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01/09 21:45 CST McMichael and Ovechkin score as the Capitals beat the depleted
Blackhawks 5-1
McMichael and Ovechkin score as the Capitals beat the depleted Blackhawks 5-1
By JAY COHEN
AP Sports Writer
CHICAGO (AP) --- Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist, and the Washington
Capitals snapped Chicago's four-game win streak with a 5-1 over the depleted
Blackhawks on Friday night.
Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Beauvillier, Ethen Frank and Justin Sourdif also scored
for Washington, which had lost three of four. John Carlson and Martin Fehervary
each had two assists, and Logan Thompson made 23 saves.
Connor Bedard returned for Chicago after being sidelined by a shoulder injury,
but the Blackhawks were hit hard by an illness going around the locker room.
Goaltenders Spencer Knight and Arvid Soderblom were scratched, along with
forward Ilya Mikheyev and defenseman Louis Crevier.
Oliver Moore scored for Chicago, which beat Washington 3-2 in a shootout last
weekend. Drew Commesso made 19 saves in his second career NHL start.
Bedard skated for more than 17 minutes. The Blackhawks went 5-6-1 while he was
out.
The Capitals grabbed control with three goals in the first period. Beauvillier
tipped home a great pass from Fehervary at 4:03, and a streaking McMichael
slipped a shot between Commesso's legs at 15:07. Frank added his seventh of the
season with 1:06 left.
Moore scored on a power play 8:48 into the second, but Sourdif made it 4-1 when
he finished a goalmouth scramble at 12:38. Sourdif has six goals in his last
six games and nine this season overall.
Ovechkin added his 19th goal in the third, beating Commesso through the
goaltender's legs at 13:33. The 40-year-old winger has four goals in his last
three games and 916 for his career. He has scored on 187 different goaltenders
--- increasing his NHL record.
Up next
The Capitals visit Nashville on Sunday night.
The Blackhawks are at the Predators on Saturday night.
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