The Capitals pulled off a 4-2 win over the Kraken on Sunday.WASHINGTON — It took a bit, but the Washington Capitals again, figured out a way to escape with two points.
Connor McMichael played hero this time, Alex Ovechkin made more history and Charlie Lindgren shined en route to a 4-2 win.
Here are all the takeaways.
Connor McMichael Comes In Clutch, Strome & Protas Stay Hot To Help Capitals Find Offense
Washington was slow coming out of the gate, but found their offense as the game went on, and it was ultimately McMichael who put D.C. in front late.
John Carlson made a shot pass to McMichael in front, who tipped it home for his 23rd goal of the season. He also assisted on Martin Fehervary's earlier goal for his 100th career NHL point.
Meanwhile, Dylan Strome scored to extend his point streak to four games in his 500th NHL appearance, and Aliaksei Protas picked up an assist on Fehervary's goal.
Alex Ovechkin Hits 886, 1,600 Points, Tom Wilson Helps Set Tone
Of course, Alex Ovechkin wasn't leaving empty handed, and scored on an empty-netter for career goal No. 886. He is now nine away from passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history. It also marked career point No. 1,600.
Tom Wilson also made quite the impact setting thte tone and changing the game, picking up six hits and pulling D.C. back into the fight.
Charlie Lindgren Comes Up Big
It was a huge game for Charlie Lindgren, who stepped up to keep the Capitals in the game as they rallied late. Lindgren stopped 29 of 31 shots, coming up big to stop the Kraken and shut them down until Washington found its footing late.
Line Brawl Breaks Out
A line brawl also broke out to help spark Washington in the third, starting with Tom Wilson getting into it with Josh Mahura.
Everyone on the ice got matching roughing penalties, while Brandon Duhaime earned another minor penalty and a misconduct for his actions.
