The Washington Capitals won their fourth straight hockey game and are now 8-0-1 in their last nine. The 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals, in various stages of dress, were in attendance for this one, as the Caps took down the Calgary Flames 4-2.
The Caps out-shot the Flames 32 to 27, but were out-attempted at five-on-five 55 to 43.
- I was in attendance and from a personal eye test perspective, I liked the Caps in both the first and third periods. The overall numbers from the game are pretty underwhelming, but the night itself was spectacular and the Caps won. I will save you from counting high danger scoring chances and the such in this one.
- Jakub Vrana, my word. Five goals in his last two games, a five game point streak, and his first career hat trick. Jake ended the night with three goals on five shots, seven individual shot attempts, four individual scoring chances, and three individual high danger chances.
- Vrana’s big night meant that the Caps have had six straight games in which a player has scored at least two goals, tying the franchise mark in that regard (February 7 through February 24, 1987).
Michal Kempny recorded one assist against Calgary, his ninth point in eight games this season. All nine of Kempny's points have come at even strength, which is the fourth most on the team (Carlson: 16; Ovechkin: 13; Vrana: 11).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) November 4, 2019
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— The WHL (@TheWHL) November 3, 2019
- The best Caps player on the ice for me though wasn’t the guy with the hat trick, it was Evgeny Kuznetsov who had three primary assists (I’m giving him back the one they stole away). I think we can also credit Kuzy with an assist for the Nats shirtless ice resurfacer ride as he jokingly called them out as “sober” during an intermission interview.
- Other notables include Tom Wilson who now has five points in his last two games and Ilya Samsonov who recorded his fifth career NHL win. Sammy is now a perfect 5-0 in games he has started.
- Brendan Leipsic deserves an assist on the Lars Eller goal. Can we bother the NHL into correcting that?
- Beers consumed pre, mid, and postgame by both the Nats and Caps? Eleventy billon.
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com and NaturalStatTrick.com.
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Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington
