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 Ovechkin surpassed the 900-point plateau as he tallied a goal and an
assist to help the Capitals improve their record to 4-1-0.
Nicklas Backstrom scored twice for the Capitals, while fellow
Washington center Evgeny Kuznetsov chipped in with three assists.
Left winger Andre Burakovsky and right winger T.J. Oshie also scored
for Washington, while goaltender Braden Holtby made 17 saves.
Center Sean Monahan and defenseman Mark Giordano scored for the
Flames (1-5-0), who lost all four of their home games at the
Scotiabank Saddledome so far this season.
Goalie Kari Ramo started in net for the Flames, but was pulled at
11:37 of the second period after giving up four goals on 18 shots.
Back-up netminder Jonas Hiller went on to make 10 saves on 12 shots
in a relief effort.
Giordano's goal at 3:09 of the third period was his first point of
the season and it cut Washington's lead to 4-2.
Only 3:43 later, Chimera wired a perfect shot over Hiller's blocker
and into the top corner to put the Capitals back up by three before
Backstrom rounded out the scoring with his second of the night with
3:46 left on the clock.
Monahan put the Flames up 1-0 at the nine-minute mark of the first
when he converted a feed from left winger Johnny Gaudreau, who
picked up a turnover by Capitals defenseman John Carlson in the
Washington zone to set up the goal.
Burakovsky then replied with a goal for the Capitals at 16:02 of the
opening period when he one-timed a backhanded centering pass from
Kuznetsov past Ramo. Kuznetsov stripped Flames defenseman Dennis
Wideman of the puck to set up Burakovsky's first of the season.
Ovechkin gave the Capitals their first lead of the game just 30
seconds into the second period when he picked up his own rebound and
deposited a backhand shot in behind Ramo the milestone point in his
11th season.
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The Capitals kept pouring on the pressure and were rewarded with two
quick goals by Backstrom and Oshie to go up 4-1. Backstrom one-timed
a pass from right winger Justin Williams past Ramo at 10:56 of the
second, while Oshie redirected a pass from Kuznetsov just 41 seconds
later.
NOTES: After missing Calgary's first five games of the season with a
broken thumb, C Joe Colborne returned to the Flames' lineup on
Tuesday and played on a line with LW Michael Ferland and RW David
Jones. ... C/LW Sam Bennett also made his return with the Flames
after missing Calgary's 5-2 loss at home to the Edmonton Oilers on
Saturday with an upper-body injury. ... The Flames reassigned C
Markus Granlund to the Stockton Heat of the AHL and scratched G Joni
Ortio and RW Mason Raymond. ... After playing their first four games
of the season at home, the Capitals became the second last NHL team
to play a road game this season. The Los Angeles Kings, the lone
team yet to play on the road, will visit San Jose to play the Sharks
on Thursday. ... C Michael Latta, RW Stanislav Galiev and D Nate
Schmidt were scratched for Washington.
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