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  • Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 1 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 1st Rd. Game 1 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals begin their Stanley Cup defense at home against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the start of the game would see the Capitals weather the storm from the Hurricanes for the first half of the period followed by Nicklas Backstrom going top shelf on Petr Mrazek on the first shot of the game for the Capitals to make it 1-0. Then Justin Faulk would be called for high sticking, and on the powerplay Evgeny Kuznetsov would do a beautiful pass across to slot to Backstrom for his second of the game. The Hurricanes would not do themselves any favors though as Micheal Ferland would be called for interference and with a mad scramble Alex Ovechkin would net his first of the playoffs to make it 3-0 goinf into the first intermission.

     

    In the second period both teams would trade scoring opportunities, and some penalties as well. While the Capitals would kill their lone penalty early in the period, Carolina would give the Capitals two more powerplay opportunities. However, this time the Hurricanes would keep the Capitals off the score board while on the penalty kill.

     

    In the third period the Capitals would get some really good scoring opportunities to start the period, but Petr Mrazek would stand tall to keep the deficit to three. Then Andrei Svechnikov would score back to back goals to cut the Capitals lead to one in a span of two minutes and nineteen seconds. The Capitals would then get themselves into penalty problems, but would successfully kill both penalties. Then Lars Eller would score the empty netter to seal the deal for the Capitaks as they take the 1-0 series lead.

     

    Lineups:

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Justin Williams

    Micheal Ferland — Jordan Staal — Teuvo Teravainen

    Andrei Svechnikov — Jordan Martinook — Brock McGinn

    Greg McKegg — Lucas Wallmark — Warren Foegele

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Haydn Fleury — Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Saku Maenalanen, Jake Bean

    Injured: Calvin de Haan (upper body)

     

    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

    John Carlson — Nick Jensen

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Jonas Siegenthaler, Travis Boyd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Ilya Samsonov

    Injured: Michal Kempny (torn left hamstring)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 9:58 – Nicklas Backstrom (1) from John Carlson (1) and Brooks Orpik (1)

    Hurricanes Penalty – 12:32 – Justin Faulk 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals PPG – 13:10 – Nicklas Backstrom (2) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) and John Carlson (2)

    Hurricanes Penalty – 16:31 – Micheal Ferland 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 18:05 – Alex Ovechkin (1) from Tom Wilson (1) and John Carlson (3)

     

    End of 1st – CAR – 0       WAS – 3

    Shots              10                09

    Faceoffs         13                09

    Hits               21                  18

    PP                 0/0                 2/2

     

    Second Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 1:46 – Andrei Svechnikov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 4:07 – Bench (Alex Ovechkin) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Hurricanes Penalty – 13:05 – Justin Williams 2 minutes for Holding the Stick

     

    End of 2nd – CAR – 0        WAS – 3

    Shots               21                 13

    Faceoffs          23                 21

    Hits                 32                  27

    PP                   0/1                  2/4

     

    Third Period:

    Hurricanes Goal – 5:07 – Andrei Svechnikov (1) from Lucas Wallmark (1) and Dougie Hamilton (1)

    Hurricanes Goal – 7:26 – Andrei Svechnikov (2) from Lucas Wallmark (2) and Justin Faulk (1)

    Capitals Penalty – 11:14 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 16:29 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals ENG – 19:24 – Lars Eller (1) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – CAR – 2         WAS – 4

    Shots              29                   18

    Faceoffs        39                    28

    Hits               37                     35

    PP                 0/3                    2/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game Two – Capitals Leads Series 1-0

  • Game Recap – 3/26/2019 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 3/26/2019 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

    Carolina Hurricanes (42-26-7 91pts) v. Washington Capitals (44-24-8 96pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    As the Washington Capitals wind down their regular season with the playoffs in the horizon, the Capitals take on prospective first round opponent Carolina Hurricanes in their first game of a back to back with them. The first half of the game would be very fast paced, but then as the period progressed the Capitals would start to break out against the Hurricanes as TJ Oshie would get his 23rd of the season to give the Capitals a 1-0 lead going into the first intermission.

     

    For the second period, you would have another fast paced period that saw the Capitals generate some better scoring chances than they had in the first, but it would be Dougie Hamilton of the Hurricanes who would score while having an extra attacker on the ice during a delayed penalty to tie the game at one.

