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  • Game Recap – 4/1/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Florida Panthers

    Game Recap – 4/1/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Florida Panthers

    Washington Capitals (47-24-8 102pts) v. Florida Panthers (35-32-12 82pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    In their final road game of the regular season, the Washington Capitals visit the Florida Panthers with a chance to clinch the Metropolitan Division title for the fourth season in a row. However, the Panthers would have different ideas as they would strike first to put the Capitals in an early 1-0 deficit on a Frank Vatrano goal.

     

    Then in the second period, the Panthers would continue to push the play as Jonathan Huberdeau would bank in the loose puck past Pheonix Copley to make it 2-0. Then while the Capitals were on the lone powerplay of the period Vincent Trocheck would blast a shot five hole on Copley to give the Panthers a three goal lead while shorthanded. And to end the period for the Panthers it would be former Capital Troy Brouwer getting the goal off of a beautiful Aleksander Barkov pass to make it 4-0 going into the second intermission.

     

    Halfway thru the third period the Capitals would come alive as Evgeny Kuznetsov would get the Capitals on the board with the hopes of a late comeback victory. Then after a failed powerplay opportunity the Capitals would strike again as Nicklas Backstrom would be the recipient of a TJ Oshie pass in front of the net to cut the Panthers lead to two. And Oshie would not be done there as with Copley pulled for the extra attacker, Oshie would find an open Jakub Vrana to cut the Panthers lead to one. However, despite their best efforts, Vincent Trocheck would ice the game for the Panthers with an empty net goal in the final minute to win the game 5-3 for the Panthers.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Carl Hagelin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Chandler Stephenson

    Matt Niskanen — Dmitry Orlov

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Nick Jensen — Brooks Orpik

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd

    Injured: Michal Kempny (lower body)

     

    Florida Panthers:

    Jonathan Huberdeau — Aleksander Barkov — Evgenii Dadonov

    Mike Hoffman — Vincent Trocheck — Jayce Hawryluk

    Frank Vatrano — Riley Sheahan — Troy Brouwer

    Dryden Hunt — Henrik Borgstrom — Colton Sceviour

    Mike Matheson — Aaron Ekblad

    Keith Yandle — MacKenzie Weegar

    Mark Pysyk — Josh Brown

    Roberto Luongo

    Sam Montembeault

    Scratched: Jamie McGinn, Denis Malgin, Ian McCoshen, Brady Keeper, James Reimer

    Injured: Derek MacKenzie (shoulder)

     

    First Period:

    Panthers Goal – 13:48 – Frank Vatrano (24) from Colton Sceviour (10) and Henrik Borgstrom (10)

    Capitals Penalty – 16:30 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       FLA – 1

    Shots              05                14

    Faceoffs         11                10

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Panthers Goal – 3:34 – Jonathan Huberdeau (28) from unassisted

    Panthers Penalty – 11:48 – Frank Vatrano 2 minutes for Holding

    Panthers SHG – 12:01 – Vincent Trocheck (9) from Aleksander Barkov (58) and Mike Matheson (19)

    Panthers Goal – 17:57 – Troy Brouwer (12) from Aleksander Barkov (59) and Dryden Hunt (7)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 0        FLA – 4

    Shots               19                 24

    Faceoffs          21                 16

    PP                   0/1                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :41 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 10:55 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (21) from John Carlson (57)

    Panthers Penalty – 11:45 – Vincent Trocheck 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 16:25 – Nicklas Backstrom (22) from TJ Oshie (28) and Alex Ovechkin (38)

    Capitals Goal – 17:39 – Jakub Vrana (24) from TJ Oshie (29) and Matt Niskanen (17)

    Panthers ENG – 19:33 – Vincent Trocheck (10) from Evgenii Dadonov (41) and Aleksander Barkov (60)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         FLA – 5

    Shots              30                   34

    Faceoffs        32                    29

    Hits               35                     29

    PP                 0/2                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (47-25-8 102pts) v. Montreal (42-29-8 92pts)

    Florida (36-32-12 84pts) v. NY Islanders (46-27-7 99pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/24/19 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 3/24/19 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Philadelphia Flyers (36-31-8 80pts) v. Washington Capitals (43-24-8 94pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers for an NBC matinee in their final meeting of the regular season. Early in the first period it would be the Capitals scorimg first as an Alex Ovechkin pass would be deflected to Nick Jensen who would shoot it from the point with Tom Wilson deflecting it past Briam Elliott for the 1-0 lead. The Capitals wouldvgain two powerplay opportunities, but would not be able to use them to build on their 1-0 lead going into the intermission.

