The Washington Capitals showed a lot of mettle Friday night, clawing their way back from a 4-1 deficit to force overtime. Per Ted Starkey, the game marked the second time this season the reigning Stanley Cup champions have gotten a standings point in a game they trailed by two or more goals.
The Capitals eventually lost in the shootout 6-5, but boy, what a shootout it was.
TJ Oshie, Aleksander Barkov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Vincent Trochek, and Jonathan Huberdeau all scored videogame goals.
I’m not going to offer much analysis. Just look at these and enjoy the good hockey.
Shootout recap:
Oshie✅
Barkov✅
Kuznetsov✅
Bjugstad❌
Ovechkin❌
Trocheck✅
Backstrom❌
Huberdeau 🐀#FlaPanthers— The Rat Trick (@FanSidedTheRat) October 20, 2018
TJ Oshie’s shootout goal
The Hockey Ken Doll goes forehead, backhand, and the biscuit’s in the basket.
Aleksander Barkov’s shootout goal
Barkov immediately left the ice to shower because that was disgusting.
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s shootout goal
What a five-hole goal by the Kuz. 👍Ayyy👍
Vincent Trochek’s shootout goal
Trochek snakes into the offensive zone and… oh my gosh.
Jonathan Huberdeau’s game-winner
Just nassssty.
This was an incredible shootout. You can watch the whole thing here.