     

    In the third period it would be the Capitals on the attack against the Hurricanes as the Capitals would regain their lead when Tom Wilson would feed Alex Ovechkin for a one timer to score his 49th of the season. Then it would be John Carlson tipping in a Dmitry Orlov slap pass from the point to give the Capitals a two goal lead. Then to ice the game, Nicklas Backstrom would increase the lead to three as the Capitals defeat the Hurricanes in the first game of their back to back 4-1.

     

    Lineups:

    Carolina Hurricanes:

    Nino Niederreiter — Sebastian Aho — Justin Williams

    Andrei Svechnikov — Jordan Staal — Teuvo Teravainen

    Micheal Ferland — Lucas Wallmark — Jordan Martinook

    Brock McGinn — Greg McKegg — Saku Maenalanen

    Jaccob Slavin — Dougie Hamilton

    Brett Pesce — Justin Faulk

    Calvin de Haan — Trevor van Riemsdyk

    Petr Mrazek

    Curtis McElhinney

    Scratched: Warren Foegele

     

    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 — Travis Boyd

    Christian Djoos — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Chandler Stephenson, Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Michal Kempny (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 10:21 – Sebastoan Aho 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 16:29 – TJ Oshie (23) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (46) and Carl Hagelin (12)

     

    End of 1st – CAR – 0       WAS – 1

    Shots              10                10

    Faceoffs         15                07

    Hits               09                  09

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Hurricanes Penalty – 8:57 – Petr Mrazek (Justin Williams) 2 minutes for Hooking

    Hurricanes Goal -15:38 – Dougie Hamilton (15) from Justin Williams (27) and Nino Niederreiter (27)

     

    End of 2nd – CAR – 1        WAS – 1

    Shots               17                 21

    Faceoffs          26                 15

    Hits                 14                  13

    PP                   0/0                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 4:31 – Alex Ovechkin (49) from Tom Wilson (17) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (47)

    Capitals Goal – 11:16 – John Carlson (13) from Dmitry Orlov (25) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (48)

    Capitals ENG – 17:33 – Nicklas Backstrom (19) from Alex Ovechkin (37) and John Carlson (54)

     

    End of 3rd – CAR – 1         WAS – 4

    Shots              27                   28

    Faceoffs        36                    26

    Hits               25                     20

    PP                 0/0                    0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (45-24-8 98pts) @ Carolina (42-27-7 91pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Game Recap – 3/16/19 – Washington Capitals v. Tampa Bay Lightning

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91pts) v. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals head to Tampa Bay for the first time since eliminating the Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, however, it would be Lighting getting some early revenge as the would work a turnover into an odd man advantage to give Tyler Johnson his 26th goal of the season. Then less than two minutes later, Alex Killorn would score to give the Lightning a 2-0 lead, but the Capitals would respond as they would get a lucky bounce resulting in a John Carlson bomb to cut Tampa’s lead to one. However, Killorn would force his way to the net through Nick Jensen, and then get his own rebound to net his second of the game and give the Lightning their two goal lead back. To end the period it would be a parade of penalties, but it would be the Lightning getting to start the second period with an abbreviated 5 on 3 powerplay.

     

    The Capitals would start the second period killing off Tampa’s two man advantage, and then on a Nikita Kucherov interference penalty it would be Alex Ovechkin netting his 47th of the season on the powerplay to cut Tampa’s lead to one again.

     

    To start the third period the Lightning would kill the Capitals remaining powerplay time then on a weak goal it would be Erik Cernak scoring his 4th of the season to give Tampa a 4-2 lead. However, later in the period Alex Oveckin would net his second of the game to bring the Capitals back within one. But it would not be enough for the Capitals as Tampa would get a pair of empty net goals from Killorn and Yanni Gourde to ice this game for the Lightning 6-3.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Christian Djoos, Dmitrij Jaskin, Nic Dowd

     

    Tampa Bay Lightning:

