The Utah Hockey Club’s 6-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Monday night had a striking resemblance to their 4-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday. In both games, Utah HC scored early and it looked like they were going to dominate the whole night, but just when they got comfortable, the other team’s scorers took advantage of the opening.

McBain and Nick Bjugstad scored for Utah (7-8-3), which has lost five of seven (2-4-1). Connor Ingram allowed four goals on 13 shots being replaced early in the second period by Karel Vejmelka, who stopped nine of 11 shots in relief.

In addition to Alex Ovechkin, his linemates, Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas, are continuing to enjoy hot starts to their respective seasons. Strome added a goal and assist to increase his total to 28 points through 18 games this season. He ranks fourth in the league in points this season, and his 22 assists sit third.