Alex Ovechkin was very excited for his friend and fellow countryman Dmitry Orlov, who notched his second career two-goal game Monday night.
When speaking to reporters in the locker room, Ovechkin compared Orlov to Hockey Hall of Famer, Nicklas Lidstrom.
The Washington Capitals scored another touchdown Monday night, and I’m running out of positive adjectives to describe this team.
After falling behind 1-0, the Caps scored six unanswered goals because I guess they just felt like it.
Tonight marks the sixth time the Caps have scored six or more goals in their last 13 games.
Let’s review!
The Caps can’t stop winning. They keep trying with offensive-zone penalties and turtling when they get the lead, but they can’t help but score five or more goals. This time it was the Carolina Hurricanes who played the victim, buried under pucks, discovered by a jogger before the opening credits.
The Caps, in a gracious mood, spotted the Canes the first goal, a prompt one from Jordan Staal on the power play. Then it was the adults’ turn. Dmitry Orlov got his first of the night on a neat powerplay sequence followed by an even neater shot, then Justin Williams notched his 17th on a muffin.
In the second, Orlov scored again, this time during fives, with an equally monster shot. Evgeny Kuznetsov got involved with a net-crashing goal. TJ Oshie recorded his 18th of the year with six minutes left to go, and then Lars Eller elbowed in on the action with a sharp-angle shot to make it just plain silly.
Caps win 6-1, yawnnn.
By Peter Hassett 6 years ago
Everyone’s favorite game show host and Caps fan is at the game tonight. Yes, hardcore fan Pat Sajak is in his usual seat, and he’s rocking a very nice baseball cap.
Dmitry Orlov, Russia’s Andre Burakovsky as we call him, has two goals so far on Mondayn night. First, he released a monster of a shot during a first period power play, then he finished off a nice sequence by the excellent third line.
Everything’s coming up Orlov.
Andre Burakovsky had an eventful first period. The 21-year-old forward extended his point streak to six games after assisting on Dmitry Orlov’s power-play goal. He also may have lost part of a tooth.
Late in the period, a forechecking Burakovsky tried to take the puck to the net. Instead Noah Hanifin tripped Burakovsky and high-sticked the former Swedish teen model as he fell to the ice.
Burakovsky was a bloody mess.
Happy Monday, everyone. After playing just twice on Mondays in the first three months of the season, the Caps play for the third consecutive Monday, as they host the Hurricanes. Carolina has an even 5-5-0 record in their last 10 games and currently sits in sixth in the Metro division.
John Carlson will be out again tonight and he will likely be held out through the All-Star break.
CSN has your puck drop at 7 pm.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurriances | 21-18-7 | 51.6% | 98.2 | 16.5% | 88.7% |
| Washington Capitals | 31-9-6 | 53.2% | 104.1 | 20.3% | 86.0% |
By Patrick Holden 6 years ago