    Ondrej Palat — Steven Stamkos — J.T. Miller

    Tyler Johnson — Brayden Point — Nikita Kucherov

    Alex Killorn — Anthony Cirelli — Mathieu Joseph

    Adam Erne — Cedric Paquette — Yanni Gourde

    Victor Hedman — Mikhail Sergachev

    Ryan McDonagh — Erik Cernak

    Braydon Coburn — Jan Rutta

    Andrei Vasilevskiy

    Louis Domingue

    Scratched: Ryan Callahan, Danick Martel

    Injured: Dan Girardi (lower body), Anton Stralman (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Lightning Goal – 8:35 – Tyler Johnson (26) from Brayden Point (49) and Nikita Kucherov (81)

    Lightning Goal – 10:33 – Alex Killorn (14) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 12:06 – John Carlson (12) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (45)

    Lightning Goal – 15:56 – Alex Killorn (15) from Anthony Cirelli (17) and Mathieu Joseph (10)

    Lightning Penalty – 17:13 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:41 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Penalty – 18:53 – Brett Connolly 2 minutes for Holding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       TB – 3

    Shots              09                16

    Faceoffs         08                16

    Hits               09                  14

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Lightning Penalty – 5:59 – Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 7:33 – Alex Ovechkin (47) from TJ Oshie (24) and John Carlson (52)

    Capitals Penalty – 14:42 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

    Lightning Penalty – 18:49 – Ryan McDonagh 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 2        TB- 3

    Shots              22                   21

    Faceoffs        14                    26

    Hits               14                     28

    PP                   1/2                  0/3

     

    Third Period:

    Lightning Goal – 2:45 – Erik Cernak (4) from Ondrej Palat (23) and Ryan McDonagh (29)

    Capitals Penalty – 4:10 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Goal – 12:56 – Alex Ovechkin (48) from Dmitry Orlov (23) and Brett Connolly (21)

    Lightning Penalty – 14:22 – Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Tripping

    Lightning ENG – 19:13 – Alex Killorn (16) from Nikita Kucherov (82)

    Lightning Penalty – 19:46 – Erik Cernak for Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 19:46 – Tom Wilson for Misconduct

    Lightning ENG – 19:58 – Yanni Gourde (19) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TB – 6

    Shots              33                   35

    Faceoffs        20                    37

    Hits               23                     33

    PP                 1/4                    0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (42-23-7 91pts) @ New Jersey (27-36-9 63pts)

    Tampa Bay (55-13-4 114pts) v. Arizona (36-30-5 77pts)

  • Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Game Recap- Washington Capitals v.s. Philadelphia Flyers 3/14/2019

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals continue their four game road trip tonight as they take on the Philadelphia Flyers. The first period began eerily similar to the previous match up against the Flyers as the Capitals started off with an early lead. Brett Connolly got the Capitals on the board first with assists going to Michal Kempny & John Carlson. Lars Eller would add to the lead and make it 2-0 with assists from Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. The period would end with Brooks Orpik being called for an interference penalty which gave the Flyers a power play that would continue into the 2nd period.

     

    In the second period, we saw each team score twice. Scoring from the Capitals would come from Brett Connolly (2nd goal of the game) & Tom Wilson who added his 20th goal on the season. For the Flyers, James Van Riemsdyk & Scott Laughton got the Flyers on the board. The Capitals would take a 4-2 leading going into the 3rd period.

     

    The third period featured three penalties called against the Capitals and one called against the Flyers. The Capitals would add an empty net goal by Evgeny Kuznetsov to seal the victory for the Capitals. The Capitals have won three of the four games against the Flyers so far with the final match up being on March 24th at Capital One Arena.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin-Evgeny Kuznetsov-Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana-Nicklas Backstrom-TJ Oshie

    Carl Hagelin-Lars Eller-Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky-Chandler Stephenson-Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny-John Carlson

    Dmitri Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Braden Holtby

    Phoenix Copley

    Scratches: Dmitry Jaskin, Nic Dowd, Christian Djoos

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Oskar Lindblom-Sean Couturiere-Claude Girioux

    James Van Riemsdyk-Nolan Patrick-Travis Konecny

    Michael Raffl-Scott Laughton-Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone-Corban Knight-Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov-Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere-Phillippe Myers

    Robert Hagg-Radko Gudas

    Carter Hart

    Brian Elliott

    Scratches: Andrew MacDonald, Samuel Morin, Cam Talbot

    Suspension: Jakub Voracek

    Inuries: Michal Neuvirth

     

