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A feisty referee shoved Ryan O’Reilly to the ice after a faceoff. The Blues scored 24 seconds later.

Hockey is a chaotic sport. Six-foot meaty hockey players, wearing pounds of equipment, skate on a slippery ice sheet while trying to shoot a two-pound disc of vulcanized rubber into the net. Meanwhile, two referees and two linesmen officiate play, skating up and down the ice.

While all of this chaos is happening, there’s bound to be some happy accidents, especially if someone makes a move another person on the ice does not anticipate.

This is the only way to explain why referee Kiel Murchison essentially bodychecked Ryan O’Reilly to the ice in the second period of the Capitals-Blues game.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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New year yikes: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals opened the 2019 part of their season with quite the stinker. In their 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Caps gave up four unanswered goals and displayed general inability to defend their net.

The Caps were out-shot 42 to 25 and out-attempted at five-on-five 67 to 40.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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Brett Hull disappointed Alex Ovechkin skipping All-Star Game

Hockey Hall of Famer Brett Hull was at the St. Louis Blues game Thursday night to participate in the ceremonial faceoff.

Hull, an eight-time All-Star, was joined by two-time All-Star Bernie Federko and 12-time All Star Al MacInnis to drop the puck between captains Alex Ovechkin and Alex Pietrangelo.

The legends were invited to the game to celebrate and promote the Blues’ being named the hosts of the 2020 All-Star Game.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Mother covers child’s eyes during Tom Wilson/Robert Bortuzzo fight

In the second period of the Caps’ 5-2 loss to the Blues, Tom Wilson and Robert Bortuzzo fought to settle past scores from the 2018 preseason. Their bout, coincidentally, ended up being in front of what appears to be two different families sitting along the glass.

They had very different reactions to the fight.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Tom Wilson yells at Blues fan from penalty box after threat to family

Tom Wilson has become one of the most polarizing players in the NHL after being suspended four times over the last two seasons.

Thursday, at Enterprise Center, one Blues fan decided to chirp Wilson in the penalty box after the Caps enforcer fought Robert Bortuzzo.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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New year, not great: Blues beat Caps 5-2

The Capitals opened up 2019 with a loss against the league basement dwelling St. Louis Blues. The dropped two points brings the Caps real close to capitulating their division lead to a couple surging Metro foes just below them in the standings.

The lead singer of Matchbox Twenty opened scoring on the evening, but that lead proved Unwell as Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th of the season to bring things Back 2 Good. Brett Connolly gave the Caps their first lead and said lead would evaporate after goals from Colton Parayko and Oskar Sundqvist. Alex Pietrangelo and Tyler Bozak added to the shellacking.

Blues beat Caps 5-2.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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Tom Wilson fights Robert Bortuzzo in huge heavyweight bout

Tom Wilson has been suspended three times over the last two years due to dirty hits he delivered to St. Louis Blues players in the preseason. It’s been so bad, Wilson has vowed never to play a preseason game against the Blues ever again.

Thursday, in retribution for a headshot on Oskar Sundqvist, Robert Bortuzzo fought Tom Wilson at center ice. The second-period fight saw both players land several huge uppercuts until they fell to the ice.

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By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin becomes second player in NHL history to begin career with 14-straight 30-goal seasons

Entering Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had not scored in six games.

Welp. That streak is over. And Ovi netted an incredible bit of history in the process.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Caps at Blues pregame: New year, new lineup

The Washington Capitals open up 2019 with a trip to the Show-Me State to take on the current league worst, St. Louis Blues. The Caps will enter into the new year with a new lineup that looks very much like an old lineup from around last June.

It’s a central standard time puck drop so things will kick off at 8 PM tonight. You can still catch all of your pre and post game coverage on NBCSWA, starting an hour before the game starts, with their streaming service. I will have your recap tonight!

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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago

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