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04/25 23:09 CDT Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-3 to cut their series deficit to
2-1
Canadiens beat the Capitals 6-3 to cut their series deficit to 2-1
MONTREAL (AP) --- Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and
the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut
their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1.
Dvorak fired shot from the far left side that hit Washington forward Brandon
Duhaime and deflected past goalie Logan Thompson. Juraj Slafkovsky made it a
two-goal game with 6:37 remaining, with Capitals forward Dylan Strome crashing
into Thompson on the play and injuring him.
Thompson put no weight on his left skate while being helped off, leaving his
status Sunday night for Game 4 in Montreal in doubt.
"It was tough, obviously, (Strome) is trying to get back and make a desperate
play to save a goal and it's unfortunate," Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun.
Montreal also lost its starting goalie, with Sam Montembeault leaving in the
middle of the second period because a lower-body injury.
Alexandre Carrier, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook also scored for
Montreal. Montembeault stopped 11 of 13 shots, and Jakub Dobes made seven saves
on eight shots in relief in his NHL debut.
"You guys cannot imagine how a person feels," Dobes said. "I was afraid, I was
excited, I was emotional. I was crying at the end. I was a mess."
Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, Jakob Chychrun scored for Washington, with
Ovechkin tying it at 3 at 2:29 of the third period.
Thompson stopped 30 of 35 shots. Charlie Lindgren made four saves in five shots.
At the end of the second period, a heated fight between Capitals forward Tom
Wilson and Montreal's Josh Anderson spilled into Washington's bench.
After some pushing and shoving between Montreal defenseman Arber Xhekaj and
Wilson with both benches empty, Anderson got involved and fell backward into
the Capitals' bench, which had the door open.
Wilson followed Anderson in and charged through a linesman toward the Canadiens
winger while other Montreal and Washington players exchanged blows on the ice.
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