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Game Recaps
Montreal Victoire v. Ottawa Charge – 7p ET – Game 4
In Ottawa for Game 4, the Charge look to close out their series with the Montreal Victoire, and in the first period, Rebecca Leslie scored her first goal of the playoffs 2 minutes into the game to give the Charge the 1-0 lead. Then after a scoreless second period, Emily Clark would score her first of the playoffs to grow the Charge’s lead to two, but late in the period Maureen Murphy would score for the Victoire to cut their deficit to one. However, it would not be enough as the Charge would hold on to defeat Montreal 2-1 for the 3-1 series victory to advance to the PWHL Finals against Minnesota.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined Dallas Stars forward Jamie Benn.
Benn was fined $5,000 for roughing Winnipeg Jets forward Mark Scheifele in Game 5 on Thursday, May 15th.
The fine is the maximum allowed per the CBA.
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Toronto Maple Leafs v. Florida Panthers – 8p ET – Game 6
In Florida for Game 6, the Panthers look to close out the series against the Toronto Maple Leafs, and after a scoreless 46 minutes of action, Auston Matthews would score to give the Leafs the 1-0 lead, and then later in the period, Max Pacioretty’s third of the playoffs would give the Maple Leafs the 2-0 victory over the Panthers to force a Game 7. Joseph Woll stopped all 22 shots faced to earn the shutout.
Welcome to Mike’s Season Ticket Holder (STH) Xperience!
This season is my first one as a Season Ticket holder for the Washington Capitals, and in place of doing Caps Game Recaps, I’ll be sharing my experience being a STH during the 2024-25 season. Here I’ll be sharing all of the photos that I take during pregame warmups, along with any FB/IG Reels and TikToks I create at the games.
I will also be doing this for any other games I may go to, whether it’s in Hershey for the Bears, or at other NHL venues for games.
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It’s Game 5 of the Second Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs as the Washington Capitals faceoff with the Carolina Hurricanes.
#Caps50Facts
2025 will mark the second time the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with the last time being in 2019. The First Round series saw both teams win their respective games at home, but things got heated in Game 4 when Capitals forward TJ Oshie was injured. At home for Game 5, the Capitals responded with a dominating 6-0 victory that featured a penalty shot goal from Nic Dowd.
In Game 7, the Capitals fell to the Hurricanes 4-3 in double overtime, ending their bid to become back to back Stanley Cup Champions.
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Thoughts on the Game
Facing elimination for the first time in these playoffs, the Washington Capitals look to stay alive against the Carolina Hurricanes, and the last time, and only time, where I’ve been at a Capitals game where they are facing elimination was in 2008 against the Philadelphia Flyers. Also down 3-1 in the series, the Capitals had an inspiring Game 5 at home to force Game 6. That also marked the first time I’d ever gone to a Stanley Cup Playoff game.
Going into the first period, the Capitals had some pep in their game as they were generating some good possession time with the puck, but the Hurricanes would strike first as Jordan Staal would net his first of the playoffs for the 1-0 Carolina lead. However, later in the period, Anthony Beauvillier would score to tie the game at one for the Capitals. This was a great response after giving up the first goal.
In the second period, we almost had a Matt Roy goal for the lead, but after Carolina challenged for offsides, it was deemed that Connor McMichael was offsides, so the goal would not count. The rest of the period was ok for the Capitals. Some penalty woes, but they never came back to haunt them.
Then, in the third period, the Capitals played a hard fought period, but a very late tally by Andrei Svechnikov, and an empty-netter by Seth Jarvis would give the Hurricanes the 3-1 victory over the Capitals and take the series 4-1.
I have a lot of thoughts right now, and it’ll be released in a special blog this weekend. Stay tuned.
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Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals – 7p ET – Game 5
Coming home for Game 5, the Washington Capitals play host to the Carolina Hurricanes as they look to force a Game 6, and in the first period Jordan Staal would open the scoring for the Hurricanes, but a goal by Anthony Beauvillier would tie the game at one for the Capitals. Then, after a scoreless second period, Andrei Svechnikov would score with 1:59 left in the game and an empty-netter from Seth Jarvis would give the Hurricanes the 3-1 victory over the Capitals to win the series 4-1.
Back in Winnipeg for Game 5, the Dallas Stars look to close out their series against the Jets, and after a scoreless first period Mark Scheifele would score to give the Jets the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period, Nikolaj Ehlers would score a powerplay goal and a shorthanded empty-netter and Vladislav Namestnikov would score on the powerplay to give the Jets the 4-0 victory over the Stars to force a Game 6. Connor Hellebuyck stopped all 22 shots faced to earn the shutout for the Jets.
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Toronto Sceptres v. Minnesota Frost – 7p ET – Game 4
In Minnesota for Game 4, the Frost look to knock out the Toronto Sceptres for the second year in a row, and in the first period Julia Gosling would score her third of the playoffs to give the Sceptres the 1-0 lead. In the second period Hannah Miller scored her first of the playoffs to grow the Sceptres lead to two, but both Kendall Coyne Schofield and Kelly Pannek scored their first goals of the playoffs to tie the game at two for the Frost. Then in the third period Emma Maltais would score 58 seconds into the period to retake the lead for the Sceptres, but Coyne Schofield’s second of the game would tie things back up for the Frost to force overtime with the 3-3 tie. In overtime with 4 minutes left in the extra frame, Taylor Heise scored her first of the playoffs to give the Frost the 4-3 overtime victory over the Sceptres to win the series 3-1 to advance to the PWHL Finals.