     

    In the second period it would be the Flyers dominating the play against the Capitals for the first half of the period, but it would be the Capitals who would strike once again with a deflection in front of the net this time Travis Boyd deflecting Matt Niskanen’s point shot. However, the Capitals would continuously go to the penalty box, and the third time would be the charm as Jakub Voracek would score for the Flyers on their third powerplay opportunity on a TJ Oshie holding call.

     

    In the third period, it would be a tightly contested affair, but a Jakub Vrana breakaway courtesy of Brett Connolly would ice the game for the Capitals as they would sweep the regular season series with a 3-1 victory over the Flyers.

     

    Lineups:

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Oskar Lindblom — Sean Couturier — Jakub Voracek

    James van Riemsdyk — Nolan Patrick — Claude Giroux

    Michael Raffl — Scott Laughton — Travis Konecny

    Justin Bailey — Corban Knight — Ryan Hartman

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg — Radko Gudas

    Brian Elliott

    Carter Hart

    Scratched: Cam Talbot, Andrew MacDonald, Samuel Morin, Phil Varone

    Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin – Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Tyler Lewington

    Injured: Michal Kempny (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:52 – Tom Wilson (22) from Nick Jensen (16) and Alex Ovechkin (36)

    Flyers Penalty – 7:18 – James van Riemsdyk 2 minutes for Interference

    Flyers Penalty – 14:22 – Justin Bailey 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              11                11

    Faceoffs         13                04

    Hits               05                  02

    PP                 0/0                 0/2

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – :29 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Goal  – 10:47 – Travis Boyd (5) from Matt Niskanen (16) and Nic Dowd (14)

    Capitals Penalty – 13:22 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Penalty – 16:51 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Holding

    Flyers PPG – 17:10 – Jakub Voracek (20) from unassisted

     

    End of 2nd – PHI – 1        WAS – 2

    Shots               31                 18

    Faceoffs          25                 14

    Hits                 11                  12

    PP                   1/3                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:25 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Goal – 8:07 – Jakub Vrana (22) from Brett Connolly (23)

     

    End of 3rd – PHI – 1         WAS – 3

    Shots              36                   30

    Faceoffs        38                    22

    Hits               16                     22

    PP                 1/4                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (44-24-8 96pts) v. Carolina (41-26-7 89pts)

    Philadelphia (36-32-8 80pts) v. Toronto (44-25-6 94pts)

  • Game Recap- 3/12/2019 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

    Game Recap- 3/12/2019 Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins

    Washington Capitals ( 41-22-7 89 pts) v.s. Pittsburgh Penguins (38-23-9 85 pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals begin a four game road trip tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. This classic and intense rivalry continues as the first period featured some heavy hitting and tight defensive play between the two teams. However, the Capitals struck first at the 19:27 mark on a Jakub Vrana shot which was beautifully placed under the bar. The goal was set up on a beautiful passing sequence from Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie. The Capitals would end the first period with a 1-0 lead.

     

    In the second period, the momentum between the teams exchanged from the Capitals towards the Penguins. The Capitals took a 2-0 lead on Jakub Vrana’s second goal of the game and 21st on the season. However, the Penguins scored three goals within a span of a minute and forty-eight seconds. Two of the three goals were scored by Sidney Crosby who now has thirty three goals on the season. The other goal was scored by Jake Guentzel. After two periods, the Pittsburgh Penguins would take a 3-2 lead.

     

    The third period saw the Penguins adding onto their lead on a Power Play goal by Phil Kessel. This period featured milestone moments from both teams. Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins notched the 1,000th point plateau in his career. Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals recorded his 1,200th point in his career on a power play goal by John Carlson. The Penguins would add an empty net goal from Jared McCann to seal the victory for the Penguins and end the Capitals seven game win streak.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connoly

    Andre Burakovsky-Nic Dowd-Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny-John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Phoenix Copley

    Scratches: Dmitry Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    Pittsburgh Penguins:

    Jared McCann-Sidney Crosby-Jake Guentzel

    Theordor Blueger-Evgeni Malkin-Phil Kessel

    Dominik Simon-Nick Bjugstad-Patrik Hornqvist

    Joseph Blandisi-Matt Cullen-Garrett Wilson

    Brian Doumalin-Zach Trotman

    Jack Johnson-Justin Schultz

    Marcus Petterson-Erik Gudbrannson

    Matt Murray

    Casey DeSmith

    Scratches: Kris Letang, Jusso Rikkola, Chad Ruhwedel, Bryan Rust, Zach Aston-Reese

    Injuries: Olli Maata

     

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    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105598134938492930

     

    First Period:

    Pittsburgh Penalty -:50- Jake Guentzel, 2 minutes for holding

    Washington Penalty -2:33- Lars Eller, 2 minutes for kneeing

    Washington Goal -19:27- Jakub Vrana (20) assisted by Nicklas Backstrom (48) & TJ Oshie (22)

