Washington Times · Nov 25, 2021
Six players score in Capitals’ win over Montreal
On Thanksgiving Eve, the Washington Capitals gobbled up some goals in a 6-3 win over Montreal.
Six different Washington players scored, while six Capitals also recorded an assist in the home victory Wednesday. Nic Dowd, John Carlson, Michael Sgarbossa, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov each scored one goal to improve the Capitals’ record to 12-3-5.
Alex Ovechkin, Connor McMichael, Dowd, Kuznetsov, Carlson and Orlov all tallied assists in the blowout win. Ovechkin led the team with three helpers, the 36-year-old’s first three-assist game since Feb. 15, 2018, and the 16th such game of his career.