    First Period:

    Washington Goal-2:53-Brett Connolly (18) assisted by Michal Kempny (18) & John Carlson (51)

    Washington Goal-9:30-Lars Eller (11) assisted by Brett Connolly (20) & Carl Hagelin (8)

    Washington Penalty-19:00-Brooks Orpik, 2 minutes for interference

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots               11                  5          

    Faceoffs        7/9                 2/9

    Hits              11                    10

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106323526808678400
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106333932851789824
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106334979322204163
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106339151941648390

     

    Second Period:

    Philadelphia Goal-1:03- James Vam Riemsdyk (21) assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere (26)

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:06- Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for holding

    Washington Goal-8:43- Brett Connolly (19) unassisted

    Washington Goal-9:48- Tom Wilson (20) assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov (49) & Dmitry Orlov (22)

    Philadelphia Goal-12:22- Scott Laughton (12) assisted by Ryan Hartman (12) & Robert Hagg (13)

    Philadelphia Penalty-19:00- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for holding

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 4        PHI- 2

    Shots              25                  14

    Faceoffs          9/21            12/21

    Hits                16                  18

    PP                   0/2                0/1

     

    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106344348885704704
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106348042385612802
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106349167931199488
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106350495399067648
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106353764489924608
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106355009955000320

     

    Third Period:

    Philadelphia Penalty-5:57- Michael Raffl, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-6:33- Evgeny Kuznetsov, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Penalty-9:06- Nicklas Backstrom, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-11:41- Nic Jensen, 2 minutes for interference

    Washington Goal (Empty Net)-17:34- Evgeny Kuznetsov (18) assisted by Alex Ovechkin (33) & Michal Kempny (18)

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5       PHI – 2

    Shots              32                    24

    Faceoffs        25/53             28/53

    Hits                22                    25

    PP                 0/3                  0/4

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106368019406688256
    https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1106369061259300865
    https://twitter.com/NHLFlyers/status/1106367987605561349
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1106370840403292160

     

    Next Up:

    Washington Capitals (42-22-7 91 pts) v.s. Tampa Bay Lightning (54-13-4 112 pts)

    Philadelphia Flyers (34-28-8 76 pts) v.s. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89 pts)

  • 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

     

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105581732126838784
     
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105599689305538560

    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

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105616629155725314
    https://twitter.com/CapitalsPR/status/1105616141240684544
    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

    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105626280760872960
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105629501084569600
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105630073120534529
    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105630866724794368
    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

    https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1105642183862964225
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105643276550447105
    https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1105643231923109888
    https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1105645218261594112
    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 – 2/26/2019 – Ottawa Senators v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/26/2019 – Ottawa Senators v. Washington Capitals

    Ottawa Senators (22-35-5 49pts) v. Washington Capitals (35-21-7 77pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals host the Ottawa Senators as they close out the month of February and it would be the Senators who would get the first goal of the game when newly acquired forwards Brian Gibbons and Oscar Lindberg connect for Lindberg’s first goal with the Senators and Gibbons first point with the team to give them the 1-0 lead over the Capitals. Then on a Travis Boyd slashing penalty, the Senators would get a goal from another newly acquired forward Anthony Duclair on the powerplay  to give them a 2-0 lead. However, the Capitals would get back into it when they would take advantage of a poor line change by the Senators as the top line of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alex Ovechkin, and Tom Wilson would play tic tac toe for Wilson’s 18th of the season, then 53 seconds late Lars Eller would rip one past Senators goaltender Anders Nilsson to tie the game at two.

     

    The Capitals started off the period flying and as a result they would get a powerplay opportunity when Chris Tierney would be called for tripping and the Capitals would make the most of their powerplay opportunity as it would be a John Carlson bomb from the point to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead, but then it would be back to back dirty goals by TJ Oshie and Brett Connolly to give the Capitals a powerful 5-2 lead. Then Oshie would get his second of the game in a confusing sequence as it would be Nilsson knocking the net off the moarings as Oshie shot the puck in the net, but a goal is a goal, and it is now 6-2 for the Capitals with the Senators pulling Nilsson for Craig Anderson.

