreplays) December 17, 2024
The Stars fell behind in the SOG department, with the Caps holding a 17-16 lead after40 minutes. Washington failed to convert on two more power play chances while the Stars scored on their only man-advantage thus far in the night.
3RD PERIOD
The Stars padded their lead late in the third period, with Hintz putting home his second of the night to give Dallas a 3-1 lead after a turnover behind the Washington net. Jason Robertson was credited with the assist on the play.
That DFW traffic can be CRAZY to get through sometimes. 🚦 pic.twitter.com/m6UvgYlCd1
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) December 17, 2024
The Capitals’ franchise-record win streak away from Capital One Arena ended at 10 games, with the Caps having been unable to find an answer for Jake Oettinger in the Dallas net. The Capitals led the Stars 26-24 in shots on net, and failed to put the puck in the net in four power play opportunities.
ICE SHAVINGS
By Michael Fleetwood
