Washington 3, Anaheim 2
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Where: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Referees:
Chris Schlenker, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps, Tommy Hughes
Attendance:
14279
By Field Level Media
Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game at 1:09 of overtime as the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in the opener of a three-game California road swing.
In the extra session, T.J. Oshie skated in along the right boards and centered the puck to Wilson, who was crashing the net.
Martin Fehervary also scored for Washington, and Darcy Kuemper made 21 saves.
Troy Terry scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game for the Ducks, who had won three straight. Trevor Zegras had a goal and an assist for the Ducks.
Anaheim goalie John Gibson stopped 36 shots, his 16th consecutive start with 30 or more saves.
The Ducks defeated the Capitals 4-2 in Washington on Feb. 23.
Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen left the game in the first period with an upper-body injury, and he returned for just one more shift, in the third period. Fehervary, another defenseman, exited in the third period because of a lower-body injury.
Washington also was playing its first game without recently traded forwards Marcus Johansson and Lars Eller and defenseman Erik Gustafsson.
Fehervary gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 8:58 of the first period, converting a backdoor pass from Nicklas Backstrom for his first goal in 16 games.
Terry tied it when he took a pass at center, skated around two Capitals, entered the zone and scored on a wrist shot from inside the right faceoff circle at 13:01 of the first.
The Capitals outshot the Ducks 17-4 in a scoreless second period.
Washington took a 2-1 lead just eight seconds into the third period. Trevor van Riemsdyk gathered in a turnover along the right boards and centered to Wilson, who scored on a wrist shot from the slot.
The Capitals had a chance to increase the lead to 3-1 at 1:06, but Anthony Mantha fired wide on a penalty shot.
Zegras tied it 2-2 at 4:17, knocking in the rebound of Mason McTavish's attempt to net his 20th goal of the season.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Washington |
|
Anaheim |
|
Tom Wilson 2 |
Points |
Trevor Zegras 2 |
|
Tom Wilson 2 |
Goals |
Trevor Zegras 1 |
|
Alexander Alexeyev 1 |
Assists |
Trevor Zegras 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Darcy Kuemper .913 |
Save Percentage |
John Gibson .923 |
|
Darcy Kuemper 21 |
Saves |
John Gibson 36 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Washington
|
39 |
3 |
0-3 |
2-2 |
9 |
27 |
| Anaheim
|
23 |
2 |
0-2 |
3-3 |
11 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Anaheim will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Ducks have a W/L % of .350 after a win and .310 after a loss.
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Washington will play their next game on the road against San Jose. The Capitals have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .545 after a loss.