    End of 1st – WSH –1      PIT –0

    Shots               8                   9          

    Faceoffs         8/20         12/20

    Hits                  13               16              

    PP                 0/1                0/1

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    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105617215770943489
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105617921328496641

     

    Second Period:

    Washington Penalty -1:37- Alex Ovechkin, 2 minutes for high sticking

    Washington Goal -10:24- Jakub Vrana (21) assisted by Dmitri Orlov (21) & TJ Oshie (23)

    Pittsburgh Goal -12:37- Jake Guentzel (35) assited by Jared McCann (14)

    Pittsburgh Goal -13:24- Sidney Crosby (32) assisted by Justin Schultz (11)

    Washington Penalty -13:55- Nicklas Backstrom, 2 minutes for tripping

    Pittsburgh Goal (Power Play) -14:25- Sidney Crosby (33) assisted by Evgeni Malkin (48) & Phil Kessel (47)

    End of 2nd – WSH – 2      PIT – 3

    Shots                   23                21

    Faceoffs         18/43         25/43

    Hits                    24               33          

    PP                 0/1                1/3

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    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105629501084569600
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    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105631301137285121

     

    Third Period:

    Washington Penalty -4:06- Tom Wilson, 2 minutes for roughing

    Pittsburgh Penalty -4:06- Erik Gudbranson, 2 minutes for roughing

    Washington Penalty -10:33-Alex Ovechkin, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice

    Pittsburgh Goal (Power Play) -11:56- Phil Kessel (23) assisted by Justic Schultz (12) & Evgeny Mailkin (49)

    Pittsburgh Penalty -12:56- Dominik Simon, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice.

    Washington Goal (Power Play) -14:02-John Carlson (11) assisted by Alex Ovechkin (32) & Nicklas Backstrom (49)

    Pittsburgh Goal (Empty Net) -19:04- Jared McCann (17) Unassisted

    End of 3rd – WSH –3      PIT – 5

    Shots                 41              30        

    Faceoffs         27/59         32/59

    Hits                 34                42

    PP                 1/2                 2/4

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    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105643276550447105
    https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1105643231923109888
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    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105647730855165953

     

    Next Up:

    Washington Capitals (41-22-7 89 pts) v.s. Philadelphia Flyers (34-27-8 76 pts)

    Pittsburgh Penguins (38-23-9 85 pts) v.s. Buffalo Sabres (30-30-9 69 pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/1/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Islanders

    Game Recap – 3/1/2019 – Washington Capitals v. New York Islanders

    Washington Capitals (36-21-7 79pts) v. New York Islanders (37-19-7 81pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Nassau Coliseum for the first time to take on the New York Islanders, and it would be the Islanders that would get on the board early as Tom Kuhnhackl would score in the opening minutes of the game on a very casual breakaway due to a blown offside by the officials. Then Alex Ovechkin would take a very blatant interference penalty, but the Capitals would kill the penalty off.

     

    A very uneventful second period outside of a Brett Connolly penalty, and some heavy hits on both ends of the ice.

     

    Unlike the second period, the third period would be fast and hectic in the first half of the period. The Capitals would strike early as Jakub Vrana would battle in front of the net and knock in the rebound to tie the game at one, then right away on the powerplay it would be Alex Ovechkin batting the puck and getting a lucky bounce to get his 45th of the season and give the Capitals a 2-1 lead. This would be followed with 3 penalties that would start with a Capitals powerplay, and then end in a Capitals powerplay. Then to ice the game for the Capitals, with Thomas Griess pulled TJ Oshie would clear the puck out of the zone and without paying attention Josh Bailey accidentally shot the puck into his own net to give the Capitals a 3-1 victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals :

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Carl Hagelin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Christian Djoos

     

    New York Islanders :

    Anders Lee — Brock Nelson — Jordan Eberle

    Tom Kuhnhackl — Mathew Barzal — Josh Bailey

    Anthony Beauvillier — Valtteri Filppula — Leo Komarov

    Ross Johnston — Casey Cizikas — Cal Clutterbuck

    Nick Leddy — Johnny Boychuk

    Adam Pelech — Ryan Pulock

    Devon Toews — Scott Mayfield

    Thomas Greiss

    Robin Lehner

    Scratched: Thomas Hickey, Luca Sbisa, Andrew Ladd, Matt Martin

     

    First Period:

    Islanders Goal – 2:43 – Tom Kuhnhackl (4) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 3:47 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       NYI – 1

    Shots              12                09

    Faceoffs         09                07

    Hits               10                  16

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 2:53 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 0        NYI- 1

