The Washington Capitals brought an optimally organized and well rested lineup to Sunday’s matinee against a lottery-bound Detroit Red Wings, so you can understand my confusion as to why they played so very poorly for two-thirds of the game.
Alex Ovechkin scored on an Ovi shot from the Ovi spot during a first period power play, but Justin Abdelkader exploited a turnover and Matt Niskanen’s misplay to tie it up. The Caps had basically zero offense in the second period, which the Wings made them pay for with three goals in the final four minutes. It was a dunk fest, friends.
Brett Connolly finished a great drive from Smith-Pelly and Beagle to give the Caps life early in the third. Dmitry Orlov compounded the comeback with a weak-side one-timer. With 16 seconds left in the third and the Caps on the power play, Nick Backstrom tied the game with an outside shot.
The Caps had the better looks in overtime, but the Tatar had the last look.
Red Wings beat Caps 5-4 in overtime.
— Good Tweet Pete 🌮 (@peterhassett) February 11, 2018
🚫 #Holtbeast #CapsWings pic.twitter.com/scFIabQCu1
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) February 11, 2018
I SCORE? I SCORE! pic.twitter.com/3SG0afpmsi
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) February 11, 2018
#JoeBSuitOfTheNight except more like late brunch time
a rare game in which Locker has outdressed Joe B — purple is superb pic.twitter.com/ey0eVlpHZ1— Good Tweet Pete 🌮 (@peterhassett) February 11, 2018
¯_(ツ)_/¯ Can’t even.
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