The Caps next stop on their Californian adventure was Los Angeles to take on the Kings. The Kings should still be wearing purple of some sort and the fact that they don’t is a travesty. The league needs more purple.
John Carlson stayed aflame, potting two in the first to give the Caps a lead. Blake Lizotte stuffed one home to bring the Kings into the fray. Tom Wilson empty netter.
Caps beat Kings 3-1!
- Caps controlled that first frame. Ilya Samsonov had to be very sharp on a few occasions, but I thought the road squad was clearly the better team in the opening frame. Taking a two goal lead into the second was just the icing.
- John Carlson es en Los Angeles y mi amigo es en fuego. Johnny ‘Norris’ as his captain likes to call him is sure on pace to take that trophy in a landslide. I like to think he scores all these goals just to spite Elyse. His first goal was a beautiful snipe and his second featured a dirty dangle. Only thing that needs work is the celly on those, John.
- Those Cinnabon things from Taco Bell are gross. There’s a reason only Fruit Gushers have success in that genre.
I don’t think I’ve ever seen this before. Aaron Wiggins of Maryland had a putback slam on his own missed three. Incredible play. pic.twitter.com/S8WqJi8TBk
— Chase Hughes (@chasedcsports) December 5, 2019
- Disregarding the penalties taken, the Caps were the better team yet again in the second. That doesn’t mean it wasn’t boring though, because it sure was. I’ll take a boring win over an exciting loss all day.
- Alex Ovechkin causally using a blowtorch on the bench on his helmet is sure a thing that happened. Literally, if you didn’t watch this game, that actually happened. Like a real blow torch with fire and stuff. Could really amp up the “hot stick” celebration with that thing.
- Feels like Carl Hagelin is one of the few players in the league that you can actually argue makes a penalty kill noticeably better when he’s on the ice. I’m of the faith that a lot of “good” PK work is more system play than anything, but Hags is one of the few that bucks that trend.
- You know that Geico commercial where the wedding vows are Whitesnake lyrics? Why exactly does Geico think that if you ride motorcycles that you will understand that behavior?
Our Taco Bell take: Those Cinnabon things are kinda gross.
— RMNB (@rmnb) December 5, 2019
- The third was the most boring, capitalized by two Caps power plays that did absolutely nothing. Win is win.
- Ilya’s self inflicted wound was the only blemish to take away his first career NHL shutout.
- This bullet is for Gene and if you follow me on Twitter, you’ll understand it as well. Mountain Dew Baja Blast is actually good…in frozen form only.
Navy! #JoeBSuitOfTheNight #CapsKings pic.twitter.com/5JARGuPMja
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 5, 2019
Wrapping up the California swing is a match with the Anaheim Ducks. Go 3-0, boys.
Full RMNB Coverage of Caps at Kings
Headline photo: NBC Sports Washington