    Shots               19                 13

    Faceoffs          19                 18

    Hits                 21                  29

    PP                   0/0                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:26 – Jakub Vrana (19) from Nicklas Backstrom (46) and Michal Kempny (15)

    Islanders Penalty – 4:21 – Anders Lee 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 4:34 – Alex Ovechkin (45) from TJ Oshie (21) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (42)

    Islanders Penalty – 8:11 – Anthony Beauvillier 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

    Capitals Penalty – 8:26 – John Carlson 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Islanders Penalty – 9:58 – Ryan Pulock 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals ENG – 18:32 – TJ Oshie (21) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         NYI – 1

    Shots              29                   21

    Faceoffs        31                    24

    Hits               28                     36

    PP                 1/3                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (37-21-7 81pts) @NY Rangers (27-27-4 67pts)

    NY Islanders (37-20-7 81pts) v. Philadelphia (31-26-8 70pts)

  • Game Recap – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/11/2019 – Los Angeles Kings v. Washington Capitals

    Los Angeles Kings (23-27-5 51pts) v. Washington Capitals (30-18-7 67pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals look to end their season long six game homestand with a victory, and it would be an early penalty by Michael Amadio that would give the Capitals the first power play opportunity of the game. The Capitals would not need much time as they would swarm the Los Angeles Kings as Alex Ovechkin would score his 38th goal of the season for the 1-0 lead. However, the Kings would respond quickly when Derek Forbort made an amazing pass to Austin Wagner to tie the game at one. The Capitals would get another power play opportunity when Alec Martinez would be called for holding, but the Capitals would not convert. The Kings would then get their first power play opportunity when Evgeny Kuznetsov would be galled for hooking, but the Capitals would hold the Kings shotless on the power play. The Capitals would eventually get the lead back when Brett Connolly would get his own rebound and roof it over Jonathan Quick, but it would be a Dmitry Orlov hooking penalty that would give the Kings a chance to tie the game up at two as Tyler Toffoli would score on the powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the period by killing off the late Brett Connolly hooking call, but they would get hemmed into their own zone as the Kings would tire the Capitals and gain the lead for the first time this game when Oscar Fantenberg would blast a one timer for his second goal of the season. However the Capitals would respond quickly as Evgeny Kuznetsov would score off of a Tom Wilson rebound to tie the game at three a piece. The Capitals would then get the lead back as they would crash the net and create chaos for Quick and the Kings defense as Christian Djoos would poke the puck with one hand on his stick for his first goal of the season. the Capitals would not let up there as Michal Kempny and Jakub Vrana would connect to get Quick out of position and Vrana his 17th of the season.

     

    For the third period both teams would play a more contained style of game that would feature both Austin Wagner and Evgeny Kuznetsov scoring their second goal of the game for their respective teams. However, it would be the Capitals holding on and winning 6-4 to end their six game homestand with a 4-1-1 record.

     

    Lineups:

    Los Angeles Kings:

    Alex Iafallo — Anze Kopitar — Dustin Brown

    Brendan Leipsic — Michael Amadio — Tyler Toffoli

    Carl Hagelin — Adrian Kempe — Ilya Kovalchuk

    Kyle Clifford — Trevor Lewis — Austin Wagner

    Derek Forbort — Drew Doughty

    Alec Martinez — Oscar Fantenberg

    Dion Phaneuf — Paul LaDue

    Jonathan Quick

    Jack Campbell

    Scratched: Sean Walker

    Injured: Jeff Carter (lower body), Jonny Brodzinski (upper body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd

     

    First Period:

    Kings Penalty – 2:10 – Michael Amadio 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 3:07 – Alex Ovechkin (38) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (37) and TJ Oshie (16)

    Kings Goal – 4:50 – Austin Wagner (6) from Derek Forbort (9) and Kyle Clifford (3)

    Kings Penalty – 6:49 – Alec Martinez 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 11:54 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 15:17 – Brett Connolly (13) from Andre Burakovsky (9) and Matt Niskanen (14)

    Capitals Penalty – 15:38 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Kings PPG – 17:22 – Tyler Toffoli (12) from Anze Kopitar (25) and Drew Doughty (26)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:13 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – LA – 2       WAS – 2

    Shots              10                12

    Faceoffs         10                12

    Hits               06                  05

    PP                 1/2                 1/2

     

    Second Period:

    Kings Goal – 3:42 – Oscar Fantenberg (2) from Alec Martinez (10) and Adrian Kempe (11)

    Capitals Goal – 6:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (14) from Tom Wilson (12)

    Capitals Goal – 10:31 – Christian Djoos (1) from Alex Ovechkin (25) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (38)

