(I know I should use a picture of Kuznetsov, but look at this smile. D’awww.)
After a slow quiet start, the Capitals played a terrific back half of hockey to down the Nashville Predators at home on Friday night.
The scoring was opened up by Filip Forsberg, and I won’t say another word about that because I can’t even deal with Ian right now.
In the second period: Evgeny Kuznetsov. Boom– there’s one for Winnik off a super slap pass. Ta-da– there’s one for Oshie off the Twister™ maneuver. Alakazam– there’s one for Burakovsky thanks to some hard work deep in the Preds zone. (Winnik also scored again in there somewhere, but I didn’t wanna break up the rhythm.)
Caps beat Perds 4-1!
- I’m completely over the first period. It’s like Dexter after season 2. I just don’t see the point anymore. Some people want the season shorter; I just want the games shorter by one period. Just two periods please. Idea: we’ll call them halves. It could catch on.
- This was the first time the Capitals have won by a margin of three goals since January 19, approximately 2000 years ago.
- In his 8th game wearing the uniform, Daniel Winnik scored twice, thereby passing his supposed predecessor, Brooks Laich, who scored but a one, and that one went off his dang skate. Sheesh. Great game by Dan– too bad it was overshadowed by Kuznetsov’s utter domination.
- The night was filled with cheerful brouhaha for Craig Laughlin, whom I love with the few functional portions of my heart, which otherwise pumps a thick black fluid. Craig celebrates 25 seasons saying shit like “pig pile” and making me giggle.
Rod kept biscuits outside the basket, I snuck some biscuits in the basket & Locker ate the biscuits in the basket 😉 pic.twitter.com/YGK9QEhvxF
— Peter Bondra (@PeterBondra12) March 19, 2016
- Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s three assists were all primaries, pushing him over the 40-mark, and extending his lead league in that metric. (p.s. primary assists are way more meaningful and less noisy than overall assists). Tonight also marked the fourth time Kuzy has had a hat trick of apples. He was incredible.
- Does it feel like we’re entering an era wherein the Caps no longer depend on the Great Eight? Is he relieved or anxious?
- With his 2nd period goal, TJ Oshie hits 22 on the season, his career high. Eight more? He can do it, right? He can do it. I believe. Do you believe. This is a clap for Tinkerbell situation.
- Former Cap Mike Ribeiro screened current Cap Braden Holtby on the game’s first goal, which was scored by never-Cap Filip Forsberg. Caps captain Alex Ovechkin, obviously sensing my dismay, popped Ribeiro in the face in the third period, though not nearly as hard as I wanted him to. Oh, and Ribeiro also had an offensive-zone holding call in the third and earned a game misconduct for mysterious reasons. I dislike him immensely.
Joe B suit of the night
One-goal games are nonsense, and we ain’t got time for nonsense tonight.
See you guys on Sunday evening for a date against the Pens.
