Washington Capitals @ Dallas Stars

21-7-2, 12-3-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Capitals WSH	1	0	0	1
Stars DAL	0	2	1	3

Dallas StarsStarsDAL

19-11-0, 13-3-0 Home

Roope Hintz scores 2, Jake Oettinger has 25 saves as Stars beat surging Capitals 3-1

— Roope Hintz had his first two-goal game of the season and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the surging Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night.

Dec 17, 2024, 04:15 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Capitals	1	0	0	1
	Stars	0	2	1	3

1st Period			WSH	DAL
15:39		Dylan Strome (11) Assists: Jakob Chychrun (12), Taylor Raddysh (10)	1	0

2nd Period			WSH	DAL
13:28		Roope Hintz (12) (Power Play) Assists: Jamie Benn (13), Wyatt Johnston (12)	1	1
17:35		Lian Bichsel (2) Assists: Jason Robertson (13), Mavrik Bourque (4)	1	2

3rd Period			WSH	DAL
14:58		Roope Hintz (13) Assists: Jason Robertson (14)	1	3

Ilya Lyubushkin Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Lars Eller
Sam Steel faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sam Steel faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Sam Steel faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jakob Chychrun shot blocked by Esa Lindell
Jamie Benn Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Miro Heiskanen Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Jakub Vrana
Trevor van Riemsdyk shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Matt Duchene Hooking against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Jamie Benn Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Lars Eller
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Taylor Raddysh
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
Mason Marchment Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Matt Roy shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
Lian Bichsel hit Trevor van Riemsdyk
Sam Steel faceoff won against Lars Eller
Sam Steel hit Jakob Chychrun
Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Oskar Bäck
Oskar Bäck Tripping against Aliaksei Protas
Esa Lindell Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Esa Lindell
Matt Duchene Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Giveaway by Roope Hintz
Lian Bichsel hit Martin Fehervary
Sam Steel hit Matt Roy
Jamie Benn hit Lars Eller
Giveaway by Sam Steel
Oskar Bäck Tip-In Wide Left
Giveaway by Nils Lundkvist
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Logan Stankoven
Brendan Smith Interference against Tom Wilson
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Ilya Lyubushkin Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Roope Hintz
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Logan Stankoven Backhand saved by Charlie Lindgren
Esa Lindell hit Martin Fehervary
Roope Hintz Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Jamie Benn (13), Wyatt Johnston (12)
Sam Steel faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Tom Wilson shot blocked by Oskar Bäck
Oskar Bäck Snap Shot Missing key [ED_1014]
Lian Bichsel hit Tom Wilson
Taylor Raddysh shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Dylan Strome
Brendan Smith Cross-checking against Brandon Duhaime
Brendan Smith Fighting against Brandon Duhaime
Giveaway by Nils Lundkvist
Lian Bichsel Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (13), Mavrik Bourque (4)
Logan Stankoven Snap Shot Short
Esa Lindell Slap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Logan Stankoven hit Jakob Chychrun
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Jamie Benn
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Takeaway by Jamie Benn
Lian Bichsel hit Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
Jason Robertson hit Jakub Vrana
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Takeaway by Jason Robertson
Logan Stankoven hit Lars Eller
Matt Duchene Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nic Dowd
Logan Stankoven Tip-In Wide Right
Brendan Smith Snap Shot Wide Right
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Evgenii Dadonov Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Wyatt Johnston Tip-In saved by Charlie Lindgren
Oskar Bäck Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Ilya Lyubushkin hit Martin Fehervary
Pierre-Luc Dubois shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
Roope Hintz faceoff won against Pierre-Luc Dubois
Giveaway by Roope Hintz
Ilya Lyubushkin Tripping against Tom Wilson
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Esa Lindell Wrist Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Jamie Benn faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Sam Steel
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Lars Eller
Takeaway by Logan Stankoven
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Brendan Smith
Martin Fehervary shot blocked by Brendan Smith
Brendan Smith hit Nic Dowd
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
Roope Hintz Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (14)
Giveaway by Wyatt Johnston
Takeaway by Roope Hintz
Giveaway by Jason Robertson
Dylan Strome shot blocked by Matt Duchene
Logan Stankoven Backhand Wide Left
Sam Steel faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Charlie Lindgren
Matt Duchene faceoff won against Dylan Strome
Puck in Netting
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Rasmus Sandin hit Roope Hintz
Tom Wilson hit Lian Bichsel
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Jakub Vrana hit Nils Lundkvist
Off-side
Matt Roy Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Goalie Stopped
Matt Roy hit Logan Stankoven
Rasmus Sandin hit Logan Stankoven
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Oskar Bäck
Puck in Netting
Jamie Benn shot blocked by Jakob Chychrun
Goalie Stopped
Roope Hintz shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Off-side
Tom Wilson hit Lian Bichsel
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Colin Blackwell
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Goalie Stopped
Ivan Miroshnichenko Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Martin Fehervary
Nic Dowd Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Logan Stankoven shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Jason Robertson shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Brandon Duhaime hit Colin Blackwell
