The Washington Capitals’ secondary scoring is Having Itself A Day against the Pittsburgh Penguins, y’all.
After the fourth line combined to score twice in a three-goal first period, Nic Dowd scored shorthanded in the third period to (hopefully) put the dagger into the Penguins.
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The play starts in the Capitals’ defensive zone as the team tries to kill a Brenden Dillon delay-of-game penalty taken at the end of the second period. Carl Hagelin wins a puck battle and skates the biscuit up the ice on a two-on-one with Dowd. After faking a shot, Hags sends a pass to Dowder who slams it home.
Arlo's dad is on 🔥 today pic.twitter.com/OFUxqiudhH
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) March 7, 2020
That’s some Dad Strength right there.
The goal marked Dowd’s third shorty of the season, tying him for fourth in the NHL. The two-goal game was his first in the NHL.
Nic Dowd scores his second goal of the game, giving the Caps a 4-0 lead. It's Dowd's third shorthanded goal of the season, which is tied for fourth in the NHL.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 7, 2020
Today marks Dowd's second multi-point game of the season (2a at San Jose on Dec. 3). Dowd's two goal game also marks the first multi-goal game of his career.
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) March 7, 2020
Dowd’s goal also gave the Capitals a 4-0 lead over their biggest rival. Sidney Crosby would end Braden Holtby’s shutout bid five minutes later.
goal scorers for caps today so far:
nic
nick
dick
nic— sporps worst (@OVECHKlN) March 7, 2020
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Headline photo courtesy of NBC Sports Washington
