Early tallies from Tom Wilson and Sonny Milano helped the Capitals snare the 1,000th home win in franchise history.
The Washington Capitals have been searching for some puck luck. They have struggled mightily to score in their first 10 games, and though some of that has to do with the quality of the chances they’ve created, some of it also has stemmed from simply not getting a fortuitous bounce on occasion.That changed midway through the first period of Saturday night’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Goaltender Charlie Lindgren, making his second start of the season and his first since the opener Oct. 13, made 34 saves. Elvis Merzlikins had 25 for Columbus.Saturday was just the second time Washington had scored the first goal of a game this season. The only other time led to aover the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 25. Taking a rare lead allowed Washington to play with more control, rather than chase the game.
Winger Sonny Milano doubled the Capitals’ advantage exactly five minutes after Wilson scored with another goal from near the crease. Milano skated to the back post unmarked, and defenseman Nick Jensen faked a shot before threading a pass across the slot to Milano, who had plenty of space to tap the puck into the net.
Dmitri Voronkov answered for the Blue Jackets with a deflection at 1:38 of the second period. Middle periods have been problematic for Washington — including in that win over the Devils, when a 3-0 lead rapidly turned into a 4-3 deficit.But Saturday, the Capitals took back control. Though they didn’t add to their lead, they cleaned up the sloppiness that had given the Blue Jackets life.
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