Top 3 Capitals studs against Oilers

The Washington Capitals defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 to snap their four game losing streak and send the home crowd back to their places happy.

This was a complete team effort and unlike the previous games, the Caps didn’t fold under the pressure. That’s a big time win against a big time opponent like the Oilers, who are a very talented offensive team. They showed that last night.

The Caps also showed what they can do on the offensive end when everybody steps up. So who were the top 3 studs from the win? Let’s find out.

#3 Alex Ovechkin

Alex Ovechkin not only had a goal from the office for the second straight game he also assisted on the Caps final goal of the night.

And this wasn’t your ordinary average Joe assist. It was a no look pass right in between the legs to Evgeny Kuznetsov that was even more amazing if you were there to witness it live.

Ovechkin’s goal which came on the power play at 14:36 in the second period was his eighth of the season and the 788th of his career.

He’s now 13 goals from Gordie Howe for number two on the all time goals list. He’s also 106 away from Wayne Gretzky.