WASHINGTON -- Ryan Leonard scored twice for his first multigoal game in the NHL, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Edmonton Oilers 7-4 at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Capitals got the better of the Oilers on home ice on Wednesday night -- but it wasn't easy, says star goaltender Logan Thompson.

Ryan Leonard had two goals and Alex Ovechkin also scored, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Edmonton Oilers 7-4

The Edmonton Oilers were able to find positives Wednesday night despite a 7-4 loss to the Washington Capitals, their third defeat in four games.

The Oilers receive two goals from Darnell Nurse & two points each from Connor McDavid & Leon Draisaitl, but their spirited fightback in the third period falls short in a 7-4 defeat to the Capitals on

The noise surrounding Stuart Skinner only got louder after the Oilers dropped a 7-4 decision to the Capitals on Wednesday night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals face the Edmonton Oilers in a non-conference matchup. Washington has a 9-8-2 record overall and a 5-4-1 record on its home ice. The Capitals have gone 7-3-1 when scoring three or more goals.

The Edmonton Oilers suffered their second consecutive loss, falling by a score of 7-4 to the host Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Wednesday (Nov.

It is not often that you see two of the top players in the history of the game going head-to-head. Ovechkin will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, if they do not allow him to go in sooner. The NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer has over 900 goals in his career, and continues to defy the laws of nature.