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Dylan Strome had a goal and an assist for the
Capitals, who won for the fourth time in six games. Nicolas
Aube-Kubel also scored for Washington, John Carlson and Max
Pacioretty had two assists, and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves.
Nathan Walker scored twice for the Blues, who are 1-3-1 in their
past five games. St. Louis goalie Jordan Binnington stopped 21
shots.
Washington capitalized on a neutral-zone turnover by the Blues
to take a 1-0 lead on a power play midway through the first
period. Oshie took a pass from Pacioretty, broke in on left
wing, cut to the middle on his forehand and beat Binnington from
the slot.
The Blues tied the game 1-1 with 2:06 left in the opening
period. Colton Parayko circled the net and rotated the puck back
to Nick Leddy at the left point. Leddy fired a long snap shot
that Walker deflected off the skate of Capitals defenseman Ethan
Bear.
The Capitals moved ahead 2-1 at the 3:32 mark of the second
period. Aube-Kubel fired a cross-ice pass that caromed off Faulk
into the net.
Oshie scored his second power-play goal to make it 3-1 midway
through the second period. Strome set up Oshie with a centering
pass to the slot from behind the net.
Washington pushed its lead to 4-1 just after a power play
expired 34 seconds into the third period. Alexander Ovechkin
hammered a shot from the left circle, and Strome converted the
rebound.
Walker cut the deficit to 4-2 at 4:01 of the third, tipping in a
Justin Faulk slap shot from the right point through heavy
traffic.
Oshie iced the game when he scored an empty-net goal with 20
seconds left.
--Field Level Media
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