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Washington Capitals set new franchise record for consecutive road wins with 8 after defeating Toronto Maple Leafs
The Washington Capitals are celebrating their 50th anniversary so why not do something that no other Caps team has done over the last half-century?
Friday, Spencer Carbery’s Capitals set the new franchise record for consecutive road wins after defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 at Scotiabank Arena. The victory marked Washington’s eighth in a row — a streak that started on November 9 with an 8-1 spanking of the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center.
During the eight-game streak, the Capitals outscored their opponents in their own barns an incredible 42 to 18. Averaged out, the Capitals have beaten their opponents 5.25 to 2.25 per game during the streak.
Road Win Streak
| Date | Opponent | Goals For | Goals Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 09 | St. Louis Blues | 8 | 1 |
| Nov 15 | Colorado Avalanche | 5 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | Vegas Golden Knights | 5 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | Utah Hockey Club | 6 | 2 |
| Nov 25 | Florida Panthers | 4 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 4 |
| Nov 30 | New Jersey Devils | 6 | 5 |
| Dec 06 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 | 1 |
“Sometimes it just goes that way,” Tom Wilson said postgame. “Obviously we’ve got a tight group. It’s been fun getting all the new guys. They’re fitting in really well. I think just knowing that if we show up and play hard and play the right way, it’s going to be tough on the home team, so we just want to keep playing our game and showing up with our own energy and dictating play.”
Despite playing in only four of the eight games, Alex Ovechkin leads the team in goals during the streak, scoring seven different times. Before coming out of the lineup, Ovechkin torched the Golden Knights for a hat trick and then followed that up the next night with two more tallies against the Utah Hockey Club before exiting due to a fractured fibula.
Connor McMichael, who notched the game-winning goal against his hometown Maple Leafs on Friday, has scored six goals in the eight-game stretch. Dylan Strome leads the team with 11 points.
Top Scorers During the Streak
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strome | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Chychrun | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Carlson | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Ovechkin | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Protas | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Dubois | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Wilson | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| McMichael | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sandin | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Eller | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Before re-writing the record books against the Leafs, the Capitals’ previous longest road winning streak came during the 2022-23 season where they went 7-0-0 under highly regarded former head coach Peter Laviolette from December 5, 2022 through January 5, 2023.
The Capitals will look to extend the franchise record to nine against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday night.
ROAD FRANCHISE RECORD WARRIORS#ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/Z1cytXql4K
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) December 7, 2024
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Andre Washington had 20 points in Eastern Illinois’ 71-61 victory over Tennessee Tech on Thursday.
Washington shot 8 for 13, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Panthers (5-10, 2-3 Ohio Valley Conference). Meechie White added 13 points and four steals. Kooper Jacobi finished with 11 points and added seven rebounds.
The Golden Eagles (6-10, 1-4) were led in scoring by Jah’Kim Payne, who finished with 11 points. Tennessee Tech also got 10 points from Mekhi Turner.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Hintz scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 4-1 final.
“Everybody played hard, did the right things, got pucks in deep, especially in the third period when we’re trying to close out a lead,” DeSmith said. “So, I thought top to bottom, first, second and third, we were really good.”
NOTES: The Stars swept the two-game season series (including a 1-0 win Oct. 28 in Dallas) and are 8-1-0 in their past nine games against the Capitals. … Duchene had the secondary assist on Steel’s goal, giving him 900 points (374 goals, 526 assists) in 1,157 NHL games. … Hintz has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in an eight-game point streak against Washington. He had a game-high 12 shots on goal. … Thompson has lost six of his past seven starts (1-5-1).
WHEELING, W.Va. — Emergency crews are responding to a major incident at the Washington Avenue Bridge, which has collapsed into Wheeling Creek.
Multiple police and firefighter units are on the scene, working swiftly to rescue those injured in the collapse.
Three injured workers have been taken to the hospital. Officials say one is a serious injury and two are non-life threatening.
Access to the area has been closed to facilitate rescue operations.
The bridge was closed in early December for a replacement that was expected to take nearly a year.
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