     

    Going in the third period the Capitals would waste no time as Evgeny Kuznetsov would score 17 seconds into the game to make it 7-2 for the Capitals. The Capitals would control the play in the third to kill the clock and secure the victory.

     

    Lineups:

    Ottawa Senators:

    Brady Tkachuk — Colin White — Anthony Duclair

    Rudolfs Balcers — Chris Tierney — Mikkel Boedker

    Zack Smith — Jean-Gabriel Pageau — Bobby Ryan

    Brian Gibbons — Oscar Lindberg — Magnus Paajarvi

    Thomas Chabot — Dylan DeMelo

    Mark Borowiecki — Christian Jaros

    Ben Harpur — Cody Ceci

    Anders Nilsson

    Craig Anderson

    Scratched: Christian Wolanin

     

    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

     

    First Period:

    Senators Goal – 3:16 – Oscar Lindberg (5) from Brian Gibbons (4) and Magnus Paajarvi (3)

    Capitals Penalty – 5:22 – Travis Boyd 2 minutes for Slashing

    Senators PPG – 7:10 – Anthony Duclair (12) from Cody Ceci (16) and Christian Jaros (7)

    Capitals Goal – 16:57 – Tom Wilson (18) from Alex Ovechkin (29) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (41)

    Capitals Goal – 17:50 – Lars Eller (8) from Dmitry Orlov (16) and Brett Connolly (19)

     

    End of 1st – OTT – 2       WAS – 2

    Shots              13                09

    Faceoffs         09                12

    Hits               05                  03

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Senators Penalty – 2:00 – Chris Tierney 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 2:38 – John Carlson (10) from Nicklas Backstrom (44) and TJ Oshie (21)

    Capitals Goal – 6:29 – TJ Oshie (19) from Brooks Orpik (5) and Nicklas Backstrom (45)

    Capitals Goal – 9:05 – Brett Connolly (16) from Andre Burakovsky (12)

    Capitals Goal – 10:33 – TJ Oshie (20) from Dmitry Orlov (17) and Jakub Vrana (21)

     

    End of 2nd – OTT – 2        WAS – 6

    Shots               18                 26

    Faceoffs          22                 23

    Hits                 11                  06

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – :17 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (17) from Alex Ovechkin (30) and Tom Wilson (15)

     

    End of 3rd – OTT – 2         WAS – 7

    Shots              23                   37

    Faceoffs        35                    30

    Hits               15                     08

    PP                 1/1                    1/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (36-21-7 79pts) @ NY Islanders (36-19-7 79pts)

    Ottawa (22-36-5 49pts) v. Edmonton (26-29-7 59pts)

  • Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

    Washington Capitals (32-19-7 71pts) v. Anaheim Ducks (22-27-9 53pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals come into Anaheim looking to crash the Ducks party on Scott Niedermayer’s jersey retirement, and that they would on an early powerplay thanks to a Hampus Lindholm tripping penalty. John Carlson would find Alex Ovechkin in his office for the one timer and his 40th goal of the season to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead.

    The Capitals however would be dominated by the Ducks throughout most of the period as they would out shoot the Capitals 18-6 in the first period.

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097330633578172417

     

    The Ducks would find the back of the net after an offensive zone win. Brandon Montour would shoot the puck from the point and Adam Henrique would get his stick on the puck to deflect it past Braden Holtby and tie the game at one. Continued sloppy play in their own zone would hurt the Capitals as the Ducks would take advantage of a defensive breakdown and Jakob Silfverberg would tap in a Henrique pass for the 2-1 lead. But the Capitals would not go away as John Carlson would shoot a bomb from the point to tie the game at two.

     

    The Ducks would start the period with some carry over powerplay time from a very questionable Tom Wilson goalie interference penalty, and would capitalize 37 seconds into the period as Adam Henrique would score his second of the game for the 3-2 lead. Then on another powerplay, the Ducks would get a goal from Corey Perry to make it a 4-2 lead on his first goal of the 2018-19 season. Jakob Silfverberg would score his second of the game to give the Ducks a 5-2 lead. The Capitals would fall flat to finish this game, and now face the Los Angeles Kings for the second game of their back to back.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Chandler Stephenson — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Christian Djoos

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Travis Boyd, Nic Dowd, Madison Bowey

     

    Anaheim Ducks:

