Jay Beagle continued the Capitals dominant play of late, scoring 14 seconds into the first period. Beagle’s fourth goal of the season gave the Caps a 1-0 lead over the New York Rangers.
The Capitals are 37-1-5 when The Hockey Dog scores a goal. Their only loss in regulation came on March 4, 2016 against the Rangers.
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Beagle lost the opening face-off, but a poor step up in the defensive zone by Kevin Shattenkirk, gave Beagle all the time he needed to bury a goal past Henrik Lundqvist.
It was Beagle’s first career goal against the King. Devante Smith-Pelly gave Beags a big hug.
During the first intermission, Beagle spoke to NBC Sports Washington’s Al Koken about the tally and credited his teammates Steve-o (Chandler Stephenson) and Devo (Smith Pelly).
“It was a great play by the line,” Beagle said. “Steve-o kind of picks a pass off in the neutral zone and it gets over there, their blue line, and Devo makes a great pass on his backhand to me. I just try to get that shot on net. Obviously, I closed my eyes and hoped for the best.”
Beags loves @RealSmokinAl pic.twitter.com/WDQbu68q10
— Ian Oland (@ianoland) December 9, 2017
The goal was one of the quickest goals scored in franchise history.
Jay Beagle opened the scoring 14 seconds into the contest.
The @Capitals record for fastest goal to begin a game is eight seconds, a mark set by Gaetan Duchesne on March 14, 1987 and matched by Alexander Semin on Nov. 11, 2009. #NHLStats #NYRvsWSH pic.twitter.com/AO3BHLPYlF
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Way to go, Beags.
— RMNB (@russianmachine) December 9, 2017
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