    Capitals Goal -13:09 – Jakub Vrana (17) from Michal Kempny (13) and TJ Oshie (17)

    Kings Penalty – 15:08 – Anze Kopitar 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 2nd – LA – 3        WAS – 5

    Shots               20                 22

    Faceoffs          14                 24

    Hits                 10                  12

    PP                   1/3                  1/3

     

    Third Period:

    Kings Penalty – 6:58 – Anze Kopitar 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Kings Goal – 10:25 – Austin Wagner (7) from Trevor Lewis (2) and Kyle Clifford (4)

    Capitals Goal – 15:13 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (15) from Alex Ovechkin (26)

     

    End of 3rd – LA – 4         WAS – 5

    Shots              33                   31

    Faceoffs        25                    34

    Hits               18                     14

    PP                 1/3                    1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (31-18-7 69pts) @ Columbus (31-20-3 65pts)

    Los Angeles (23-28-5 51pts) v. Vancouver (25-24-7 57pts)

  • Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/5/2019 – Vancouver Canucks v. Washington Capitals

    Vancouver Canucks (24-23-6 54pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-18-6 62pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would start off hot as they would force the play in the Vancouver Canucks zone early as TJ Oshie would charge the net for the Nicklas Backstrom rebound to get the Capitals the first goal of the game. The goal would also be assisted on by Alex Ovechkin who would be come the highest scoring Russian player in NHL history.

    However, 39 seconds later Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for hooking, but the Capitals would kill of the penalty. The Capitals would get a powerplay opportunity as well, but could not convert on it. The Capitals would dominate the period which featured them out shooting the Canucks 18 to 5.

     

    This was a lackluster period. Not a whole lot really to talk about this period outside of the penalty shot opportunity for Bo Horvat, but Braden Holtby was up to the task to shut Horvat down to keep the 1-0 lead.

     

    The Capitals would start off the third period the same way they way started the game by crashing the net, this time with Brett Connolly banking in the shot to give the Capitals a 2-0 lead. However, the Canucks would respond with their first goal of the game when Markus Granlund would tip in a Antoine Roussel pass past Holtby. But the Capitals would respond in kind as the Capitals would create more chaos in front of the Canucks net to get the puck past Jacob Markstrom to make it a 3-1 lead. The Canucks would dispute the goal claiming it was hit with a high stick, but the referees declared it a good goal by Jakub Vrana after further review. Elias Pettersson would score with 8 seconds left in the game with the goalie pulled, but it would be too little too late for the Canucks as the Capitals hold on to win 3-2.

     

    Lineups:

    Vancouver Canucks:

    Tim Schaller — Bo Horvat — Josh Leivo

    Nikolay Goldobin — Elias Pettersson — Brock Boeser

    Antoine Roussel — Brandon Sutter — Jake Virtanen

    Loui Eriksson — Jay Beagle — Tyler Motte

    Alex Biega — Christopher Tanev

    Ben Hutton — Troy Stecher

    Derrick Pouliot — Erik Gudbranson

    Jacob Markstrom

    Michael DiPietro

    Scratched: Markus Granlund

    Injured: Alexander Edler (face), Sven Baertschi (illness), Thatcher Demko (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh), Lars Eller (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:00 – TJ Oshie (16) from Nicklas Backstrom (40) and Alex Ovechkin (21)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:39 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty – 11:59 – Nikolay Goldobin 2 minutes for Goaltender Interference

     

    End of 1st – VAN – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              05                18

    Faceoffs         11                11

    Hits               07                  07

    PP                 0/1                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:45 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

    Canucks Penalty Shot – 12:53 – Bo Horvat – Save (Jonas Siegenthaler – Hooking)

     

    End of 2nd – VAN – 0        WAS – 1

    Shots               18                 22

    Faceoffs          18                 19

    Hits                 16                  13

    PP                   0/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:47 – Brett Connolly (10) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (34) and Jakub Vrana (15)

    Canucks Goal – 8:02 – Markus Granlund (9) from Antoine Roussel (16) and Ben Hutton (13)

    Capitals Goal – 12:13 Jakub Vrana (16) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (35) and Tom Wilson (11)

    Canucks Goal – 19:52 – Elias Pettersson (24) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – VAN – 2         WAS – 3

    Shots              32                   31

    Faceoffs        25                    28

    Hits               23                     20

    PP                 0/2                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (29-18-6 64pts) v. Colorado (22-22-8 52pts)

    Vancouver (24-24-6 54pts) @ Chicago (21-24-9 51pts)

  • Game Recap – 1/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Boston Bruins

    Game Recap – 1/10/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Boston Bruins

    Washington Capitals (26-12-4 56pts) v. Boston Bruins (25-14-4 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals came into Boston looking to extend their win streak to three, but how they would start the game with an early Jonas Siegenthaler holding penalty would force the Capitals to kill the Bruins powerplay opportunity. Then after a strong kill the Capitals would get on the board when Jakub Vrana would score his 15th of the season off of a breakaway pass from TJ Oshie. The Bruins would put the pressure on the Capitals which would cause Michal Kempny to take a tripping penalty, but once again the Capitals would shut down the Bruins powerplay. Braden Holtby had a spectacular first period which saw him stop all 17 Bruins shots.