    Rickard Rakell — Ryan Getzlaf — Corey Perry

    Daniel Sprong — Adam Henrique — Troy Terry

    Devin Shore — Derek Grant — Jakob Silfverberg

    Max Jones — Ryan Kesler — Carter Rowney

    Cam Fowler — Michael Del Zotto

    Hampus Lindholm — Josh Manson

    Jaycob Megna — Brandon Montour

    Kevin Boyle

    Ryan Miller

    Scratched: Andy Welinski, Brian Gibbons

    Injured: Patrick Eaves (illness), John Gibson (upper body), Chad Johnson (head), Nick Ritchie (illness)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097319464557719552

     

    First Period:

    Ducks Penalty – 2:58 – Hampus Lindholm 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 4:58 – Alex Ovechkin (40) from John Carlson (43) and Jakub Vrana (18)

    Ducks Penalty – 12:05 – Corey Perry 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals Penalty – 18:30 – Andre Burakovsky 2 minutes for Boarding

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       ANA – 0

    Shots              08                16

    Faceoffs         06                11

    Hits               06                  09

    PP                 1/2                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Ducks Goal – 6:26 – Adam Henrique (11) from  Brandon Montour (20) and Jaycob Megna (1)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097339637784166400

    Ducks Goal – 14:07 – Jakob Silfverberg (14) from Adam Henrique (19) and Hampus Lindholm (17)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097347487533158400

    Capitals Goal – 17:01 – John Carlson (9) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 19:33 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Goalie Interference

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        ANA – 2

    Shots               17                 25

    Faceoffs          07                 25

    Hits                 15                  18

    PP                   1/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Ducks PPG – :37 – Adam Henrique (12) from Corey Perry (2) and Ryan Getzlaf (26)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097354489080598529

    Capitals Penalty – 3:02 – Dmitrij Jaskin 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ducks PPG – 3:40 – Corey Perry (1) from Cam Fowler (9) and Ryan Getzlaf (27)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097355562470170624

    Capitals Penalty – 4:36 – Matt Niskanen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Ducks Penalty – 11:16 – Max Jones 2 minutes for High Sticking

    Ducks Goal -14:55 – Jakob Silfverberg (15) from Derek Grant (5) and Michael del Zotto (5)

    https://twitter.com/AnaheimDucks/status/1097358301153521664

    Ducks Penalty – 15:01 – Nick Ritchie – Game Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 15:01 – Tom Wilson – Game Misconduct

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2         ANA – 5

    Shots              25                   39

    Faceoffs        16                    38

    Hits               27                     21

    PP                 1/3                    2/4

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (32-20-7 71pts) @ Los Angeles (23-29-6 52pts)

    Anaheim (23-27-9 55pts) @ Minnesota (27-26-6 60pts)

  • NHL ALL-STAR SKILL COMPETITION

    NHL ALL-STAR SKILL COMPETITION

    Here are your results for the NHL All-Star Game Skill Competition

    Faster Skater

    1. Connor McDavid – 13.378
    2. Jack Eichel – 13.582
    3. Matthew Barzal – 13.780
    4. Miro Heiskanen – 13.914
    5. Elias Petterson – 13.930
    6. Cam Atkinson – 14.152
    7. Kendal Coyne – 14.346
    8. Clayton Keller – 14.526

    Puck Control

    1. Johnny Gaudreau – 27.045
    2. Patrick Kane – 28.611
    3. Claude Giroux – 30.270
    4. Mark Scheifele – 32.161
    5. Gabriel Landeskog – 33.425
    6. John Tavares – 35.210
    7. Jeff Skinner – 35.407
    8. Elias Petterson – 43.632

    Saves Streak

    1. Henrik Lundqvist -12
    2. Andrei Vasilevskiy -8
    3. Devan Dubnyk – 7
    4. Marc-Andre Fleury 6
    5. John Gibson -3
    6. Braden Holtby -2
    7. Jimmy Howard – 2
    8. Pekka Rinne -2

    Premier Passer

    1. Leon Draisaitl – 1:09.088
    2. Sebastian Aho – 1:18.534
    3. Ryan O’Reilly – 1:25.897
    4. Keith Yandle – 1:34.661
    5. Thomas Chabot – 1:40.588
    6. Roman Josi – 1:40
    7. Erik Karlsson – 1:58.824
    8. Mikko Rantanen – 2:15

