The Caps got back in action after the All-Star break with a fun-yet-Ovi-less win over the Canadiens in Montreal.
The Canadiens scored first, a one-on-zero as Jeff Petry eludes the Caps defense. Washington replied late in the first period as Tom Wilson took a sweet below-the-goal-line pass from Jakub Vrana.
The Caps added two more goals in the second period: one, an own-goal by Petry and awarded to Brendan Leipsic; and two, a gorgeous sequence finished off by Vrana but made possible by Kuznetsov’s awesome forecheck.
Dale Weise got one back in the third period was the Caps turtled, but Holtby bailed ’em out on the rest. Nicky Backstrom finished it off with an empty-netter.
Caps win!
Evgeny Kuznetsov sets up Jakub Vrana from his back. 😱 pic.twitter.com/U77xWuF9mH
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 28, 2020
Back from the bye, it's the first #JoeBSuitOfTheNight in 9 days. Grey with a red tie. #CapsHabs pic.twitter.com/nkdw6UVWdJ
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 28, 2020
Braden Holtby got a much needed win — an even much needed-er save percentage above .930 for the first time in a long time. Holtby got exposed by some sub-par defense (both Habs goals were one-on-none) and made some big saves– including a glove save that was a game-saver. Still, Holtby’s gonna need a lot more support from his teammates than he’s been getting if he’s gonna dig out of the hole he’s in right now.
a la @hockeyviz pic.twitter.com/SodoPjBa1A
— Peter Hassett 🌮 (@peterhassett) January 28, 2020
And here’s tonight:
https://t.co/bGpEoXNiI5 pic.twitter.com/ICGa5ugXrf
— Peter Hassett 🌮 (@peterhassett) January 28, 2020
The Caps will entertain the Preds at home on Wednesday. I shall miss the game, as I’ll be in Chicago, which is a very pleasant place to be in freaking January.
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