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  • Game Recap- 3/10/2019 Winnipeg Jets v.s. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap- 3/10/2019 Winnipeg Jets v.s. Washington Capitals

    Winnipeg Jets (40-24-4 84 pts) v.s. Washington Capitals ( 41-21-7 89 pts)

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals concluded their short two game home stand tonight against the Winnipeg Jets. Tonight’s game was a battle between a pair of forty win teams that are currently leading their respective divisions. Washington got on the board first as a result of a Nicklas Backstrom goal from John Carlson and Michal Kempny. Shortly, Winnipeg would tie the game up on a goal from Mathieu Perreault. The Capitals eventually killed off a pivotal 5 on 3 Power Play after committing back to back penalties. The first period would end with a 1-1 tie between the two teams. In the 2nd period, the Capitals took the lead as Carl Hagelin came out of the penalty box and scored on a beautiful lift pass from Nic Dowd. The Capitals would take a 2-1 lead going into the 3rd period. The 3rd period became very interesting as there was a coach’s challenge by Winnipeg to determine if the puck had crossed the line for a goal after an emphatic no goal call by the referees. After further review, the call would stand as no goal. The Capitals killed off a penalty with 2:35 left in the game after a Dmitri Orlov tripping call. Lars Eller then sealed the game with an empty net goal from Tom Wilson and Dmitri Orlov. The Capitals currently are on a 7 game win streak and close out the short home stand with a 2-0 record.

    Lineups:

    Winnipeg Jets:

    Patrik Laine-Mark Scheifle-Blake Wheeler

    Kyle Connor-Kevin Hayes-Nikolai Ehlers

    Brandon Tanev-Kyle Lowry-Bryan Little

    Matthieu Perreault-Andrew Copp-Jack Roslovic

    Nathan Beulieu-Jacob Trouba

    Dmitry Kulikov-Tyler Myers

    Ben Chiarot-Sami Niku

    Connor Helleubuyck

    Laurent Brosoit

    Scratches: Dustin Byfuglien, Matt Hendricks, Bogdan Kislovich, Par Lindholm, Josh Morrisey, Joe Morrow

    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

    Dmitri Orlov-Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik-Nic Jensen

    Phoenix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratches:

    Dmitry Jaskin, Christian Djoos, Chandler Stephenson

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Washington Goal- 4:35- Nicklas Backstrom (18), assisted by John Carlson (50) & Michal Kempny (17)

    Winnipeg Goal- 6:23- Matthieu Perreault (13), assisted by Jack Roslovic (13) & Andrew Copp (12)

    Washington Penalty-14:28- Brett Connolly, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Penalty- 14:54- Tom Wilson, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice

    End of 1st –

    End of 1st – WPG – 1      WSH – 1

    Shots               8           5

    Faceoffs         9/18         9/18

    Hits                   5              10

    PP                 0/2                0/0

    2nd period:

    Washington Penalty-6:18- Carl Hagelin, 2 minutes for holding

    Winnipeg peanlty-9:33-Mathieu Perreault, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Penalty-12:24-Carl Hagelin, 2 minutes for cross checking

    Washington Goal-14:32- Carl Hagelin (4), assisted by Nic Dowd(12)

    End of 2nd – WPG – 1       WSH – 2

    Shots                23 9             

    Faceoffs        21/37          16/37

    Hits                 6 21               

    PP                 0/4                0/1


    3rd period:

    Winnipeg Penalty-18 seconds-Patrik Laine, 2 minutes for hooking

    Washington Penalty-17:25-Dmitri Orlov, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Goal (Empty Net)-19:38-Lars Eller (10), assisted by Tom Wilson (16) & Dmitri Orlov (20)

    End of 3rd – WPG – 1       WSH – 3

    Shots                   34   18        

    Faceoffs        35/54          19/54

    Hits                   15          25

    PP                 0/5                0/2

    Next Up:

    Winnipeg Jets(40-24-4 84 pts) vs San Jose Sharks (41-19-8 90 pts)

    Washington Capitals (41-21-7 89 pts) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (37-23-9 83 pts)

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  • Game Recap- 3/8/2019 New Jersey Devils v.s. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap- 3/8/2019 New Jersey Devils v.s. Washington Capitals

    New Jersey Devils (25-34-9 59 pts) v.s. Washington Capitals ( 40-21-7 87 pts)

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals are back home after a short 3 game road trip against Metro Division rivals. Tonight the Caps square off against another division rival in the New Jersey Devils. The Devils are coming into this game having a very depleted lineup with eight of their regulars out due to injuries or illnesses. The Caps scored early with a 5 on 5 goal from Andre Burakovsky. Each team had power play chances and neither team could convert on the man advantage. The second period was a very tight and defensive one. There were a few grade A chances on both sides with neither team being able to convert. In the 3rd period, the Caps were able to add another goal on the Power Play courtesy of Nicklas Backstrom. Lars Eller put the icing on the cake with a short handed empty net goal at the 19:02 mark. The Capitals are currently on a 6 game winning streak.

    Lineups:

    New Jersey Devils:

    Kenny Agastino-Travis Zajac-Kyle Palmeiri

    Stefan Noesen-Blake Coleman-Drew Stafford

    Nick Lappin-Michael McLeod-Joey Anderson

    John Quenville-Blake Pietila-Kurtis Gabriel

    Andy Greene-Damon Severson

    Will Butcher-Connor Carrick

    Egor Yakovlev-Steven Santini

    MacKenzie Blackwood

    Cory Schneider

    Scratches:

    Nico Hischier (upper body, day-to-day); Jesper Bratt (lower body, week-to-week); Nathan Bastian (upper body); Miles Wood (broken ankle, skating); Pavel Zacha (upper body, practicing, no contact); Kevin Rooney (illness) Mirco Mueller (shoulder); Sami Vatanen (illness/upper body)

    Injuries: Taylor Hall (knee surgery)

    Suspension: None

     

    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, Christian Djoos,Chandler Stephenson

    Injuries: None

    Suspensions: None

    GameDay:

    First Period:

    Washington Goal- 2:40 Andre Burakovsky (11) assisted by Michal Kempny (16) & Travis Boyd (15)
    Washington Penalty- 8:49 Michael Kempny, 2 minutes for tripping
    New Jersey Penalty- 11:36 Kurtis Gabriel, 2 minutes for charging
    New Jersey penalty- 11:48 Blake Coleman, 2 minutes for tripping
    New Jersey Penalty- 13:58 Nick Lappin, 2 minutes for too many men on the ice
    Washington Penalty- 19:18 Jakub Vrana, 2 minutes for interference

    End of 1st –

    End of 1st – NJ – 0       WSH – 1

    Shots              10                11

    Faceoffs         6/17          11/17

    Hits               9                  7

    PP                 0/2                 0/3

     

    2nd Period:

    Washington Penalty- 5:06 Matt Niskanen, 2 minutes for Holding the stick
    Washington Penalty- 10:44 Nic Dowd, 2 minutes for Interference

    End of 2nd – NJ – 0       WSH – 1

    Shots              20                24

    Faceoffs         14/29          15/29

    Hits               17                  12

    PP                 0/5                 0/2

    3rd period:

    Washington Penalty- 30 seconds Jakub Vrana, 2 minutes for Hooking

    New Jersey Penalty- 13:44 Kyle Palmieri, 2 minutes for Slashing

    New Jersey Penalty- 3:23 Kenny Agostino, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Goal- 4:35 on the Power Play- Nicklas Backstrom (17) assisted by John Carlson (49) & Evgeny Kuznetsov (43)

    Washington Penalty- 18:18 TJ Oshie, 2 minutes for tripping

    Washington Goal-19:01 Short Handed & Empty Net- Lars Eller (unassisted)

    End of 3rd – NJ – 0       WSH – 3

    Shots              25                36

    Faceoffs        24/48          24/48

    Hits               23                  16

    PP                 0/6                 1/5

    Next Up:

    New Jersey Devils (25-34-9 59 pts) vs New York Rangers (27-28-12 66 pts)

    Washington Capitals (40-21-7 87 pts) vs Winnipeg Jets (40-23-4 84 pts)

  • Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Game Recap – 3/6/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Philadelphia Flyers

    Washington Capitals (38-21-7 83pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (32-26-8 72pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals would continue their road trip with a short train trip to Philadelphia to take on the Flyers, and in the early stages of the game both teams would share chances in a track style back and forth, but it would be the Capitals striking first as Alex Ovechkin would feed the puck to Tom Wilson while on his knees for Wilson’s 19th goal of the season. Then later in the period while going down the wing Brett Connolly would rip a shot past Brian Elliott that would seem to have hit the crossbar, but during the TV timeout the play would be reviewed in Toronto and deemed a goal as Connolly got the puck past Elliott and hit the goal cam with the puck completely crossing the line thus giving the Capitals a 2-0 lead going into the second intermission.