    Hardest Shot

    1. John Carlson – 102.8
    2. Brent Burns – 100.6
    3. Seth Jones – 99.4
    4. Steven Stamkos 96.2

    Accuracy Shooting:

    1. David Pastrnak – 11.3
    2. Kris Letang – 12.69
    3. Drew Doughty – 13.6
    4. Joe Pavelski – 14.42
    5. Nikita Kucherov – 19.00
    6. Blake Wheeler – 18.6
    7. Auston Matthews -20.16
    8. Kyle Palmieri -20.21
  • Game Recap – 1/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

    Game Recap – 1/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

    Washington Capitals (27-15-5 59pts) v. Chicago Blackhawks (16-24-9 41pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals started the game strong as they drew an early penalty, but despite generating some really good opportunities the Capitals would not be able to capitalize on their first powerplay. But the Chicago Blackhawks would be able to weather the Capitals early surge as a great individual effort by Brandon Saad to break past the Capitals defense to get the first goal of the game. Then 80 seconds later Jonathan Toews would feed Patrick Kane for his 28th of the season and a 2-0 Blackhawks lead. However, the Capitals would respond with a goal of their own as Brooks Orpik throws the puck on net and gets past Collin Delia to cut the lead to one, but then 28 seconds later, the Blackhawks would get their two goal lead back when Dmitry Orlov accidentally batted the puck into the net while trying to knock it out of the air.

     

    The start of the second period would not be kind to the Capitals as another defensive breakdown would leave Alex DeBrincat open to give the Blackhawks a 4-1 lead. However, the Capitals would show some life and with a strong shift from Lars Eller, Tom Wilson, and Jakub Vrana would generate some scoring chances. then some fireworks would take place as both teams would get into some rough stuff with coincidentals being given to both sides. Then after the dust settled, Michal Kempny would be called for hooking, but the Capitals would kill the penalty. Then a bit later, Orlov would throw a shot from a a bad angle and beat Delia to cut the Blackhawks lead to 2.

     

    The Capitals would start the period very well when Orlov would tee up John Carlson for a one timer to give the Capitals their third goal of the game, but the Blackhawks would respond right away as Nicklas Backstrom would take an ill advised penalty that lead to a Patrick Kane powerplay goal. Then on another defensive breakdown Jonathan Toews would score his second of the game to give the Blackhawks a three goal lead. However, the Capitals would not lie down as they would get another goal from Carlson on a great play. Then Matt Niskanen would score off of a great play set up by Travis Boyd as the Capitals cut the Blackhawks lead to one. However, some sloppy play by Orlov agaist Toews one on one would result in Toews netting his third of the game to give Chicago the 7-5 lead. Then Dylan Strome would net the empty netter to ice the game for the Blackhawks 8-5, and giving the Capitals their fifth consecutive loss.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Lars Eller — Tom Wilson

    Andre Burakovsky — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Nic Dowd — Devante Smith-Pelly

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Travis Boyd, Dmitrij Jaskin, Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    Chicago Blackhawks:

    Drake Caggiula — Jonathan Toews — Patrick Kane

    Alex DeBrincat — Dylan Strome — Dominik Kahun

    Brandon Saad — David Kampf — Marcus Kruger

    John Hayden — Artem Anisimov — Chris Kunitz

    Duncan Keith — Brent Seabrook

    Carl Dahlstrom — Connor Murphy

    Slater Koekkoek — Erik Gustafsson

    Collin Delia

    Cam Ward

    Scratched: Henri Jokiharju

    Injured: Corey Crawford (concussion), Gustav Forsling (upper torso), Brendan Perlini (concussion protocol)

     

    First Period:

    Blackhawks Penalty – 1:39 – Erik Gustafsson 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Blackhawks Goal – 6:36 – Brandon Saad (15) from David Kampf (12)

    Blackhawks Goal – 7:56 – Patrick Kane (28) from Jonathan Toews (25) and Brent Seabrook (14)

    Capitals Goal – 14:25 – Brooks Orpik (2) from Brett Connolly (16) and Lars Eller (15)

