Don’t worry for the Capitals third line now that Andre Burakovsky is injured. In his 21st game in the league, rookie Zach Sanford filled in for Burakovsky and scored his first big-league goal.
It was a game-winner, and it secured for his team a record for the hottest home streak.
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
After defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-4, the Washington Capitals tied a NHL record for offensive prowess during a time in history where goalscoring is down.
The Caps tied the 1970-71 Boston Bruins for the most consecutive home games with five or more goals (11). Saturday marked the Capitals twelfth straight victory at home.
Rookie Zach Sanford scored the record-tying goal after tallying his first NHL goal late in the third period.
Over the last 11 games, the Caps have scored a ridiculous 6, 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 6, 5, 5, 6 and 6 goals. That’s 60 goals, you guys.
Here are all of Caps tallies from tonight.
The Washington Capitals hosted Caps Kids Day on Saturday and had some special guests in the house for the Ducks game: Louie from the St. Louis Blues, Bernie The Saint Bernard from the Colorado Avalanche, Poe from the Baltimore Raves, Screech from the Nationals, The Oriole Bird, and G-Wiz from the Washington Wizards.
The mascots first engaged in a dance off in the lower bowl.
Don’t look now. Nicklas Backstrom is now a point away from the league-lead in points.
In the first period, the Caps scored three goals and Backstrom tallied two points (one goal, one assist). He registered career point number 700 on TJ Oshie’s opening salvo, which was also Oshie’s career point number 400.
After Saturday night the Caps will have a week off. Their next game comes on February 18, with the Red Wings in Detroit. But before that and before the lull, we’ve got Randy Carlyle’s Anaheim Ducks to contend with.
Puck drop is at 7:30 PM on CSN.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 38-11-6 | 53.0% | 104.8 | 21.9% | 84.4% |
| Anaheim Ducks | 29-17-10 | 50.0% | 99.8 | 20.8% | 84.0% |
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