Brandon Duhaime hit Miro Heiskanen
Off-side
Takeaway by John Carlson
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Taylor Raddysh
Goalie Stopped
Brandon Duhaime hit Logan Stankoven
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Left
Dylan Strome Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Jakob Chychrun (12), Taylor Raddysh (10)
Icing
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana
Giveaway by Jakub Vrana
Giveaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Rasmus Sandin hit Wyatt Johnston
Icing
Taylor Raddysh hit Nils Lundkvist
Puck in Crowd
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Brandon Duhaime Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Ilya Lyubushkin shot blocked by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Sam Steel
Tom Wilson Deflected saved by Jake Oettinger
Connor McMichael Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Brandon Duhaime Snap Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Brandon Duhaime
Brendan Smith shot blocked by Nic Dowd
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Off Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Jakob Chychrun
Takeaway by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot Short
Tom Wilson hit Lian Bichsel
Aliaksei Protas Snap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot Wide Left
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Hendrix Lapierre faceoff won against Oskar Bäck
Trevor van Riemsdyk Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Lars Eller hit Oskar Bäck
Jakub Vrana Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Tom Wilson Slap Shot Wide Left
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Matt Roy Snap Shot Wide Left
Matt Roy shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Martin Fehervary Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Puck in Netting
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Martin Fehervary Snap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Taylor Raddysh
John Carlson High-sticking against Jamie Benn
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Giveaway by Nic Dowd
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Matt Roy hit Wyatt Johnston
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Martin Fehervary
Icing
Rasmus Sandin shot blocked by Connor McMichael
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Taylor Raddysh Tip-In Wide Right
Taylor Raddysh hit Oskar Bäck
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Brandon Duhaime Interference - Goalkeeper against Jake Oettinger
Brandon Duhaime Fighting against Brendan Smith
TV Timeout
Connor McMichael faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Takeaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Ivan Miroshnichenko hit Lian Bichsel
Hand Pass
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Matt Duchene
Taylor Raddysh Snap Shot Wide Left
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Puck in Netting
Evgenii Dadonov shot blocked by John Carlson
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
Matt Roy Interference against Roope Hintz
Jamie Benn shot blocked by John Carlson
Trevor van Riemsdyk Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Dylan Strome Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Roope Hintz
Giveaway by Connor McMichael
Lian Bichsel shot blocked by Pierre-Luc Dubois
Connor McMichael Snap Shot Wide Right
Martin Fehervary hit Mason Marchment
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by John Carlson
Takeaway by Tom Wilson
Taylor Raddysh hit Lian Bichsel
Takeaway by Taylor Raddysh
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
Connor McMichael Tip-In Wide Right
Martin Fehervary hit Lian Bichsel
Puck in Netting
Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime
Ivan Miroshnichenko Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Goalie Stopped
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Icing
Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Trevor van Riemsdyk
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Dylan Strome Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Pierre-Luc Dubois Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Pierre-Luc Dubois Backhand Wide Right
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Roope Hintz
Esa Lindell shot blocked by Tom Wilson
Matt Roy Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Tom Wilson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Charlie Lindgren
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Dylan Strome
Tom Wilson hit Esa Lindell
Giveaway by Ivan Miroshnichenko
Off-side
Lars Eller faceoff won against Sam Steel
Puck in Netting
Icing
Nic Dowd faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Pierre-Luc Dubois hit Lian Bichsel
Off-side
Lars Eller faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
Rasmus Sandin Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Giveaway by Matt Roy
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Pierre-Luc Dubois faceoff won against Sam Steel
Icing
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Jamie Benn
Puck in Netting
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Matt Duchene
Jakob Chychrun Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
Puck in Crowd
Hand Pass
Dylan Strome faceoff won against Matt Duchene
Jakob Chychrun Snap Shot High and Wide Right

CAPITALS

STARS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Stars
2
Capitals
3

Game 1

18/10

Capitals
1
Stars
3

Game 2

17/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	14	4	60
NY Islanders	25	15	5	55
Philadelphia	22	14	8	52
Washington	23	17	6	52
Pittsburgh	21	14	9	51
New Jersey	23	21	2	48
NY Rangers	20	21	6	46
Columbus	19	19	7	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	33	4	8	74
Dallas	27	10	9	63
Minnesota	26	12	9	61
Utah	22	20	4	48
Nashville	21	20	4	46
Chicago	19	20	7	45
St. Louis	17	21	8	42
Winnipeg	17	22	5	39

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Washington Capitals @ Dallas Stars

Stars of the Game

Roope HintzC - DAL

Jake OettingerG - DAL

Lian BichselD - DAL

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Roope Hintz scores 2, Jake Oettinger has 25 saves as Stars beat surging Capitals 3-1

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