     

    To start the second period the Capitals would bring the domination as early in the period while on their first powerplay of the game it would be an Ovechkin snipe from the circles that would go five hole on Elliott. Then mere minutes later it would be Andre Burakovsky with a beautiful snipe to chase Elliott from the net and bring in Cam Talbot, but the Capitals would welcome him with that same domination as Nicklas Backstrom would net the first shot against Talbot to make this a 5-0 game. The Capitals would primarily control the play the rest of the period, but with 11.8 seconds left in the period Philippe Myers would score his first career goal to get the Flyers on the board.

     

    To start the third period it would be the Flyers to get on the board ten seconds into the period as Claude Giroux would net his 20th of the season. The Flyers would pick up the play after scoring their second goal and as a result the Capitals would start chasing the game to which would then lead to an Andrew MacDonald point shot to get tipped by Scott Laughton to make this a 5-3 game, and have the Flyers trail the Capitals by only two goals.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Carl Hagelin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Andre Burakovsky — 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

     

    Philadelphia Flyers:

    Claude Giroux — Nolan Patrick — Travis Konecny

    Oskar Lindblom — Sean Couturier — Michael Raffl

    James van Riemsdyk — Scott Laughton — Ryan Hartman

    Phil Varone — Corban Knight — Justin Bailey

    Ivan Provorov — Travis Sanheim

    Shayne Gostisbehere — Philippe Myers

    Robert Hagg — Radko Gudas

    Brian Elliott

    Cam Talbot

    Scratched: Samuel Morin, Andrew MacDonald

    Injured: Michal Neuvirth (lower body), Carter Hart (ankle), Jakub Voracek (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Capitals Goal – 5:55 – Tom Wilson (19) from Alex Ovechkin (31) and Dmitry Orlov (18)

    Capitals Penalty – 7:43 – TJ Oshie 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals Goal – 14:16 – Brett Connolly (17) from Carl Hagelin (7) and Matt Niskanen (15)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 2       PHI – 0

    Shots              14                07

    Faceoffs         02                10

    Hits               04                  08

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Flyers Penalty – 1:49 – Sean Couturier 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 2:32 – Alex Ovechkin (46) from Nicklas Backstrom (47) and John Carlson (48)

    Capitals Goal – 4:18 – Andre Burakovsky (10) from Travis Boyd (14) and Dmitry Orlov (19)

    Capitals Goal – 5:37 – Nicklas Backstrom (16) from Jakub Vrana (22) and Nick Jensen (14)

    Flyers Penalty – 10:30 – Robert Hagg 2 minutes for Slashing

    Flyers Goal – 19:48 – Philippe Myers (1) from Claude Giroux (52) and Sean Couturier (35)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS- 5        PHI- 1

    Shots               25                 16

    Faceoffs          07                 20

    Hits                 09                  20

    PP                   1/2                  0/1

     

    Third Period:

    Flyers Goal – :10 – Claude Giroux (20) from Oscar Lindblom (15) and Sean Couturier (36)

    Flyers Penalty – 2:29 – Scott Laughton 2 minutes for Interference

    Flyers Goal – 7:48 – Scott Laughton (10) from Andrew MacDonald (9) and Michael Raffl (11)

    Capitals Penalty – 10:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Flyers Penalty – 10:23 – Andrew MacDonald 2 minutes for Roughing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 5         PHI – 3

    Shots              35                   30

    Faceoffs        14                    32

    Hits               17                     25

    PP                 1/3                    0/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (39-21-7 85pts) v. New Jersey (25-33-9 59pts)

    Philadelphia (32-27-8 72pts) @ NY Islanders (38-21-7 83pts)

  • Game Recap – 2/24/2019 – New York Rangers v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 2/24/2019 – New York Rangers v. Washington Capitals

    New York Rangers (27-26-8 62pts) v. Washington Capitals (34-21-7 75pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    For the Washington Capitals, they finally get to return home but it would be spoiled right away as Chris Kreider would score 21 seconds into the game to give the New York Rangers a 1-0 lead. However, the Capitals would respond late in the period as both Nicklas Backstrom and Michal Kempny would score to give the Capitals 2-1 lead going into the first intermission.

     

    Then in the second period it would be a penalty affair that would see Tom Wilson score on the powerplay for his 17th of the season to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead. But then later in the period Brady Skjei would do a blast from the point to beat Pheonix Copley to cut the Capitals lead to one going into the second intermission.

