Winless Canucks collapse as Capitals collect 4 goals in final frame
Alex Ovechkin scored twice, and the Washington Capitals rallied past old coach Bruce Boudreau and the Vancouver Canucks 6-4 on Monday night for their second consecutive victory.
Winger Connor Brown, a newcomer like Strome, exited with an apparent right leg injury after going into the boards awkwardly early in the third. The team said Brown had a lower-body injury.
Down a skater, the Capitals were still able to get back into the game with goals from Carlson with 11:17 left in regulation and Sheary with 7:16 remaining, avoiding what would have been their worst four-game start in nearly a decade.
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They spoiled Boudreau's latest chance to reach 600 career regular-season NHL wins. Despite a goal and two assists from Elias Pettersson, the Canucks blew a two-goal advantage for a third consecutive game, all losses, to start the season 0-3-0.
Washington's Darcy Kuemper rebounded well after whiffing on the puck on a bad bounce to give Pettersson a gift goal with 7.3 seconds left in the first. He finished with 26 saves.
Lars Eller also scored for Washington, taking advantage of a big bounce off the end boards 8 seconds into the second.
Looking ahead, the Canucks make their fourth stop on a five-game trip Tuesday night at the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Capitals, meanwhile, travel to Canada's capital to face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.