
"We weren't as sharp as we needed to be," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. He forced a turnover, beat John Carlson to the puck in the offensive zone, made a move to his right, and lifted the puck over Vanecek's pad. Lindholm made it 3-0 with a shorthanded goal at 17:18. Video: Lindholm scores goal in fourth straight game Just a great player and excited to be playing with him." He finds that open spot in the slot there and we try to hit him as much as we can. Gaudreau fed Lindholm at the top of the left circle to make it 2-0 at 10:59. Ilya Samsonov made 13 saves.Īndrew Mangiapane gave the Flames a 1-0 lead when he knocked in the rebound of Noah Hanifin's shot on a power play at 9:27 of the first period. Vitek Vanecek allowed three goals on 13 shots and was pulled after the first period. Video: Ovechkin finds twine for career goal No. I think we knew there was still lots of time to bounce back." "We don't give up and it shows our character. "Obviously it was a good thing we bounced back," Ovechkin said. Vladar was acquired in a trade with the Boston Bruins on July 28.Īlex Ovechkin extended his point streak to five games (five goals, five assists) with a goal and an assist for Washington (3-0-2), which trailed 3-0 in the first period.

Gaudreau had two assists, including his 500th NHL point, and Dan Vladar made 22 saves in his first start for Calgary (2-1-1). "It's always fun to play with a playmaker like ," Lindholm said, "and for me, to find open areas, and if I'm open, I know he will find me there and it's just my job to try to put them in, and right now they seem to go in."

It was his second NHL hat trick his other was Mawhen he was with the Carolina Hurricanes. Lindholm scored the winner on a centering pass from Johnny Gaudreau for his sixth goal of the season.
