DENVER (AP) — Marcus Johansson scored the go-ahead goal with 9:14 remaining, Ilya Samsonov stopped 24 shots and the playoff-bound Washington Capitals snapped the Colorado Avalanche’s nine-game winning streak with a 3-2 victory Monday night. They’re two shy of matching the team mark set by the 2000-01 Colorado squad that won the Stanley Cup. “I thought our guys were really good,” Capitals coach Peter Laviolette said. “That was a good game, a playoff-type game. He’s tied with Teemu Selanne (2006-07) for the most in a season by an NHL player 36 or older.

Source: The Star April 19, 2022 07:11 UTC