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Capitals vs. Oilers Recap: Backstrom’s 1000th the Bright Spot of Overtime Loss

Japers' Rink | March 10, 2022

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One evening after defeating the Flames in Calgary the Capitals visited Edmonton and fell to the Oilers 4 to 3 in overtime.

Here’s Wednesday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: At 46:13 Nicklas Backstrom registered the 1000th point of his NHL career and all of them have been a joy to watch over the years. Cheers Nick!

Minus: Yielding a goal to Brad Malone - his first NHL tally since 2015.

Ten more notes on the game:

  1. The Oilers outshot Washington 20 to 9 through the opening minutes of play. If not for early spectacular play from Samsonov the Capitals could have been behind multiple goals after the first frame.
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