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Friday night, the Capitals were outscored in regulation for just the 13th time this season. I believe they call it a “loss.” Following the game, the Caps got in their blacked out AMG Mercedes and tore down Constitution Avenue on the way to Dulles with a date with the Boston Bruins on the horizon. Everything was in order as Washington began its longest road trip of the season, with the Capitals allowing the first goal for the 10th time in 12 games. The Caps would have been down 2-nil after 20, but Barry Trotz successfully challenged a goal by Torey Krug after the Bruins were offside.
In the second, the Capitals spent an inordinate amount of time on the PK, with eight of the 12 Bruins shots in the period coming on the man-advantage. Nevertheless, it was the Capitals who got on the board, when Karl Alzner crashed the net off an excellent feed from Nicklas Backstrom.
Washington dominated the third, outshooting the Bruins 10-4 in the frame, but the game headed to overtime.
Matt Niskanen unleashed the cannon. Caps beat Bruins 2-1 (OT)!
Ovechkin gets five-minute major for this board of Kevan Miller pic.twitter.com/iHMf2kqoWL
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) March 6, 2016
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) March 6, 2016
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