Tom Wilson scored for a second consecutive game, Charlie Lindgren robbed Connor Bedard among his 29 saves, and the Washington Capitals beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Saturday night to keep pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
also scored for Washington, which is 7-2-1 in its last 10. The Capitals moved five points back of Philadelphia for third place in the Metropolitan Division. They also are within striking distance of Tampa Bay and Detroit for wild-card spots and free of any trade-related tension with the passing of the deadline.
Washington is looking for one or more teams in playoff position to falter, and then it has to make a run itself despite one of the NHL's toughest remaining schedules. Taking care of business against lowly opponents like Chicago and the Caps winning some games they shouldn't are also part of the recipe to return to the playoffs.
Lapierre continued his impressive run of production with his fifth goal in six games since being recalled from Hershey of the American Hockey League. “I didn’t think we were really physically and mentally into that game early, and it showed,” coach Luke Richardson said.
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