SEATTLE — Jared McCann had two goals and two assists as the Seattle Kraken beat the Washington Capitals 5-1 on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each added a goal and an assist. Ryker Evans also scored for Seattle, and Philipp Grubauer made 19 saves.<\/p>\n
Alex Ovechkin scored his 22nd goal of the season for Washington, and Logan Thompson stopped 27 shots. It was the 919th career goal for Ovechkin, extending his NHL record.<\/p>\n
Seattle started the second period with 1:30 of power-play time remaining and McCann made good on it with a drive from the right side between the circle and blue line at 1:15.<\/p>\n
He made it 2-0 with 9:51 left in the period, tucking in the rebound of a shot by Beniers for his 14th goal, giving McCann his first multigoal game this season. The assist extended Beniers’ point streak to four games.<\/p>\n
Eberle made it 3-0 with 2:06 remaining in the second with his team-leading 19th goal, slipping the rebound of a hard shot by McCann past the left post.<\/p>\n
McCann thought he had his second career hat trick when he scored on a breakaway 1:27 into the third. But while all the hats tossed onto the ice were being swept up, it was announced that a double-minor penalty whistled against Beniers was under review. The call was confirmed, the goal was taken down and the Capitals went on the power play.<\/p>\n
Ovechkin scored at the 2:30 mark, 1:03 into the four-minute man advantage.<\/p>\n
Evans\u2019 fifth of the season made it 4-1 with 6:48 left, and Beniers\u2019 13th extended it to 5-1 with 3:33 to go. It was Beniers\u2019 ninth goal in January, tying the team record for a single month.<\/p>\n
Capitals: Visit the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Kraken: Host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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