Saros conceded three goals on 15 shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Capitals. The fourth tally was an empty-netter.
Roman Josi recorded a seven-game point streak (4g-5a) against Washington from Feb. 9, 2016-Dec. 31, 2018. He has 16 points (6g-10a) in 21 career games vs. the Capitals. In nine career starts against the Capitals, Juuse Saros is 5-4-0 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.70 goals-against average.
NASHVILLE -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 873rd NHL goal and had an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to seven games with a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday.
Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.
Logan Thompson made 32 saves for the Washington Capitals and the Nashville Predators lost 4-1 on home ice on Saturday.
Mangiapane made it 3-1 with 5:06 remaining, and Ovechkin scored career goal No. 873 with an empty-netter with 58 seconds left after blocking a shot and going the length of the ice. Ovechkin is 21 goals shy of tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career record.
Filip Forsberg scored and Juuse Saros made 12 saves for the Predators ... Forsberg has goals in consecutive games. Capitals: Washington extended its point streak to seven games (4-0-3).
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun ... Colton Sissons, Steven Stamkos, Fedor Svechkov and Brady Skjei also scored and Juuse Saros made 27 saves for the Predators. Roman Josi had two assists.
Juuse Saros finished with 12 saves in the loss ... Tom Wilson's power play goal gives Washington Capitals 1-0 lead over Nashville Predators The Capitals have the all-timer leading power play ...
The Nashville Predators had a 32-16 shot advantage but allowed the Washington Capitals pulled away in the third period in a 4-1 loss Saturday at Bridgestone Arena. Forsberg-Stamkos-Marchessault Hinostroza-O'Reilly-Nyquist Novak-Svechkov-L'Heureux Jankowski-McCarron-Sissons Josi-Barron Skjei-Blankenburg Stastney-Schenn Saros Annunen Forward Zachary L'Heureux returned to the lineup after serving a three-game suspension for slew-footing Minnesota Wild captain Jared Spurgeon Dec.
The Predators are likely to start Juuse Saros, who is looking for his 12th win of the season. The Sharks started former Predators prospect Yaroslav Askarov in net in Monday's 6-3 loss in Boston; they will likely will start Alexandar Georgiev on Tuesday.
Alex Bump scored two goals for No. 4 Western Michigan in a 5-1 win over North Dakota on Saturday night in Grand Forks, N.D.