     

    The Bruins would start the period pressuring the Capitals, but then the Capitals would get a very good shift from their second line that would draw a penalty against Patrice Bergeron. However, the Capitals would not be able to do much with their first powerplay opportunity. Then Lars Eller would challenge Brad Marchand after being chirped at by Marchand, but Marchand would cowardly turtle when Eller dropped his gloves thus getting an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty and another Bruins powerplay. The Capitals would kill the penalty, and then on a rush Alex Ovechkin would be tripped by Brandon Carlo to give the Capitals their second powerplay opportunity of the game. The Capitals would fail on the powerplay, and then the Bruins would take that momentum to tie up the game with Ryan Donato’s 6th of the season. However, it would not remain tied as Tom Wilson displayed great patience behind the net to find Ovechkin for his 31st goal of the season.

     

    The Bruins started the period with a powerplay due to a late penalty against Brett Connolly, but the Capitals would do a great job of killing the penalty. However, the Capitals would shoot themselves in the foot with a too many men on the ice penalty that would see David Krejci tie the game for the Bruins on the powereplay, but 69 seconds later Nicklas Backstrom would respond to retake the lead for the Capitals. Late in the third period the Bruins would pull goalie Jaroslav Halak, but then Ovechkin would nab the empty netter for his second of the game. The Capitals would end the Bruins 5 game winning streak and grow their win streak to 3 games.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Brett Connolly — Lars Eller — Travis Boyd

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Andre Burakovsky, Madison Bowey, Dmitrij Jaskin

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    Boston Bruins:

    Brad Marchand — Patrice Bergeron — David Pastrnak

    Jake DeBrusk — David Krejci — David Backes

    Sean Kuraly — Noel Acciari — Chris Wagner

    Ryan Donato — Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson — Danton Heinen

    Zdeno Chara — Brandon Carlo

    Torey Krug — John Moore

    Matt Grzelcyk — Kevan Miller

    Jaroslav Halak

    Tuukka Rask

    Scratched: Colby Cave, Steven Kampfer

    Injured: Charlie McAvoy (lower body), Joakim Nordstrom (fractured fibula)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 1:51 – Jonas Siegenthaler 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 6:38 – Jakub Vrana (15) from TJ Oshie (6)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:13 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Tripping

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       BOS – 0

    Shots              05                17

    Faceoffs         09                10

    Hits               10                  05

    PP                 0/0                 0/2

     

    Second Period:

    Bruins Penalty – 5:10 – Patrice Bergeron 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Penalty – 7:43 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Bruins Penalty – 10:57 – Brandon Carlo 2 minutes for Tripping

    Bruins Goal – 14:11 – Ryan Donato (6) from Torey Krug (25) from Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson (4)

    Capitals Goal – 14:50 – Alex Ovechkin (31) from Tom Wilson (9)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:52 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        BOS – 1

    Shots               12                 28

    Faceoffs          15                 26

    Hits                 24                  17

    PP                   0/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 3:58 – Bench (Ovechkin) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Bruins PPG – 4:37 – David Krejci (8) from Danton Heinen (7) and David Backes (8)

    Capitals Goal – 5:46 – Nicklas Backstrom (11) from TJ Oshie (7) and Jonas Siegenthaler (4)

    Capitals ENG – 18:25 – Alex Ovechkin (32) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 4         BOS – 2

    Shots              22                   41

    Faceoffs        22                    42

    Hits               32                     25

    PP                 0/2                    1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (27-12-4 58pts) v. Columbus (25-15-3 53pts)

    Boston (25-16-4 54pts) @ Toronto (28-13-2 58pts)

  • Game Recap – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 1/8/2019 – Philadelphia Flyers v. Washington Capitals

    Philadelphia Flyers (15-21-6 36pts) v. Washington Capitals (25-12-4 54pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    To start the game both the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers would test each other out, and get a feel for the game, but it would be off a defensive zone faceoff that the Flyers would win but Jakub Vrana getting to the puck first and taking it all the way down tot he offensive zone and throwing the puck on net for Tom Wilson to tip in to get the first goal of the game. Then Andre Burakovsky would take an ill advised offensive zone penalty for hooking, but the Capitals would shut down the Flyers powerplay and prevent them from taking a shot on goal. However, the Flyers would strike back when Michal Kempny would make a bad pass out of the zone that would be picked off and lead to Jakub Voracek tying the game at 1 a piece. The period would end with game tied at one a piece, but one of the bigger points is the fact that the Flyers dominated the Capitals both in shots and in the faceoff circle. The Capitals would only generate 4 shots in the opening period.