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Florida Panthers v. Toronto Maple Leafs – 7p ET – Game 5
In Toronto for Game 5, the Maple Leafs look to retake the series lead as they host the Florida Panthers, and in the first period Aaron Ekblad would open the scoring late in the period to give the Panthers the 1-0 lead. In the second period Dmitry Kulikov, Jesper Boqvist, and Niko Mikkola would all score their first goals of the playoffs to give the Panthers the 4-0 lead. Then in the third period A.J. Greer scored his first goal of the playoffs and Sam Bennett would score to give the Panthers to dominant 6-0 lead over the Leafs. While Nick Robertson would score late in regulation for the Leafs, the Panthers would take the 6-1 victory to take the 3-2 series lead over the Maple Leafs.
Edmonton Oilers v. Vegas Golden Knights – 930p ET – Game 5
In Vegas for Game 5, the Edmonton Oilers come to town looking to close out the Golden Knights, and after a scoreless 67:19 of hockey, Kasperi Kapanen would score his first of the playoffs to give the Oilers the 1-0 overtime victory over the Golden Knights to win the series 4-1. Aiden Hill stopped 29 shot for the Golden Knights while Stuart Skinner stopped all 24 shots faced to earn his second consecutive shutout.
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Montreal Victoire v. Ottawa Charge – 7p ET – Game 3
In Ottawa for Game 3, the Charge look to bounce back after falling in quadruple overtime to the Montreal Victoire, and after a scoreless two periods, Mannon McMahon would score her first of the playoffs to give the Charge the 1-0 victory over Montreal to take the 2-1 series lead. Ann-Renee Desbiens stopped 24 of 25 shots faced for the Victoire while Gwyneth Philips stopped all 26 shots faced to earn the shutout for the Charge.
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Winnipeg Jets v. Dallas Stars – 8p ET – Game 4
In Dallas for Game 4, the Winnipeg Jets look to bounce back against the Stars and even the series, and in the first period Mikael Granlund would strike while on the powerplay to give the Stars the 1-0 lead. In the second period, Nikolaj Ehlers would net his third of the playoffs to tie the game at one for the Jets, but Granlund’s second of the game would retake the lead for the Stars. Then in the third period, Granlund would score on the powerplay to complete the hat trick to give the Stars the 3-1 victory over the Jets to take the 3-1 series lead.
The NHL Department of Player Safety announced that they have fined Toronto Maple Leafs forward Max Domi.
Domi was fined $5,000 for boarding Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov in Game 4 on Sunday, May 11th.
The fine is the maximum allowed per the CBA.
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Washington Capitals v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p ET – Game 4
Back in Carolina for Game 4, the Washington Capitals look to even the series against the Hurricanes, and in the first period, Shayne Gostisbehere would score his third of the playoffs to give the Hurricanes the 1-0 lead. In the second period, Seth Jarvis would score early in the period to grow the Hurricanes lead to two. Then in the third period, Jakob Chychrun would score to end Frederik Andersen’s shutout bid, but Taylor Hall would be left alone to score on a breakaway to reclaim the two goal lead for the Hurricanes. Moments later Alex Ovechkin would strike on the powerplay to get the Capitals back within one, but goals from Sean Walker and Andrei Svechnikov would give the Hurricanes the 5-2 victory over the Capitals and take the 3-1 series lead.
Vegas Golden Knights v. Edmonton Oilers – 930p ET – Game 4
In Edmonton for Game 4, the Oilers look to bounce back against the Vegas Golden Knights, and in the first period, the fireworks were out and on display as the Oilers crashed the Knights net early and often to lead to a pair of goals for Adam Henrique for the Oilers to take the 2-0 lead. Then in the second period, Evander Kane would score to give the Oilers the eventual 3-0 victory over the Golden Knights to take the 3-1 series lead.
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Ottawa Charge v. Montreal Victoire – 2p ET – Game 2
In Montreal for Game 2, the Victoire look to bounce back against the Ottawa Charge to even the series, and in the first period Kristin O’Neill score her first of the playoffs to give Montreal the 1-0 lead. In the second period Laura Stacey scored to grow Montreal’s lead to two. Then in the third period, both Aneta Tejralova and Brianne Jenner would score late in the period to tie the game at two and force overtime for the Charge. Then after three scoreless overtime periods, Catherine Dubois would score with 4:27 left in quadruple overtime to give the Victoire the 3-2 victory over the Charge to tie the series at one, and win their first ever PWHL playoff game in franchise history.
Toronto Sceptres v. Minnesota Frost – 6p ET – Game 3
In Minnesota for Game 3, the Frost look to use home ice advantage to take the series lead over the Toronto Sceptres, and in the first period, Liz Schepers, Brooke McQuigge, and Lee Stecklein would all score to give the Frost the 3-0 lead, but later in the first period Daryl Watts would score her first of the playoffs to get the Sceptres on the board and back within two. In the second period, Maggie Connors would score to get the Sceptres back within one, but while on the powerplay, McQuigge would net her second goal of the game to give the Frost their two goal lead back. Sophie Jaques would score her second goal of the playoffs to grow the Frost’s lead to three, but Kali Flanagan would score to get the Sceptres back within two. Then in the third period, Anna Kjellbin and Blayre Turnbull would score for the Sceptres, but a pair of goals from Michela Cava would give the Frost the 7-5 victory over the Sceptres and give them the 2-1 series lead.
