Blackhawks drop Capitals to 0-5 in shootouts, beat Washington in 6 rounds for a 3-2 win
Nick Foligno scored in the sixth shootout round to secure Chicago's win, marking Washington's fifth shootout loss this season amid key forward injuries.
- Saturday night in Washington, Nick Foligno scored in the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory.
- Early in the game, Ryan Donato opened the scoring for Chicago, and Teuvo Teravainen’s second-period power-play goal put Chicago ahead 2-1 during regulation.
- Sonny Milano's shootout score briefly gave Washington the lead before Andre Burakovsky equalized, while Jakob Chychrun failed to score in the shootout rounds.
- Washington's shootout woes continued while Chicago gained short-term momentum, notching back-to-back wins for the first time since mid-November as the Capitals fell to 0-5 in shootouts this season.
- Injuries and a quick turnaround — Chicago hosts Vegas Sunday and Washington hosts Anaheim Monday — increase urgency as Tom Wilson, Canada’s Olympic pick, left early and Aliaksei Protas was absent.
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Nick Foligno’s joke leads to Blackhawks’ shootout winner against Capitals
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