Alzner scores, Alzner gets a the top pic (Photo: Julio Cortez)
Secondary scoring lifted the Capitals to a big divisional road win. With Beagle, Alzner, and Kuznetsov hitting twine, the Capitals were able to fell the New Jersey Devils in a taut, kinda fun game (for the Devs) on a Saturday night.
Karl Alzner, yes, Karl Alzner, scored first, cleaning up off the cycle. Patrik Elias got one for the Devils, tapping in Danius Zubrus’ airborne puck. In the second, Jay Beagle scored a highlight-reel backhand goal to put the Caps up, which Evgeny Kuznetsov added to with a snipe on the power play.
The Devils never climbed out of that two-goal hole. Laich made it three with a lay up in the final minute.
Caps beat Devils 4-1.
SOMEBODY LEFT THE GATE OOOOOOPPEEEEEEENNN
That was a backhound goal
— RMNB (@russianmachine) December 7, 2014
snipe kills dumbledore
— RMNB (@russianmachine) December 7, 2014
Legalize it. RT @EdFrankovic: Ruutu just smoked Alzner
— RMNB (@russianmachine) December 7, 2014
put the roku on youtube to watch tootoo and ruutu get a hairdo that is frou frou
— RMNB (@russianmachine) December 7, 2014
Joe B suit of the night
When a team is having problems of one type or another, there are two paths to salvation. One is to fix those problems with careful and evidence-based adjustments. The other is to have your goalie go lights-out. The Capitals have gone route two, thanks to Braden Holtby’s electric night at Prudential. He saved 33 of 34, and the one that got by was impossible. He’s been superb for the last 30 days. Franchise goalie. Haters to the left.
Anyway. Good win. Yay points. Go Caps.
Snapshot tomorrow. Woot.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Devils
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