     

    The Rangers would open the period the same way they started the game with a goal 21 seconds into the period, this time by Jimmy Vesey with a knuckler from the point to tie the game. The Capitals would respond with back to back goals from Nic Dowd and Backstrom to give them their two goal lead back. However, on a Carl Hagelin hooking penalty the Rangers would get a weird bounce off of Vladislav Namestnikov for the powerplay goal and reduce the Capitals lead to one again. The with 30 seconds left in the period Skjei would score his second of the game to tie this game at 5 a piece and send the game to overtime.

     

    In overtime, this one would almost go the distance but it would be Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov connecting for the game winner with 40 seconds left in what was a mayhem filled sequence.

     

    Lineups:

    New York Rangers:

    Chris Kreider — Mika Zibanejad — Jimmy Vesey

    Vladislav Namestnikov — Ryan Strome — Jesper Fast

    Filip Chytil — Lias Andersson — Pavel Buchnevich

    Brendan Smith — Boo Nieves — Connor Brickley

    Brady Skjei — Fredrik Claesson

    Marc Staal — Neal Pionk

    Tony DeAngelo — Kevin Shattenkirk

    Henrik Lundqvist

    Alexandar Georgiev

    Scratched: Adam McQuaid, Kevin Hayes

    Injured: Brett Howden (knee sprain)

     

    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 — Chandler Stephenson

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Nick Jensen

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Dmitrij Jaskin, Travis Boyd, Christian Djoos

     

    First Period:

    Rangers Goal – :21 – Chris Kreider (26) from Jimmy Vesey (17) and Mika Zibanejad (35)

    Rangers Penalty – 4:19 – Brady Skjei 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Capitals Goal – 18:42 – Nicklas Backstrom (14) from John Carlson (47) and TJ Oshie (20)

    Capitals Goal – 19:03 – Michal Kempny (6) from Brett Connolly (18) and Andre Burakovsky (11)

     

    End of 1st – NYR – 1       WAS – 2

    Shots              07                07

    Faceoffs         10                05

    Hits               00                  00

    PP                 0/0                 0/1

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 1:24 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers Penalty – 3:39 – Lias Andersson 2 minutes for Holding

    Capitals PPG – 5:09 – Tom Wilson (17) from Jakub Vrana (20) and Lars Eller (20)

    Rangers Penalty – 6:01 – Bench (Chris Kreider) 2 minutes for Too Many Men

    Rangers Penalty – 12:47 – Lias Andersson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 12:47 – Michal Kempny 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 15:50 – Lars Eller 2 minutes for Slashing

    Rangers Goal – 18:18 – Brady Skjei (5) from Connor Brickley (2) and Lias Andersson (4)

     

    End of 2nd – NYR – 2        WAS – 3

    Shots               20                 20

    Faceoffs          17                 16

    Hits                 12                  13

    PP                   0/2                  1/3

     

    Third Period:

    Rangers Goal – :21 – Jimmy Vesey (15) from unassisted

    Capitals Goal – 2:25 – Nic Dowd (6) from Travis Boyd (12) and Brooks Orpik (4)

    Capitals Goal – 3:01 – Nicklas Backstrom (15) from unassisted

    Capitals Penalty – 4:54 – Carl Hagelin 2 minutes for Hooking

    Rangers PPG – 6:01 – Vladislav Namestnikov (8) from Neal Pionk (16) and Anthony DeAngelo (18)

    Capitals Penalty – 6:23 – Matt Niskanen 5 minute major for Fighting

    Rangers Penalty – 6:23 – Dylan Strome 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 6:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Roughing

    Rangers Penalty – 6:23 – Ryan Strome 2 minutes for Roughing

    Rangers Penalty – 6:23 – Anthony DeAngelo 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 6:23 – Tom Wilson 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Capitals Penalty – 16:17 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Roughing

    Rangers Penalty – 16:17 – Connor Brickley 2 minutes for Roughing

    Capitals Penalty – 16:17 – Brooks Orpik 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Rangers Goal – 19:29 – Brady Skjei (6) from Kevin Shattenkirk (18) and Mika Zibanejad (36)

     

    End of 3rd – NYR – 5         WAS – 5

    Shots              30                   32

    Faceoffs        29                    28

    Hits               16                     20

    PP                 1/4                    1/3

     

    OT:

    Capitals Goal – 4:20 – Evgeny Kuznetsov (16) from Alex Ovechkin (28)  and Dmitry Orlov (15)