    To start the second period, there would be a lot of back and forth between the two teams until Robert Hagg would be called for hooking against Evgeny Kuznetsov. However, on the powerplay the Capitals would not generate much with the opportunity. the Capitals would respond not that much longer as Lars Eller would let a shot of from the point that TJ Oshie would tip in front of the net to give the Capitals the lead. Then not the long after getting the lead, Vrana would cause a turnover and turn on the wheels as he does a great individual play to create a turnover and then convert it into a goal for the Capitals. The Capitals would keep the pressure going as ALex Ovechkin would draw a tripping penalty on Ivan Provorov, and the Capitals would strike in the final seconds of the powerplay as Vrana would score his second goal of the game. In the final minute of the second period, Brooks Orpik would get called for roughing which would give the Flyers a powerplay to start the third period. Biggest flaw in the Capitals game right now is in the faceoff circle as the Flyers are manhandling them in that category.

    The Capitals would start the period by killing the remainder of Orpik’s penalty, but not long after, Radko Gudas would lay a clean hit on Nic Dowd which Devante Smith=-Pelly would step up and fight Gudas. However, the Smith-Pelly would gain an additional two minutes for instigating to give the Flyers another powerplay. After the Capitals would kill off this penalty, Wilson would get called for slashing, but the Capitals would kill that one as well. Then Travis Konecny would be upset over a hit by Alex Ovechkin and would then take a slashing penalty as a result. On this powerplay, the Capitals would get some looks, but would not capitalize on the powerplay. The Flyers would respond though after a failed clearing attempt by Ovechkin as Wayne Simmonds crashed the net and was able to jam one home to cut the Capitals lead to 2. After this goal would be scored chaos would ensue as when Tom Wilson thought he had a empty net goal to seal the deal for the Capitals, it would be ruled offsides after a Coach’s Challenge, but it would also result in Shayne Gostisbehere penalty that would upset the Flyers and result in Simmonds getting a 10 minute misconduct. However, the Capitals would not be on the powerplay long as Evgeny Kuznetsov would be called for hooking, and then while 4 on 4 with the goalie pulled Claude Giroux would score to inch the Flyers closer, but then Oshie would get the empty netter to ice this win for the Capitals.

     

    Lineups:

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Sean Couturier — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Nolan Patrick — Jakub Voracek

    James van Riemsdyk — Jordan Weal — Wayne Simmonds

    Michael Raffl — Scott Laughton — Dale Weise

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Robert Hagg — Christian Folin

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Radko Gudas

    Mike McKenna

    Carter Hart

    Scratched: Jori Lehtera, Phil Varone

    Injured: Corban Knight (collarbone), Brian Elliott (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), Andrew MacDonald (lower body), Michal Neuvirth (lower body)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Travis Boyd — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Nicklas Backstrom (illness), Christian Djoos (leg)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 4:21 – Tom Wilson (13) from Jakub Vrana (10)

    Capitals Penalty – 5:46 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Goal – 9:28 – Jakub Voracek (11) from Oskar Lindblom (8)

     

    End of 1st – PHI – 1       WAS – 1

    Shots              11                04

    Faceoffs         09                05

    Hits                10                 06

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 5:24 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Goal – 9:19 – TJ Oshie (12) from Lars Eller (13) and /john Carlson (34)

    Capitals Goal – 11:22 – Jakub Vrana (13) from unassisted

    Flyers Penalty – 14:12 – Ivan Provorov 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 15:55 – Jakub Vrana (14) from Travis Boyd (8) and John Carlson (35)

    Capitals Penalty – 19:06 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – PHI – 1        WAS – 4

    Shots               23                 17

    Faceoffs          30                 11

    Hits                 19                  09

    PP                   0/1                  1/2

     

    Third Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 2:04 – Radko Gudas 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 2:04 – Devante Smith-Pelly 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 2:04 – Devante Smith-Pelly (Burakovsky) 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 9:06 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Penalty – 13:31 – Travis Konecny 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Goal – 16:33 – Wayne Simmonds (13) from Jakub Voracek (23) and Sean Couturier (15)

