What It Means:

Oshie drew assists on first-period goals by Taylor Chorney, his first of the season, and Alex Ovechkin, his 41st. The Capitals were ahead 2-0 after the first period and 2-1 after the second. Oshie grabbed another assist on a power-play goal by Matt Niskanen at 9:31 of the third period. Niskanen's goal, his fourth of the season, broke a 2-2 tie and turned out to be the game winner. The Caps are 20-2-1 in their last 23 home games. They are 19-0-0 when leading after the first period and 29-2-0 when scoring first. Oshie's assist total on the season is now 21.

We project Oshie to tally five more goals and eight more assists over the final 19 games. In his first season with Washington, he's posting a career-low 49.8 Corsi For Percentage while his -0.9 Relative Corsi For Percentage at Even Strength is the second-worst clip of his career.