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In a game between the Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets, Alex Ovechkin scored his fifth goal of the season, making it 3-1 in favor of the Capitals with 4:13 left in the 2nd period. Additionally, Aliaksei Protas and Hendrix Lapierre had notable performances, with Protas scoring a goal and two assists, and Lapierre contributing a goal and two assists as well. The Capitals ultimately secured a 4-2 victory, with Lapierre scoring on a backhand breakaway to extend their lead in the third period.
Capitals goal by Lapierre with 6:26 left in the 3rd period to give Washington a 4-2 lead over #CBJ.
Aliaksei Protas also has a three-point game (one goal, two assists) and Sonny Milano has two points (one goal, one assist) Combined eight points (three goals, five assists) for line of Milano, Lapierre and Protas tonight.
Protas also has three points tonight (goal, two assists).
#ALLCaps Lapierre scores on a mini breakaway off his backhand at 13:32 of the third. Back to a two-goal lead for Washington.
Lapierre scores on backhand on break for 4-2 Capitals lead with 6:26 left in third. He's got a three-point game (1G, 2A). All along the Watchtower by Jimi is his goal song.
Lapierre springs into the #CBJ zone and bacikhands one past Merzlikins, putting #ALLCAPS UP 4-2 with 6:26 left.
Lapierre three-point night. Breakaway goal. 4-2
Provorov scores his 1st goal of the season 7:01 into the 3rd period to cut Washington's lead to 3-2. Assist to Sillinger. #CBJ
Goal stands. It's 3-2 #ALLCAPS over #CBJ
Aliaksei Protas has five points in his past five games (two goals, three assists) after having one point (an assist) in his first nine games.
After 40, Caps lead Jackets 3-1. Goals from Milano, Protas and Ovechkin (WSH) and Gaudreau (CBJ). Columbus up 20-17 in SOG.
Capitals goal by Ovechkin with 4:13 left in the 2nd period. #CBJ trail 3-1.
Ovechkin's fifth of season from in front makes it 3-1 Capitals with 4:13 left in 2nd. That's No. 827 of his career.
Ovechkin, alone in the slot. 3-1 Caps with 4:13 left in the second. Three Jackets behind the net, which is not how they drew that up I'm guessing. #CBJ
Puck kicks out to an unguarded Alex Ovechkin, who buries against Merzlikins. It's 3-1 #ALLCAPS over #CBJ with 4:13 left 2nd.
Ovechkin. 3-1
Washington goal by Protas with 6:44 left in the 2nd period to give the Capitals a 2-1 lead over #CBJ.
Protas gives the #Caps a 2-1 lead over CBJ with a snipe late in the second period. Big game for the big winger, who also had a sweet setup pass on Milano's goal. Lapierre, meantime, has the first two assists of his NHL career.
Another secondary assist for Lapierre on Protas' goal (TvR got the primary) for the first multi-point NHL game of his career.
Lapierre picks up an assist on Protas' second goal, so a multi-point night for him so far too.
#ALLCaps Protas off the rush, with all kinds of time and space, beats Merzlikins with a nifty wrister. 2-1 Washington at 13:16 of the second
Protas cooks Texier to the outside and rips a shot past Merzlikins, 2-1 #ALLCAPS with 6:44 left 2nd.
Protas left circle shot off rush bounces in and out off back bar to give Capitals 2-1 lead at 13:16.
Hendrix Lapierre also just got the assist on that goal. His first point this season and first NHL assist.
Capitals goal by Milano 5:05 into the the 2nd period to tie the game at one. #CBJ
The Caps even it up at 5:05 as they spend a long time in the #CBJ zone before Sonny Milano scores from a sharp angle. 1-1 game.
Ovechkin hits far post from right circle.
Ovechkin pops another #CBJ Russian, the ever happy Kirill Marchenko. Good hit.
Ovechkin hammers Chinakhov there in the #CBJ zone, smashed him from behind into the RW half wall and then kept stapling him. Blue Jackets hoping their Russian Machine won't break because of it.