Arizona 2, Washington 4, 12/6/2018

Burakovsky's late goal lifts Capitals past Coyotes

Washington wins for first time in three games, ends Arizona's winning streak at four
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Andre Burakovsky scored the go-ahead goal at 15:18 of the third period, and the Washington Capitals ended the Arizona Coyotes' four-game winning streak with a 4-2 victory at Gila River Arena on Thursday.

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Scoring

1st Period
Player Headshot
1-0 ARI
Score
04:48
Time
Slap
Shot
2nd Period
Player Headshot
Jakub Vrana (9)
B. Connolly (13), E. Kuznetsov (19)
1-1 Tied
Score
05:27
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Lawson Crouse (6)
N. Cousins (6), J. Oesterle (5)
2-1 ARI
Score
06:59
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Matt Niskanen (4)
T. Boyd (6), P. Copley (1)
2-2 Tied
Score
16:00
Time
Wrist
Shot
3rd Period
Player Headshot
Andre Burakovsky (5)
M. Niskanen (10), D. Orlov (8)
3-2 WSH
Score
15:18
Time
Wrist
Shot
Player Headshot
Alex Ovechkin (21)
EN
N. Backstrom (24)
4-2 WSH
Score
19:57
Time
Wrist
Shot

Penalties

1st Period
TeamTimePenalty
18:38Lars Eller Hooking against Nick Schmaltz
2nd Period
TeamTimePenalty
01:16Brett Connolly Penalty Shot - Throwing object at puck
11:25Matt Niskanen High-sticking against Alex Galchenyuk
13:07Jakob Chychrun Tripping against Michal Kempny
3rd Period
TeamTimePenalty
00:16Kevin Connauton Penalty Shot - Hooking on breakaway against Jakub Vrana

Three Stars of the Game

Player Headshot
A. Burakovsky
#65 • WSH • Left Wing
G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1
1
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M. Niskanen
#2 • WSH • Defenseman
G: 1 | A: 1 | P: 2
2
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C. Fischer
#36 • ARI • Right Wing
G: 1 | A: 0 | P: 1
3
Linescore
1st2nd3rdT
WSH
0224
ARI
1102
Shots On Goal
PeriodWSHARI
1st1111
2nd78
3rd1110
Total2929
Game Stats
29
Shots On Goal
29
39.2%
Face-off %
60.8%
0%
Power Play %
0%
0/1
0/2
4
Penalty Minutes
2
25
Hits
18
18
Blocked Shots
15
17
Giveaways
11
3
Takeaways
6