Alex Ovechkin, Caps look to 延長する streaks vs. Predators
The Washington 資本／首都s will try to 延長する a nine-game point streak when they host the Nashville Predators on Friday.
Both teams are coming off victories and traveling for the second game of a 支援する-to-支援する 始める，決める.
Washington 敗北・負かすd the host Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2 on Thursday, while Nashville 決起大会／結集させるd past the Carolina ハリケーンs 5-3 in Raleigh, N.C.
T.J. Oshie 得点する／非難する／２０d twice at Columbus for the 資本／首都s. Dylan Strome had a trio of 補助装置s, and Evgeny Kuznetsov had two helpers.
Washington killed off Columbus' only 力／強力にする play of the night in the second period, and the 資本／首都s later 得点する／非難する／２０d the game's final four goals, the last two on 力／強力にする plays.
"A lot of times, that special teams can 肉親，親類d of kick you into gear," Oshie said after the 勝利，勝つ. "I think the PK did there and we 得点する／非難する／２０d a couple 権利 after, so hats off to them. ... Good special teams night."
Washington 星／主役にする Alex Ovechkin 得点する／非難する／２０d his 809th career goal in the victory as he continues the chase for Wayne Gretzky かつてない 示す of 894. Ovechkin has seven goals during a four-game goal streak and nine in his past six contests. Ovechkin was also one of the 初期の players 指名するd to the 2023 NHL All-星／主役にする Game on Thursday evening.
Ovechkin 増加するd his season total to 29 goals, which 階級s third in the league behind the 33 of the Edmonton Oilers' Connor McDavid and the 30 of the Buffalo Sabres' Tage Thompson.
The Blue Jackets game also featured one of the oddest goals of the season. Strome took a second-period wrist 発射 that ricocheted off チーム仲間 ツバメ Fehervary's helmet and went into the 逮捕する to give the 資本／首都s the lead for good at 3-2.
"Listen, they play サッカー before the game all the time, so they must be working on that stuff," 資本／首都s coach Peter Laviolette said.
Nashville got past Carolina on Thursday thanks to a stellar 成果／努力 from goalie Juuse Saros on the night he also was 指名するd an NHL All-星／主役にする.
Saros made a franchise-記録，記録的な／記録する 64 saves for the Predators in a game that they won にもかかわらず getting outshot 67-25. Carolina had more 発射s on goal in the third period, 28, than Nashville had the entire game.
"I mean, I was just trying to see the puck 同様に as I could," Saros said. "It's a 広大な／多数の／重要な team and they threw a lot of pucks, just trying to stay with it."
Saros' 成果／努力 was 支援するd up by goals from five different players 加える a pair of 補助装置s from Juuso Parssinen.
Understandably, Saros likely will get the night off against Washington, meaning the Predators would turn to Kevin Lankinen in goal. Lankinen has a 3-4-1 記録，記録的な／記録する with a 2.91 goals-against 普通の／平均（する） and a .916 save 百分率 in nine games (eight starts).
Lankinen last played on New Year's Eve in a 5-4 overtime loss to the host Vegas Golden Knights.
資本／首都s goalie Darcy Kuemper stopped 25 発射s in the 勝利，勝つ Thursday. He likely will give way on Friday to Charlie Lindgren, who has an 11-4-2 記録，記録的な／記録する with a 2.57 GAA and a .914 save 百分率 in 18 games (16 starts).
--Field Level マスコミ
