Snapshots of the Week Ahead: Week 14
Four-game work weeks seem to be the norm for the Caps lately, but the spice this week is in seeing how the terrain changes as the trading deadline passes.
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Week 14 is another four-game work week for the Washington Capitals. Perhaps they will be energized by the 8-1 thumping they put on the Boston Bruins to end Week 13. They could use the jolt for a week that includes two games against an old, if fading rival, and a rematch against the Bruins in Boston.
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Henri Jokiharju, Casey Mittelstadt and Tage Thompson scored for Buffalo. Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves and dropped to 0-4-1 on the season.
Tokarski hasn’t won since the journeyman backup stopped 25 shots in Montreal’s 3-1 victory over Ottawa on Dec. 12, 2015.
Both teams were playing on consecutive nights. Washington bounced back from a 4-2 loss to Boston that dropped the Capitals into second place in the East Division, two points behind the New York Islanders. Buffalo was coming off a 6-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils.
The Capitals jumped to a 2-0 lead 11:39 in on goals by Dillon and Ovechkin, who scored when his intended pass for Tom Wilson in front banked in off of Buffalo defenseman Rasmus Dahlin.
Updated at 12:41 AM
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Brian Dumoulin s second goal of the season helps Pittsburgh get its eighth win in 11 games.
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Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin of Biddeford smiles after scoring a goal during the first period Friday against the New Jersey Devils in Newark, N.J. Pittsburgh won, 6-4.
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By JOHN WAWROWApril 10, 2021 GMT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Justin Schultz had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals reclaimed a share of the East Division lead by beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Friday night.
Washington star Alex Ovechkin scored his 21st goal of the season and No. 727 for his career, moving within four of Marcel Dionne for fifth on the NHL list. Brenden Dillon and Jakub Vrana also scored in a game the Capitals never trailed.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 30 shots to earn his NHL rookie-leading 16th win. Washington stopped a two-game slide and improved to 6-0-1 against Buffalo this season.
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