     

    End of OT – NYR – 5         WAS – 6

    Shots              31                   35

    Faceoffs        30                    28

    Hits               16                     20

    PP                 1/4                    1/3

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (35-21-7 77pts) v. Ottawa (22-34-5 49pts)

    NY Rangers (27-26-9 63pts) v. Tampa Bay (47-11-4 98pts)

  • 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 – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Game Recap – 1/23/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Toronto Maple Leafs

    Washington Capitals (27-16-6 60pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-17-2 60pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    For the majority of the first period it was a major snoozer until the final couple of minutes when the Capitals got a powerplay when Patrick Marleau would be called for hooking. Nicklas Backstrom would net the powerplay goal to give the Capitals the 1-0 lead, but it would not last long as right away Nazem Kadri would poke the puck past Braden Holtby to tie the game at 1.

    Steve’s Analysis: Leafs had some jump at the beginning of the period but soon began to settle in. Trading shot for shot in one of the most boring periods I’ve seen. Backstrom scored on a Marleau penalty to make it 1-0 but a miscue by Holtby allowed Kadri to tie the game up with 24 seconds remaining.

     

    The second period would have a better start for the Capitals as the TJ Oshie would feed Alex Ovechkin on the rush and Ovechkin would rip it from the top of the faceoff circle past Frederik Andersen to give the Capitals the 2-1 lead. After some more back and forth between the two teams, the Maple Leafs would capitalize after a great defensive play by William Nylander that would lead to Nakita Zaitsev scoring his first of the season to tie the game at 2. Then Ovechkin would take a bad cross checking penalty to give the Maple Leafs the powerplay, which Auston Matthews would score on to get himself back on the score sheet while on the powerplay to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead going into the 2nd intermission.

    Steve’s Analysis: Leafs looked to be having one of those games again. But Zaitsev with an nice point shot tied it up and Matthews with a deadly studder step and snipe to break the slump and make it 3-2 Toronto heading to the 3rd.

     

    The third period would be all Maple Leafs the first 10 minutes of the period which would feature two more goals from Kadri to net the hat trick and give the Maple Leafs a three goal lead. The Capitals would get one back when Matt Niskanen bombed one from the point, but it would too late for the Capitals as Mitch Marner would then net the empty netter to seal this game for the Maple Leafs and give the Capitals their seventh straight loss going into the All Star Break.

    Steve’s Analysis: Leafs came to play in 3rd not letting Andersen’s great game go to waste. Kadri notched the Hat trick, along with 3 point for his line mate Nylander and Marner sealed the deal with an empty netter off of a Ovechkin giveaway in the neutral zone.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — Tom Wilson

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Chandler Stephenson — Travis Boyd — Andre Burakovsky

    Dmitry Orlov — John Carlson

    Michal Kempny — Matt Niskanen

    Madison Bowey — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Nic Dowd, Devante Smith-Pelly, Brooks Orpik

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    Toronto Maple Leafs:

    Patrick Marleau — Auston Matthews — Mitchell Marner

    Zach Hyman — John Tavares — Kasperi Kapanen

    Connor Brown — Nazem Kadri — William Nylander

    Par Lindholm — Frederik Gauthier — Trevor Moore

    Morgan Rielly — Ron Hainsey

    Travis Dermott — Nikita Zaitsev

    Martin Marincin — Igor Ozhiganov

    Frederik Andersen

    Garret Sparks

    Scratched: Justin Holl

    Injured: Tyler Ennis (broken ankle), Andreas Johnsson (concussion), Jake Gardiner (back spasms)

     

    First Period:

    Maple Leafs Penalty – 16:49 – Patrick Marleau 2 minutes for Hooking

    Capitals PPG – 18:47 – Nicklas Backstrom (13) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (32) from John Carlson (39)

    Maple Leafs Goal – 19:34 – Nazem Kadri (11) from William Nylander (4) and Morgan Rielly (36)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 1       TOR – 1

    Shots              10                08

    Faceoffs         05                18

    Hits               08                  03

    PP                 1/1                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 3:51 – Alex Ovechkin (37) from TJ Oshie (12) and Michal Kempny (11)

    Maple Leafs Goal – 13:11 – Nakita Zaitsev (1) from William Nylander (5) and Nazem Kadri (19)

    Capitals Penalty – 15:35 – Alex Ovechkin 2 minutes for Cross Checking

    Maple Leafs PPG – 16:19 – Auston Matthews (21) from Morgan Rielly (37)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 2        TOR – 3