    Blackhawks Goal – 14:53 – Jonathan Toews (19) from unassisted

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       CHI – 3

    Shots              15                09

    Faceoffs         09                06

    Hits               15                  11

    PP                 0/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Blackhawks Goal – 2:30 – Alex DeBrincat (25) from Dylan Strome (13) and Duncan Keith (20)

    Capitals Penalty – 4:44 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Roughing

    Blackhawks Penalty – 4:44 – Connor Murphy 2 minutes for Roughing

    Blackhawks Penalty – 5:23 – David Kampf 2 minutes for Hooking

    Blackhawks Penalty – 5:23 – Duncan Keith 2 minutes for Slashing

    Capitals Penalty – 5:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 5:23 – Devante Smith-Pelly 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Capitals Penalty – 9:24 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 15:24 – Dmitry Orlov (3) from Matt Niskanen (12) and Andre Burakovsky (5)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        CHI – 4

    Shots               24                 21

    Faceoffs          15                 19

    Hits                 26                  19

    PP                   0/1                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:09 – John Carlson (7) from Dmitry Orlov (12) and TJ Oshie (8)

    Capitals Penalty – 3:32 – Nicklas Backstrom 2 minutes for Hooking

    Blackhawks PPG – 3:45 – Patrick Kane (29) from Jonathan Toews (26) and Dylan Strome (14)

    Blackhawks Penalty – 4:21 – Artem Anisimov 2 minutes for Delay of Game

    Blackhawks Goal – 7:20 – Jonathan Toews (20) from Patrick Kane (39) and Carl Dahlstrom (6)

    Capitals Goal – 10:38 – John Carlson (8) from Nicklas Backstrom (35) and TJ Oshie (9)

    Capitals Goal – 13:55 – Matt Niskanen (6) from Travis Boyd (10) and Andre Burakovsky (6)

    Blackhawks Goal – 14:57 – Jonathan Toews (21) from Patrick Kane (40)

    Blackhawks ENG – 18:11 – Dylan Strome (11) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         CHI – 8

    Shots              39                   28

    Faceoffs        29                    33

    Hits               35                     29

    PP                 0/2                    1/2

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (27-16-5 59pts) v. San Jose (28-15-7 63pts)

    Chicago (17-24-9 43pts) v. NY Islanders (28-15-4 60pts)

  • 2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced

    2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced

    The National Hockey League has announced the 2019 All Star Game rosters. Here is how the rosters are looking for each Division:

    Atlantic
    Photo Credit – NHL on NBC

    For the Atlantic Division, they will be captained by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, who will be joined by his Leafs teammate John Tavares. Also the Tampa Bay Lightning have two representatives with Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Both David Pastrnak of the Boston Bruins and Thomas Chabot of the Ottawa Senators are both making their first All Star Game appearances.

     

    Central
    Photo Credit – NHL on NBC

    Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon will captain the Central Division and will be joined by teammate Mikko Rantanen. Both the Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators also have two representatives with Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler, and Roman Josi and Pekka Rinne respectively. Dallas Stars defensive stalwart Miro Heiskanen, along with Scheifele and Rantanen will all be making their first All Star appearances.

     

    Pacific
    Photo Credit – NHL on NBC

    Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers will captain the Pacific Division as voted by the fans. McDavid will be joined by three members of the host San Jose Sharks Joe Pavelski, Brent Burns, and Erik Karlsson. While Karlsson will be making his first All Star appearance as a Shark, both Clayton Keller of the Arizona Coyotes and rookie sensation Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks will both be making their first All Star appearances.

     

    Metro
    Photo Credit – NHL on NBC

    For the Metropolitan Division, while fan selected captain Alex Ovechkin will not be participating, the Washington Capitals will represented by goaltender Braden Holtby, and defenseman John Carlson. The Columbus Blue Jackets would also have two representatives with forward Cam Atkinson, and defenseman Seth Jones. Along with Carlson, Sebastian Aho of the Carolina Hurricanes, and Mathew Barzal of the New York Islanders will all be making their first All Star appearances.

     

    Each roster will have one more player added that will be voted on by the fans in the 2019 NHL All Star Last Men In fan vote. The players eligible for this vote will be unveiled during the first intermission of the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game on NBC Sports Network, and the Canucks and Senators game on Sportsnet.