The Edmonton Oilers (14-11-0) welcome the Washington Capitals (10-12-4) at Rogers Place on Monday. Washington is coming off a 5-2 loss against the Flames on Saturday. The Capitals took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on four shots while holding Calgary without a power play goal. Conor Sheary and John Carlson each scored once for the Capitals.
Darcy Kuemper had 24 saves after starting in the loss. Edmonton beat the Canadiens 5-3 on Saturday. Connor McDavid scored twice to lead the Oilers. Stuart Skinner saved 30 of 33 shots.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Capitals won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-4 victory in November. Evgeny Kuznetsov led Washington with four points (2G 2A). Four players had two points for Edmonton. Charlie Lindgren got the win despite allowing four goals on 29 shots (.862%).
FACING OFF
Washington is averaging 2.73 goals per game for the season, 27th in the NHL, and they are taking on an Oilers team that is allowing 3.60 goals a game (26th). Meanwhile, Edmonton has found the net 3.48 times a game on average, seventh in the league, and the Capitals are allowing opponents to score 3.12 goals per game (17th).
The Oilers’ 30.43% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Capitals rank 20th with a conversion rate of 20.65%. In terms of defending power plays, Washington has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 80.52%, while Edmonton is 27th at 71.43%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 25 points this season, Alex Ovechkin is the top skater for the Capitals. He is among the league leaders with 13 goals (10th) and has added 12 assists. In the net, Kuemper (8-9-2) is Washington’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.53 GAA and a .915% save percentage. McDavid leads the Oilers and the league in scoring with 47 points. He has 21 goals (2nd) and 26 assists (3rd) in 25 games. Skinner (6-5-0) has the best goals against average for Edmonton at 2.91. He has a save percentage of .914%.
HOME AND AWAY
Washington is 3-8-3 away from Capital One Arena this season. Edmonton is 7-6-0 at home this season.
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