    Shots               29                 26

    Faceoffs          14                 29

    Hits                 17                  09

    PP                   1/1                  1/1

     

    Third Period:

    Maple Leafs Goal – 2:10 – Nazem Kadri (12) from Connor Brown (13) and Martin Marincin (2)

    Maple Leafs Goal – 10:15 – Nazem Kadri (13) from Connor Brown (14) and William Nylander (6)

    Capitals Goal – 17:14 – Matt Niskanen (7) from TJ Oshie (13) and Nicklas Backstrom (38)

    Maple Leafs ENG – 19:27 – Mitch Marner (20) from unassisted

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 3         TOR – 6

    Shots             44                     37

    Faceoffs        21                    38

    Hits               32                     15

    PP                 1/1                    1/1

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (27-16-6 60pts) v. Calgary (33-13-5 71pts) – February 1st

    Toronto (30-17-2 62pts) @ Detroit (19-25-7 45pts) – February 1st

  • Game Recap – 1/15/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators

    Game Recap – 1/15/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Nashville Predators

    Washington Capitals (27-13-5 59pts) v. Nashville Predators (27-16-4 58pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    To start this game, there was some good pace between both the Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators, but it would be the Predators who would strike first when they pick off a pass from Tom Wilson to Alex Ovechkin and Mattias Ekholm sends Viktor Arvidsson streaking into the Capitals zone for the first goal of the game. The Capitals would respond well with a couple shifts, but their aggressiveness caused them to give up a few too many odd man rushes and the Predators would capitalize as Nick Bonino would score to make it 2-0 on a 2-1 break with Colton Sissons. The rest of the period would show some more good back and forth, but the Predators were very good at creating odd man rushes, and breaking up the Capitals plays in the offensive zone.

     

    To start the second period, the Predators would strike fast as Arvidsson would deflect a PK Subban point shot for his second goal of the game. Then some frustration would boil over as Jakub Vrana would get called for Slashing in the neutral zone behind the play to give the Predators the first powerplay of the game. Once the penalty was killed the Capitals would surge with a really strong shift that featured Wilson almost scoring but getting the post instead, and eventually drawing a penalty against the Predators for their first powerplay of the game. On the powerplay the Capitals would make the penalty killers move around and scramble, and then it would be a point blast from John Carlson that would go wide on purpose for Nicklas Backstrom to tip in for the powerplay goal. The Capitals would keep that fire burning as they would dominate at 5 on 5 for the next few shifts, and draw another tripping penalty on the Predators to go back on the powerplay. However, a horrible zone entry by Backstrom would result in Ryan Johansen chipping the puck up to Arvidsson who would score his second breakaway goal for the hat trick. Then on a one on one play into the zone, despite Jonas Siegenthaler’s best efforts, Rocco Grimaldi would make a really good move and an even better backhand shot to beat Pheonix Copley to make it 5-1. Then in the wanning seconds of the second period, Nick Bonino would tip in a point from Mattias Ekholm to make it 6-1.

     

    The 3rd period happened. Cool if we don’t talk about it? Yea… Thanks for understanding.

     

    Lineups:

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — Tom Wilson

    Jakub Vrana — Evgeny Kuznetsov — T.J. Oshie

    Andre Burakovsky — Lars Eller — Brett Connolly

    Dmitrij Jaskin — Nic Dowd — Travis Boyd

    Michal Kempny — John Carlson

    Dmitry Orlov — Matt Niskanen

    Brooks Orpik — Jonas Siegenthaler

    Pheonix Copley

    Braden Holtby

    Scratched: Devante Smith-Pelly, Chandler Stephenson, Madison Bowey

    Injured: Christian Djoos (thigh)

     

    Nashville Predators:

    Filip Forsberg — Ryan Johansen — Viktor Arvidsson

    Kevin Fiala — Colton Sissons — Craig Smith

    Calle Jarnkrok — Nick Bonino — Austin Watson

    Ryan Hartman — Frederick Gaudreau — Rocco Grimaldi

    Roman Josi — P.K. Subban

    Mattias Ekholm — Ryan Ellis

    Dan Hamhuis — Yannick Weber

    Juuse Saros

    Pekka Rinne

    Scratched: Zac Rinaldo, Matt Irwin, Anthony Bitetto

    Injured: Miikka Salomaki (upper body), Kyle Turris (lower body)

     

