All of a sudden, I’ve got an idea for the plot of Taken 4.
The Capitals came into Canadian Tire Centre like a wrecking ball, recording a trio of goals in the opening frame and then holding on for the remaining forty. The Ottawa Senators, it turns out, aren’t very good.
First it was Mike Richards, seizing on a takeaway by Tom Wilson to record his second goal as a Capital. Alex Ovechkin came next, sweeping in a shot on the power play, followed by Nick Backstrom who backhanded a bobbler past Craig Anderson to give the Caps a 3-goal lead.
The sole goal of the second period came from Matt Wideman, an outside fluke obscured by Karl Alzner’s glove. The Senators snuck back into it with 90 seconds left off the stick of Mika Zibanejad, but TJ Oshie beat Karlsson to score the empty netter.
Caps beat Senators 4-2. The Caps have won the Eastern Conference.
That first period seems like a data point to help regress the #Caps 1st period Sh%… pic.twitter.com/uzXEaeqDIr
— Derek Miller (@dsmiller11) March 23, 2016
3% in the first period over the last 20 games…
— Derek Miller (@dsmiller11) March 23, 2016
Joe B suit of the night
The Caps won. They clinched the Eastern Conference. Everything is great. Obviously. I mean, they beat the Senators! Not just any old team can beat the Senators! They’ve got Eugene Melnyk, the Mel-man. The Mel-man delivers.
I kid. Sincerity: the Caps are headed for something big. Tonight’s win gets them closer, but does it portend more than that? Was this a “statement game?” I doubt it. Holtby was lovely, and the first period was fun, but there’s miles to go before we sleep.
Metaphorically I mean. Literally I’m going to sleep right god damn now.
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