A sleepy snow day in the DC area definitely extended into Capital One Arena where the Capitals hosted the St. Louis Blues. Unfortunately, it looks like the Capitals also took the day off because it looked like they didn’t show up. At least Capitals fans in the arena got a cool pair of free gloves?
A lazy start to the game would be disrupted about eight minutes in the first period by Alex Ovechkin. That was the best part of the first period because it went back to sleep mode. Second period rolled around and the Capitals continued to looked sluggish and out of sync. The Blues took advantage and steal the lead with two goals by the 5:11 mark of the second period. The Blues tacked on one additional goal to bring the Blues up 3-1 heading into the third. The third period happened and the Blues scored again. That’s all you gotta know.
Caps lose 4-1
- Tonight was a big ol’ deal for Brooks Orpik, of course. It was his 1000th game played and while he is the 330th player to do it, he is the FIRST to reach 1,000 games with fewer than 20 career goals.
Interesting stat from @VogsCaps.
Brooks Orpik will be first skater in NHL history to reach 1,000 games with fewer than 20 career goals (17)
— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) January 14, 2019
- The scoring started off with an Alex Ovechkin goal, but it wasn’t just any Ovechkin goal. It was the goal that would bring Ovi up to tie Dave Andreychuk for 14th all-time in goals.
- Ovechkin’s goal was scored on a power play. This is the Caps’ first PPG in three games, since the Flyers game on January 8th.
- The Capitals continue to lead the league in holding and hooking calls. Tonight it was Matt Niskanen getting too friendly with the opponent.
- Can’t lie, I was kinda hoping for something good after realizing that the Capitals are 16-3-2 when they score at least one power play goal this season. Sadly, this is now 16-4-2.
- With the Columbus Blue Jackets only two points behind the Capitals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins only three points behind, there is a strong possibility the Capitals might lose the Metro lead this week.
- Tonight’s win is the third win in a row for the Blues. They’ve now won three in a row for the first time this season.
- Final shots on goal were 37 for the Blues and 29 for the Capitals. This is actually not bad when you take into perspective the fact that the first period ended with 14 shots by the Blues and only 7 for the Caps. Could’ve continued on that path, but it didn’t. I’m trying to think positive here.
- People in the arena got some cool gloves. They actually look pretty great, someone please confirm for me they are warm and good?
Did I ask The Husband if we could go to tonight’s game because the giveaway was a pair of touchscreen gloves? Yes. Yes I did. #CapsBlues #ALLCAPS @russianmachine pic.twitter.com/dYoGt5r1qx
— Meghan Kowalski (@meghan1943) January 14, 2019
- Look at this kid dressed like Gritty
They’re multiplying… pic.twitter.com/upBriavsgH
— NHL (@NHL) January 15, 2019
#JoeBSuitOfTheNight #CapsBlues When brown meets plum pic.twitter.com/eKaSyajBK0
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 15, 2019
See you tomorrow, folks. It’ll be a tough one against the Nashville Predators, but we stick by the boys. Things have been harder. God gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers.
Full Coverage of Caps vs Blues`
Headline photo: Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images
