The Washington Capitals sure left it late last night in Raleigh against the Carolina Hurricanes, but a win is a win. In their 4-3 victory the team scored two goals within the last 3:08 of the third period to sneak out into their bye week with two points.
The Hurricanes out-shot the Caps 39 to 27, but the five-on-five shot attempts were locked up at 45 apiece.
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
Jay Beagle scored a buzzer beater and it will forever live on in Capitals lore.
According to Elias Sports Bureau, Beags goal was the latest go-ahead goal in Capitals history (59:58), eclipsing the mark set by Alexander Semin on Nov. 6, 2008 (a 3-2 win vs. CAR – 59:49).
Beagle’s teammates were so excited about the pre-bye week W that they almost injured Brett Connolly.
The Washington Capitals came into Friday night’s action looking to redeem a loss that they suffered the night before to the Carolina Hurricanes. They would try to do that against that same Hurricanes team, but this time in hostile Raleigh.
Jordan Staal slammed home an early power play chance to give the Canes an early home lead, but Lars Eller’s skate would have none of that and we were through 20 minutes locked up at one apiece.
Alex Ovechkin blasted his 28th tally past Cam Ward before Sebastian Aho responded with one of his own. Jeff Skinner gave the Canes the lead once more with a snipe past Philipp Grubauer. Brett Connolly converted a giveaway late in the third. Jay Beagle beat the buzzer.
Caps beat Hurricanes 4-3!
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
With the Caps and Canes playing a back-to-back home and home, Braden Holtby served as Philipp Grubauer’s backup at PNC Arena, Friday.
Unfortunately, due to Carolina’s benches not being wide enough, Holtby was unable to sit with his teammates.
Fortunately, it did yield this GIF.
Capitals forward Lars Eller scored the most bizarre goal of his career Friday night in Raleigh.
After the puck was jarred out of the corner, the Capitals and Hurricanes formed a rugby scrum near the crease. One team tried to clear; the other tried to score.
Lars Eller ended up being the victor after a crazy bounce.
The Caps and Canes played on Thursday night in DC. One day later, the day is Friday and the Caps and Canes are scheduled to play in Raleigh. Got all that?
The Caps will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Canes on home ice.
The game begins at 7:30 PM on NBCSW. Chris will be recapping the Caps for you.
By Patrick Holden 5 years ago
When you think offense: you think Alex Ovechkin. When you think the perfect setup man: you think Nicklas Backstrom. When you think a crucial defensive zone face-off with under a minute left: you think Jay Beagle.
All three of these Caps players combined their powers to win right at the buzzer. It was unbelievable.
