The Washington Capitals dropped their second game on this three-game Western Conference road trip. The Caps will come home with just two points from a shutout victory against the Arizona Coyotes after falling 3-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
And, Tom Wilson got hurt again. Great.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals dropped a late-night roadie to the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, and that’s not even the worst part.
Artturi Lehkonen scored first, a rush goal set up by Nate MacKinnon just before he got steamrolled by Dmitry Orlov. In the second, Andrew Cogliano deflected Kurtis MacDermid’s point shot, but the Caps responded with a tip of their own: Sheary off Fehervary. Restoring Colorado’s two-goal lead in the period was Alex Newhook with a blazing-fast breakaway.
Alex Ovechkin scored off a dazzling one-timer from the Ovi Spot halfway into the third, but they couldn’t close the gap.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
This is your place to check for updates and comment along with the Washington Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche game on January 24, 2023.
The Washington Capitals won the easy game (Arizona) and got torched in the difficult one (VGK) during the first two games of their three-game road trip. Now they’ll amble into Ball Arena looking to get back on track against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
The Capitals have two of those players from last year’s team on theirs now: Darcy Kuemper and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. They’ll both play tonight. The Capitals are incredibly 6-1-0 their last seven games against the Avs on the road.
The Capitals will be without Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie for tonight’s game. Alex Ovechkin appears to be back.
The Avalanche will be without Cale Makar and several others.
Tonight’s matchup is on NBC Sports Washington Plus and puck drop is slightly after 9 pm.
