Invigorated by his recent successes on the ice, the Canadian faces other challenges this weekend and it all begins with a visit to Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals this evening.
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We are in the second period. The score is 1-0 for Washington.
SUMMARY
SECOND PERIOD
2:29 | Charlie Lindgren (WAS) leaves the match and is replaced by Logan Thompson (WAS)
2:20 | Charlie Lindgren (WAS) makes another important save, this time ahead of Emil Heineman (MTL)
1:10 | Charlie Lindgren (WAS) stops Lane Hutson (MTL) during an offensive breakthrough
0:15 | Nick Suzuki (MTL) misses a scoring opportunity, is then pushed on Charlie Lindgren (WAS) by Brandon Duhaine (WAS) and the Capitals goaltender is in pain
0:00 | Start of the second period
FIRST PERIOD
20:00 | Spectacular save by Charlie Lindgren (WAS) against Lane Hutson (MTL)
Hutson comes close to scoring –
19:41 | Strike from Cole Caufield (MTL), Charlie Lindgren (WAS) resists
18:54 | Pierre-Luc Dubois (WAS) is punished for hanging
17:01 | Jakub Dobes (MTL) makes a risky save in front of Dylan Strome (WAS)
15:04 | Charlie Lindgren (WAS) frustrated Nick Suzuki (MTL)
-13:10 | Kirby Dach (MTL) and Nick Suzuki (MTL) miss a great opportunity during a surplus
11:25 | Jakub Dobes (MTL) frustrated Matt Roy (WAS)
10:21 | Solid check from Jayden Struble (MTL)
6:09 | Joel Armia (MTL) escapes and shoots, Charlie Lindgren (WAS) makes the save without flinching
5:09 | Jakub Dobes (MTL) makes a big save on a point-blank shot on Tom Wilson (WAS)
4:18 | Jayden Struble (MTL) is punished for hooking
2:56 | GOAL – Jakob Chychrun (WAS) intercepts a clearance attempt from Jake Evans (MTL) and then serves a perfect shot to Jakub Dobes (MTL)
Pezzetta’s punishment hurts –
2:09 | Michael Pezzetta (MTL) is punished for tripping
1:38 | Good shot from Alex Newhook (MTL) from the slot, Charlie Lindgren (WAS) holds down the fort
0:00 | Start of the match
PREMATCH
The Habs will try to avoid being swept in their seasonal series against the leaders of the Eastern Association. He suffered a 6-3 loss in the American capital on October 31, before losing a two-goal lead in a 4-2 loss on December 7 at the Bell Centre.
The squad of head coach Martin St-Louis will face “Ovi” for a second and final time this season, the Russian having missed the meeting in Montreal. However, if the playoffs had started at the end of Monday’s matches, the CH would have been assured of a first round duel with Washington. This is therefore a great opportunity to send a message to the opponent, while giving yourself more confidence.
“Hands up!”: Jakub Dobes gave the CH players confidence –
St-Louis will rely on Jakub Dobes to defend the net. The Czech won his first two career starts in the National League. Consequently, Samuel Montembeault should face the Dallas Stars on Saturday. For their part, Patrik Laine and David Savard did not travel with their teammates and will each miss a fourth meeting in a row.
Among the Capitals, Quebecer Pierre-Luc Dubois will be one to watch. He also scored twice on Wednesday to lead his team to a 2-1 victory in overtime at the expense of the Vancouver Canucks. Coming back to Ovechkin, he has 872 goals in the National League.
“I took another step-up” – Pierre-Luc Dubois –