    Capitals ENG – 17:56 – Coaches Challenge for Offsides Successful – No Goal

    Flyers Penalty – 17:56 – Shayne Gostisbehere 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Penalty – 17:56 – Wayne Simmonds 10 minute Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:28 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Flyers Goal – 19:53 – Claude Giroux (14) from Sean Coutrier (16) and Jakub Voracek (24)

    Capitals ENG – 19:57 – TJ Oshie (13) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – PHI – 3         WAS – 5

    Shots              40                   26

    Faceoffs        45                    19

    Hits               23                     15

    PP                 0/4                    1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (26-12-4 56pts) @ Boston (25-14-4 54pts)

    Philadelphia (15-22-6 36pts) v. Dallas (23-17-4 50pts)

  • Game Recap – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Game Recap – 12/6/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Arizona Coyotes

    Washington Capitals (15-9-3 33pts) v. Arizona Coyotes (13-11-2 28pts)

     

     

    Game Recap:

    The Capitals snapped their 2 game losing streak by continuing to play the game, and not backing down when things looked really bad in the first period. The Capitals also ended the Coyotes 4 game winning streak in the process. Another great game for Pheonix Copley in the net for the Capitals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Andre Burakovsky

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Lars Eller — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Jonas Siegenthaler — Christian Djoos

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Madison Bowey

    Injured: T.J. Oshie (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee surgery), Tom Wilson (concussion)

     

    Arizona Coyotes:

    Alex Galchenyuk — Nick Schmaltz — Clayton Keller

    Richard Panik — Derek Stepan — Christian Fischer

    Mario Kempe — Brad Richardson — Vinnie Hinostroza

    Lawson Crouse — Nick Cousins — Josh Archibald

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Kevin Connauton

    Jakob Chychrun — Niklas Hjalmarsson

    Alex Goligoski — Jordan Oesterle

    Adin Hill

    Calvin Pickard

    Scratched: Conor Garland, Ilya Lyubushkin

    Injured: Antti Raanta (lower body), Darcy Kuemper (lower body), Michael Grabner (eye), Jason Demers (lower body), Christian Dvorak (upper body)

     

    First Period:

    Coyotes Goal – 4:48 – Christian Fischer (6) from Derek Stepan (7)

    Capitals Penalty – 18:38 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       ARI – 1

    Shots              11                11

    Faceoffs         07                07

    Hits               09                  06

    PP                 0/0                 0/0 *1st in progress

     

    Analysis:

    This was not the greatest period for the Capitals. They were overwhelmed by the Coyotes speed, and there were too many turnovers as the Capitals had 6 compared to the Coyotes 1. This game could be worse, but Pheonix Copley has been playing very well to keep the Capitals in the game.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to play a better overall game and contain the Coyotes speed as that is one of the biggest reasons as to why the Coyotes are forcing all of these turnovers. Also the Capitals need to play much better in their own zone.

     

    Second Period:

    Coyotes Penalty Shot – 1:16 – Richard Panik – Miss (Brett Connolly – Throw Object at Puck)

    Capitals Goal – 5:27 – Jakub Vrana (9) from Brett Connolly (13) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (19)

    Coyotes Goal – 6:58 – Lawson Crouse (6) from Nick Cousins (6) and Jordan Oesterle (5)

    Capitals Penalty – 11:25 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Coyotes Penalty – 13:07 – Jakob Chychrun 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals Goal – 16:00 – Matt Niskanen (4) from Travis Boyd (6) and Pheonix Copley (1)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        ARI – 2

    Shots               18                 18

    Faceoffs          13                 22

    Hits                 19                  13

    PP                   0/1                  0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a very back and forth period for the Capitals. It was good as they got the first and last goals of the period to make this game 2-2 going into the 2nd intermission. However, the Capitals are still chasing the Coyotes.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to do a better job at containing and combating the Coyotes speed. Also the Capitals need to do a better job in the faceoff circle.

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty Shot – :16 – Jakub Vrana – Miss (Kevin Connauton – Hooking on Breakaway)

    Capitals Goal – 15:18 – Andre Burakovsky (5) from Matt Niskanen (10) and Dmitry Orlov (8)

    Capitals PPG _ 19:57 – Alex Ovechkin (21) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 4         ARI – 2

    Shots              29                   29

    Faceoffs        20                    31

    Hits               25                     18

    PP                 0/1                    0/2

     

    Analysis:

    This was a fast moving 3rd period that started with a good break by Jakub Vrana drawing a Penalty Shot, but unable to capitalize, but then Andre Burakovsky netting the eventual game winner late in the 3rd to give the Capitals the win.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (16-9-3 35pts) v. Columbus (16-10-2 34pts)

    Arizona (13-12-2 28pts) v. San Jose (13-10-5 31pts)