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February 7 – The visiting Montreal Canadiens defeated the struggling Washington Capitals 5-2 on Tuesday thanks to three goals in the first period and two goals from Nick Suzuki in a three-point performance.
With 36 saves from Sam Montembeault, Juraj Slafkovsky scored twice more and Michael Pezzetta added a goal for the Canadiens. With two assists from Mike Matheson, Montreal increased its record to 2-0-1 in its last three games.
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The Capitals are winless in their last five games (0-4-1). Their scorers are Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin. Charlie Lindgren, the starting goalie, was substituted after allowing three goals on nine shots. In relief, Darcy Kuemper made fifteen saves. Dylan Strome recorded two helpers.
The Canadiens were eliminated in 57 seconds thanks to two goals from Suzuki.and sprinting.
At 6:42, Suzuki opened the score with a cross-ice feed from Cole Caufield on a two-on-one rush. With six goals and seven assists during the course of his career-best point run, which now stands at ten games, Caufield received an assist.
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Not long later, Suzuki scored his fifteenth goal of the year. A point attempt by Arber Xhekaj bounced off the post, but Suzuki was there to seize the rebound.
At 13:07 of the first period, Pezzetta converted his third goal of the year after snagging a loose puck in the slot. This gave the team a three-goal lead. Lindgren was shocked as much by the goals as by the fact that the Capitals had only three shots on goal at that point.
Ovechkin brought life to the hosts
