Fucale earns shutout in NHL debut; Caps beat Red Wings. MORE:
Dmitry Orlov and Lars Eller scored 10 seconds apart in the first period as the Capitals ended Detroit’s three-game win streak.
The 26-year-old Fucale was picked by Montreal in the second round of the 2013 draft. He was 3-0-2 this season for Hershey before the Capitals called him up this week from the American Hockey League.Alex Ovechkin had an assist on the first goal for the Capitals, who opened a stretch of seven games in 11 days.Eller scored his first goal after a takeaway from Nick Jensen.
Thomas Greiss made 27 saves for the Red Wings, who killed four penalties but could not convert on their four power-play chances.Capitals: Fucale was the fifth Capitals player to make his NHL debut this season. … Washington was without T.J. Oshie for the sixth straight game, Anthony Mantha for the third straight game and Nic Dowd for the first game since Monday’s lower-body injury against Buffalo. Nicklas Backstrom has not played this season.Capitals: Play at Columbus on Friday.
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