Strome picked up an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Golden Knights.
Strome snapped a four-game point drought when he set up Tom Wilson's third-period tally. The Capitals have scored just nine times over the last five games, so it's not unusual that Strome's been affected by the team's struggles. The 26-year-old center has been one of the better forwards on the roster with eight goals, three helpers, 41 shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 21 contests overall.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Snaps scoring drought in win
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Strome scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Vegas.
Strome opened the scoring late in the first period, beating Logan Thompson off the rush with the eventual game-winning goal in the 3-0 win. The goal snapped a five-game scoreless streak for Strome after he tallied six goals in his previous five contests. The 26-year-old center still doesn't have an assist on the year, though he's up to seven goals through 14 games.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Stays hot in Friday's win
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Strome scored a power-play goal in Friday's 3-2 shootout win over the Wild.
The 26-year-old center had an easy tap-in late in the first period after Alex Ovechkin drew all the defensive attention to one side of the net before sliding a back-door pass to Strome. That's five goals in the last four games for Strome. He has been skating with Ovie at even strength and on the top power-play unit, which is paying big dividends so far.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Pots two more goals
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Strome scored twice on three shots in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Devils.
Strome put the Capitals up 2-0 in the first period. He then added a power-play mark early in the third to tie the game at 4-4. All four of his points this season have been goals, coming over a pair of two-score efforts. The 26-year-old center has added 13 shots on net and a plus-2 rating. Strome has played on the top line lately, which should allow him more good looks on offense if he can stay there.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: First two goals of season
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Strome scored twice Saturday in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
He took a feed from Alex Ovechkin and scored at 11:25 of the third to make the game 2-1. Then Strome notched the tying goal with 2:01 left on a pass through the crease by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Strome is off to a slow start to the season -- the goals were his first points of the season (four games). He should pick up the pace soon enough.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Nets a pair Monday
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Strome scored two goals in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
Strome opened the scoring just 36 seconds into the first period, grabbing a loose puck in the circle before firing a wrist shot past Ilya Sorokin. The 26-year-old Strome would bookend the scoring with an empty-netter in the third, sealing the Caps' victory. The two-goal game gives Strome 23 tallies on the season, a new career high. He's posted 63 points in 79 games.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Hits 60-point mark for first time
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Strome scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-2 loss to Montreal on Thursday.
Strome gave Washington a 1-0 lead at 5:30 of the first period when he drove down the left side and scored glove side on Sam Montembeault with a wrist shot. The goal was Strome's 20th, and he now has 60 points on the season, a career high. He has three points, including two goals, in his last two games.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Has two-point game
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Strome provided a goal and an assist in Washington's 4-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Strome's helper came while Washington had the man advantage. He's up to 18 goals and 57 points in 73 outings this season, including 19 power-play points. Strome is on a four-game scoring streak with two markers and seven points in that span.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Two-point effort Sunday
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Strome scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
Both points came in the third period as the Capitals tried to rally from a 4-1 deficit. Strome is reaping the rewards of having a healthy Alex Ovechkin as his linemate, and over the last 11 games the third overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft has five goals and 15 points. Strome sits five goals and five points shy of tying his career highs in each category.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Stretches point streak to six
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Strome dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Sabres.
Strome set up goals by T.J. Oshie on the power play and Alex Ovechkin at even strength in the latter's return from a lower-body injury. This effort extended Strome's point streak to six games, as he's produced three goals and seven assists during this productive run.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Gets two points Saturday
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Strome contributed a goal and an assist in Washington's 5-1 win over the Islanders on Saturday.
Strome scored in the first period to tie the game at 1-1. He has 16 goals and 47 points in 66 contests this season. Strome has been held off the scoresheet just once over his last seven outings, and he's provided four goals and 10 points in that span.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Logs helper in loss
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Strome notched an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Kings.
Strome has heated up over the last five games, collecting two goals and five helpers in that span. The 25-year-old center reached the 30-assist mark for the second time in his career. He's up to 44 points, 117 shots on net, 33 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 64 contests overall while working in a middle-six role.
Strome scored a goal and added two assists Saturday in an 8-3 win over the Sharks.
He finished plus-4 with one shot and one hit in 13:02. Strome has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games, and he's up to 14 goals and 43 points in 63 games this season. He's third on the Caps' scoring list behind Alex Ovechkin (60) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (50).
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Two points in loss to Buffalo
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Strome scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Sabres.
Both points came during a 2-2 first period before Buffalo blew the game open with four straight tallies in the second. Strome hadn't had a multi-point performance since Jan. 19, managing only one goal and four points in his last 13 games coming into Sunday, and on the season the 25-year-old has 13 goals and 40 points through 61 contests.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Signs five-year extension
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Strome signed a five-year, $25 million contract extension Friday.
Strome was slated to be an RFA at the end of the season as he signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Capitals in July. The 25-year-old center is on pace for his best season in his career, as he has 11 goals and 36 points in 52 games. Strome has been a force on the power play in 2022-23 with three goals and 14 points thus far.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Helpers in back-to-back games
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Strome logged an assist and three shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Avalanche.
Strome extended his point streak to four games -- three goals, two assists -- when he set up an Alex Ovechkin tally in the third period. The 25-year-old Strome continues to benefit from playing on the top line. For the season, the Ontario native has 36 points, 86 shots on net, 25 blocked shots and a minus-4 rating through 49 appearances.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Gathers assist Saturday
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Strome notched an assist in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Strome is on a three-game point streak, during which he has three goals, one helper and eight shots on net. The 25-year-old has been in the lineup for four straight games since he was a healthy scratch Jan. 14. He's up to 11 tallies, 24 helpers, 83 shots on net and a minus-4 rating through 48 appearances this season.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Scores two in victory
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Strome scored two goals on four shots, fueling the Capitals to a 4-0 win over the Coyotes on Thursday.
The first star of the game, Strome opened the scoring with a redirection off a point shot from Dmitry Orlov. He would beat Karel Vejmelka in the third period off a feed from Evgeny Kuznetsov to extend the Capitals' lead to 4-0. Strome now has goals in back-to-back games after going pointless for a four-game span. On the season, Strome has 11 goals and 34 points in 47 games.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Pots goal in loss
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Strome tallied a goal and three shots during Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Wild.
Strome managed a beautiful redirect off a Martin Fehervary feed in the second period -- his first point since serving as a healthy scratch on Jan. 14. The 25-year-old has reclaimed his role on the top line alongside Alex Ovechkin, so fantasy managers should resume rolling Strome out with regularity.
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Capitals' Dylan Strome: Returning Monday
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Strome skated on the top line alongside Alex Ovechkin and Conor Sheary during the morning skate and is poised to return Monday against the Islanders, Samantha Pell of The Washington Post reports.
Strome returns after serving as a healthy scratch during Washington's 3-1 loss to the Flyers on Saturday. Though he has gone three games without a point, the 25-year-old has posted a respectable 31 points in 44 games during his inaugural season with the Capitals and returns to a very cushy spot on the top line with Alex Ovechkin.