    First Period:

    Predators Goal – 3:45 – Viktor Arvidsson (15) from Mattias Ekholm (29) and Filip Forsberg (9)

    Predators Goal – 10:33 – Nick Bonino (10) from Colton Sissons (12)

     

    End of 1st – WAS – 0       NAS – 2

    Shots              08                09

    Faceoffs         10                07

    Hits               09                  05

    PP                 0/0                 0/0

     

    Second Period:

    Predators Goal – 1:21 – Viktor Arvidsson (16) from PK Subban (14) and Ryan Johansen (33)

    Capitals Penalty – 1:55 – Jakub Vrana 2 minutes for Slashing

    Predators Penalty – 6:01 – PK Subban 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 7:07 – Nicklas Backstrom (12) from John Carlson (37) and Alex Ovechkin (19)

    Predators Penalty – 11:41 – Calle Jarnkrok 2 minutes for Tripping

    Predators SHG – 12:08 – Viktor Arvidsson (17) from Ryan Johansen (34)

    Predators Goal – 14:57 – Rocco Grimaldi (4) from unassisted

    Predators Penalty – 16:08 – Austin Watson 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 16:08 – Tom Wilson 5 minute major for Fighting

    Capitals Penalty – 17:05 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Hooking

    Predators Goal – 19:54 – Nick Bonino (11) from Mattias Ekholm (30) and Ryan Hartman (7)

     

    End of 2nd – WAS – 1        NAS – 6

    Shots               18                 20

    Faceoffs          17                 21

    Hits                 17                  10

    PP                   1/2                  0/2

     

    Third Period:

    Capitals Penalty – 4:54 – John Carlson 2 minutes for Slashing

    Predators Goal – 7:56 – Calle Jarnkrok (8) from Kevin Fiala (20)

    Capitals Penalty – 7:56 – John Carlson 2, 10, and Game for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

    Predators Penalty – 15:24 – PK Subban for Misconduct

    Capitals Penalty – 15:24 – Tom Wilson for Misconduct

    Capitals Goal – 16:11 – TJ Oshie (14) from Evgeny Kuznetsov (30) and Jakub Vrana (11)

    Capitals Penalty – 18:58 – Evgeny Kuznetsov 2 minutes for Slashing

     

    End of 3rd – WAS – 2         NAS – 7

    Shots              28                   29

    Faceoffs        30                    28

    Hits               27                     12

    PP                 1/2                    0/5

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (27-14-5 59pts) v. NY Islanders (26-15-4 56pts)

    Nashville (28-16-4 60pts) v. Winnipeg (30-14-2 62pts)

  • 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)

  • NHL All Star Last Men In Nominees Announced

    NHL All Star Last Men In Nominees Announced

    During the first intermission of the Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers game on NBC Sports Network (or during the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators game on Sportsnet in Canada) the NHL announced the the players that the fans can vote for in the 2019 NHL All Star Last Men In fan vote. Here is who you can vote for in each Division.

     

    Atlantic LMI

    Atlantic Division:

    Patrice Bergeron (BOS)

    Jeff Skinner (BUF)

    Dylan Larkin (DET)

    Aleksander Barkov (FLA)

    Shea Weber (MON)

    Mark Stone (OTT)

    Brayden Point (TB)

    Morgan Reilly (TOR)

     

    Metro LMI

    Metropolitan Division:

    Teuvo Teravainen (CAR)

    Nick Foligno (CLB)

    Kyle Palmieri (NJ)

    Anders Lee (NYI)

    Mats Zuccarello (NYR)

    Jakub Voracek (PHI)

    Kris Letang (PIT)

    Nicklas Backstrom (WAS)

     

    Central LMI

    Central Division:

    Jonathan Toews (CHI)

    Gabriel Landeskog (COL)

    Tyler Seguin (DAL)

    Zach Parise (MIN)

    Filip Forsberg (NAS)

    Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)

    Patrik Laine (WIN)

     

    Pacific LMI

    Pacific Division:

    Ryan Getzlaf (ANA)

    Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI)

    Mark Giordano (CAL)

    Leon Draisaitl (EDM)

    Anze Kopitar (LA)

    Logan Couture (SJ)

    Brock Boeser (VAN)

    Jonathan Marchessault (VGK)

     

    Voting begins tomorrow January 3rd at 12p EST, and will end on January 10th at 11:59:59p EST.

  • Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Game Recap – 12/11/2018 – Detroit Red Wings v. Washington Capitals

    Detroit Red Wings (14-13-4 32pts) v. Washington Capitals (17-9-3 37pts)

     

    Game Recap:

    The Washington Capitals came to play as Alex Ovechkin scored the hat trick while Nicklas Backstrom helped guide the Capitals with 4 assists to give the Capitals their 3rd straight win. Good overall win for the Capitals as they played a full 60 minutes tonight.

     

    Lineups:

    Detroit Red Wings:

    Gustav Nyquist — Dylan Larkin — Justin Abdelkader

    Thomas Vanek — Frans Nielsen — Andreas Athanasiou

    Tyler Bertuzzi — Luke Glendening — Michael Rasmussen

    Christoffer Ehn — Jacob de la Rose — Martin Frk

    Niklas Kronwall — Mike Green

    Jonathan Ericsson — Nick Jensen

    Trevor Daley — Dennis Cholowski

    Jimmy Howard

    Jonathan Bernier

    Scratched: Wade Megan, Luke Witkowski

    Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Darren Helm (upper body), Anthony Mantha (hand), Danny DeKeyser (hand)

     

    Washington Capitals:

    Alex Ovechkin — Nicklas Backstrom — T.J. Oshie

    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

    Christian Djoos — Madison Bowey

    Braden Holtby

    Pheonix Copley

    Scratched: Andre Burakovsky, Jonas Siegenthaler

    Injured: Tom Wilson (concussion), Brooks Orpik (knee)

     

    First Period:

    Red Wings Penalty – 2:10 – Frans Nielsen 2 minutes for Tripping

    Capitals PPG – 3:39 – Brett Connolly (6) from John Carlson (26) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (21)

    Capitals Goal – 10:50 – Travis Boyd (2) from Nic Dowd (5) and Dmitrij Jaskin (6)

    Capitals Goal – 12:59 – Alex Ovechkin (23) from Nicklas Backstrom (25) and Michal Kempny (8)

     

    End of 1st – DET – 0       WAS – 3

    Shots              11                10

    Faceoffs         12                12

    Hits               06                  04

    PP                 0/0                 1/1

     

    Analysis:

    This was a good period for the Capitals. They scored early and consistently throughout the period. They hustled to win battles, and they had bounces go their way.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to keep it going and not lose focus. They still need to do a good job of clogging up the neutral zone, and containing the Red Wings speed as they can burn anyone with it. Play these last 40 minutes and really choke the life out of the Red Wings.

     

    Second Period:

    Capitals Goal – 9:05 – Alex Ovechkin (24) from John Carlson (27) and Nicklas Backstrom (26)

    Red Wings Penalty – 9:30 – Frans Nielsen 2 minutes for Interference

    Capitals PPG – 10:06 – TJ Oshie (10) from Nicklas Backstrom (27) and Evgeny Kuznetsov (22)

    Capitals Penalty – 16:18 – Dmitry Orlov 2 minutes for Hooking

     

    End of 2nd – DET – 0        WAS – 5

    Shots               21                 17

    Faceoffs          24                 22

    Hits                 13                  06

    PP                   0/1                  2/2

     

    Analysis:

    Another good period for the Capitals. They continued to clog up the neutral zone and containing the Red Wings speed. They did let the Red Wings have a few more opportunities, but not as many dangerous ones like in the 1st period. Capitals are definitely making the most of their opportunities.

     

    Need to Do:

    The Capitals need to stay focused and not let the Red Wings any opportunities to get back into this game. Full 20 minutes to finish out this game.

     

    Third Period:

    Red Wings Goal – 1:03 – Dylan Larkin (13) from Gustav Nyquist (21) and Nick Jensen (5)

    Failed Coach’s Challenge for the Capitals for Goalie Interference

    Capitals Goal – 9:33 – Alex Ovechkin (25) from Christian Djoos (4) and Nicklas Backstrom (28)

    Red Wings Goal – 16:42 – Gustav Nyquist (8) from Justin Abdelkader (6)

     

    End of 3rd – DET – 2         WAS – 6

    Shots              37                   25

    Faceoffs        35                    32

    Hits               18                     12

    PP                 0/1                    2/2

     

    Analysis:

    Good third period. Capitals let off the gas a little bit which allowed Detroit two goals, but overall a solid period to close out the game.

     

    Next Up:

    Washington (18-9-3 39pts) @ Carolina (13-12-4 30pts)

    Detroit (14-14-4 32pts) v. Ottawa (13-14-4 30pts)