This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues game on March 17, 2023.
The Washington Capitals will take on the St. Louis Blues at Capital One Arena tonight. Ahead of puck drop, Peter Laviolette described it as another “very important game” and if you want my opinions about this perspective, just read this long opinion post.
The game will mark the second return of popular 2018 Stanley Cup champion, Jakub Vrana, this year to Cap One while Anthony Mantha, the dude he was traded for three years ago, will be a healthy scratch. Vrana has four goals in five games since being traded to St. Louis.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is a little after 7 pm. It’s Go Green Night.
Links
- Thanks to Jordan Binnington
- being really childish
- and being suspended
- Joel Hofer, brother of Capitals prospect Ryan Hofer, will make his season debut against Caps
- Jakub Vrana had a two-goal game after taking a skate blade to the face and getting 25 stitches
- Kuzy’s super slow shootout move now features his controller disconnecting
- >Rasmus Sandin yells red with Caps fans during the national anthem
- There’s a nice chance an ex-Capital will win the Stanley Cup
- Connor McMichael scored in his latest game for Hershey
- Snively back to the Bears
- Ovi Jr shows off his skills to grandma
- Alex Chiasson is on a hot streak himself
- Lars Eller’s first goal with Colorado was bizarre
Lines
Lineys#CapsBlues | @JackDaniels_US pic.twitter.com/G84PPq5mPH
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 17, 2023
1st Period
Oshie-Kuznetsov-Wilson and Fehervary-Alexeyev get the star for the Caps. Jakub Vrana gets the start for the Blues. Darcy Kuemper is facing Joel Hofer in net.
Kyrou had a layup on a two-on-one and the puck rolled off his blade at the last second.
🚨 1-0 Blues. The Capitals have now given up a goal on the first shot in three straight games. Tonight it was Sammy Blais for the Blues. The goal came 1:54 into the game.
The Capitals outshot the Blues 11-7 but 5v5 shot attempts were much more narrow, with Washington leading 13-10. The Blues led the Capitals in expected goals 0.75 to 0.72.
Numbers after 20 minutes of play.#CapsBlues | @SpotHero pic.twitter.com/SZn9M2XstI
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) March 17, 2023
2nd Period
🚨 2-0 Blues. Literally no one guards Jordan Kyrou who slips in behind the completely unaware defense and scores easily on a breakaway. Looks like Rasmus Sandin blew his coverage there. Jakub Vrana got the primary assist.
🚨 3-0 Blues. Kasperi Kapanen scores. Just a slick slap shot from the right wing that eludes Darcy Kuemper.
🚨 4-0 Blues. Blais scores again. His shot hits the post and then sneaks up under the bar. The puck got stuck under the water bottle.
3rd Period
🚨 4-1 Blues. Martin Fehervary catches the Blues sleeping, activating down the right wing. He scores on a yawning net via a one-timer.
🚨 4-2 Blues. Nicklas Backstrom scores on a late-period power play. The Capitals pulled Kuemper for an extra attacker. It’s the fourth different time the Caps have scored a 6-on-4 goal this season.
🚨 5-2 Blues. Brayden Schenn scores from the glass on the other end of the ice into the Caps empty net.
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