Hoo boy, the Capitals stink lately. And today at 1 PM in Pittsburgh, we’ll watch them either continue to stink or actually, ya know, do something about it. Here’s some comfort I can offer you: the Penguins have been pretty bad lately too, having just recently snapped a long losing streak.
Puck drop is at 1 PM. I have the sarcastic honorrrrr of doing the recap.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
This week the Washington Capitals released the full and final list of goal songs picked by the players, but it’s sadly incomplete. Goalie Braden Holtby isn’t on there.
Now, Holtby has never scored a goal, but it could happen. Pekka Rinne scored a goal this year, and Holtby called that “awesome.” And in his career, Holtby’s been credited with two shot attempts in addition to eleven assists. So for him to not have a goal song feels like a failure to address a very real contingency. Nay– an eventuality.
When Holtby finally does score a goal, here’s what we need to hear.
By Brennin Weiswerda and Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals played another chippy, sloppy, error-prone game, blowing a winnable game against the New York Rangers and nearly losing control of the Metropolitan Division in the process.
Carl Hagelin kicked off scoring with a goal against his former team. Mika Zibanejad, whose name you will hear a few times here, responded with a power-play goal in the first, then a delayed-penalty goal in the second period. Ilya Kovalchuk’s first goal tied the game, setting off a scoring spurt. Tony Deangelo put the Rangers up after a great pass from Panarin, but Garnet Hathaway scored soon after– deflecting a shot by Michal Kempny on a similar play.
Twelve seconds into the third period, Mika Zibanejad secured a hat trick and gave the Rangers a new lead. Alex Ovechkin tied it up yet again with a lovely wristshot with ten minutes to go. The Caps committed a billion penalties late in the game with the score tied, so Zibanejad got his fourth goal. In the final minute of regulation, Ovechkin found a rebound to tie the game yet again.
Overtime was over in a blink as Zibanejad won it with his fifth goal of the game.
Caps lose in overtime.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The Washington Capitals’ big home game against the red-hot division rival Philadelphia Flyers did not go as we hoped. The Caps got an early lead, but the Flyers were relentless, adding pressure as the game went on. It was more than the Caps could handle.
Lars Eller kicked off the scoring with a lovely rush goal, but the Flyers responded with three goals in the second period — a rebound from Travis Konecny, a layup from Kevin Hayes after a power-play expired, and then an odd-man rush finished off by Tyler Pitlick. Garnet Hathaway notched a goal of his own, but Ivan Provorov hit the back of the net in the third, putting the Caps into a two-goal hole they could not escape. Scott Laughton made it a laugher with a deflection off Orlov’s stick.
Caps lose.
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By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
Tom Wilson‘s having a fun night. With the division rivals Philadelphia Flyers in town, and them suddenly being not a total joke, Wilson performed his wilsonly duties perfectly in the first period.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The newest owner of second place in this year’s Metropolitan Division comes to town on Wednesday in the form of the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers are rolling on a six-game win streak that the Caps hope to halt.
Puck drop is at 7 PM, and Peter’s on recap duty.
By Chris Cerullo and Peter Hassett 4 months ago
Tonight the Caps are the guests of the Wild, who have had a tumultuous month. This could be a good chance for the team to right the ship. Let’s chat about it.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
The Capitals’ western swing continues after a couple days rest in Minnesota. Here is your injury report for a mostly healthy team.
By Peter Hassett 4 months ago
