Capitals vs. Jets: How the Game Was Won

"Last game the Caps defensemen scored four goals against the Columbus Blue Jacket bringing their total goal count from their defensemen to 19 on the season. Last night, against the Jets, the Caps added two more from their defensemen, one from John Carlson one-timer and the other from a Jackob Chychrun wrister. That brought their defensive goal total to 21 on the season... they scored all of 20 from their defense just two years ago. There is still 58 more games to play."

"With the puck behind the Jets net, Dylan Strome centered the puck to Anthony Beauvillier but the puck tipped off his stick and fluttered out to Matt Roy at the top of the left circle. He hustled to the puck with a Jets player honing in on the puck as well. He reached out and slapped the puck away to the boards above the right circle."

Washington Capitals defensemen have increased their season scoring, rising from 19 to 21 defensive goals after recent games and surpassing the 20 defensive goals scored two years ago. The game saw Alexander Ovechkin, celebrated for reaching 900 career goals, score a singular, momentum-shifting goal after the Capitals surrendered a two-goal lead early in the second period. A loose-puck sequence involved Dylan Strome, Anthony Beauvillier, Matt Roy, and Ovechkin, with Ovechkin chasing the puck and flinging a knuckling shot that found the top corner through traffic. The Capitals held on for a 4-3 win, moving into a better divisional position late in the season.

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