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02/27 20:50 CST Capitals hold off Vegas' late comeback in a 3-2 victory over
the Golden Knights
Capitals hold off Vegas' late comeback in a 3-2 victory over the Golden Knights
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) --- Pierre-Luc Dubois had two goals and an assist to lift the
Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night.
All three of Washington's goals came in the second period, with Jakob Chychrun
adding his 22nd of the season. Braeden Bowman and Tomas Hertl scored in the
third for the Golden Knights.
The Capitals pulled within two points of the New York Islanders for third place
in the Metropolitan Division and within two of Boston for the Eastern
Conference's second wild card. Washington is 2-0 since the Olympic break and
has won six of its last seven.
The Pacific Division-leading Golden Knights had a three-game winning streak
snapped despite the return of five Olympians. Vegas was without two Americans
(Jack Eichel and Noah Hanifin) and three Canadians (Mark Stone, Mitch Marner
and Shea Theodore) in Wednesday's win over Los Angeles. All were back on the
ice Friday.
The Golden Knights scored five third-period goals in that 6-4 victory over the
Kings and they nearly pulled off a big comeback at Washington. Bowman broke up
Logan Thompson's shutout bid early in the third, and Hertl's power-play goal
made it 3-2 with 10:45 still to play, but that was as close as Vegas could come.
Stone was called for high-sticking with 4:24 left, but Thompson still had to
come up big on short-handed chances by Brayden McNabb and Marner.
Dubois beat Akira Schmid high to the blocker side 49 seconds into the second to
open the scoring. Just over 2 1/2 minutes later, Aliaksei Protas found Dubois
in front with a nice pass for a 2-0 lead.
Chychrun's shot from the right circle sneaked under the crossbar to make it 3-0.
The line of Dubois, Protas and Tom Wilson was on the ice for all three of
Washington's goals, along with defenseman Rasmus Sandin. Protas and Sandin had
two assists each.
Dubois had no points in his first six games this season and had surgery for
injuries to his abdominal and adductor muscles. He has three goals and two
assists in three games since returning.
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