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Evgeny Kuznetsov Passes Puck to Himself, Perfect Dish Leads to Alex Ovechkin Goal (GIF)

Photo: Stephen Dunn

While his overall possession still needs some improving, Evgeny Kuznetsov has been putting up points and delivering juicy apples since the All-Star Break ended. On Saturday Kuznetsov did it again against the defending champion Kings.

With Jake Muzzin playing him perfectly, Kuznetsov tossed the puck over Muzzin’s stick and back to himself. He carved hard to the middle of the ice where he found an Alex Ovechkin open and waiting.

All Ovi needed was a few inches of space to beat Jonathan Quick for his 34th goal of the year and the 456th of his career.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Burn the Tape: Kings beat Caps 3-1

Photo: Stephen Dunn

I really thought the Caps’ last game against the Kings was their best of the season. Their next meeting, on the road on the night of St. Valentine’s? Not so much.

Braden Holtby sent a bunch of Kings shooters packing until Dwight King pushed a rebound past him halfway into the second period. Marian Gaborik hit up Trevor Lewis, whose deke made it 2-0 for the Kings just 17 seconds into the third period.

Alex Ovechkin got a goal off an Ovi shot from the Ovi spot during some 4v4, but Jared Stoll found a miracle pass to put the Caps back in the two-goal hole. The Caps pulled Holtby with two minutes and change to go, but– like Gavin Rossdale before them– they just couldn’t come back.

Kings beat Caps 3-1.

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By Peter Hassett 9 years ago

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NHL Linesman Lonnie Cameron Just Can’t Stop Being a Part of the Action, Checked Into Bench (GIF)

Thursday night, NHL linesman Lonnie Cameron accidentally took out a Sharks defender and gave Jay Beagle a breakaway goal. That whoopsie gave the Capitals their game-tying goal and caused a lot of grief for the Sharks.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Watch Alex Ovechkin Hurt Drew Doughty Both Intentionally and Unintentionally (GIF)

Alex Ovechkin and Drew Doughty, two of the best players in the NHL, are matched up on every other shift when the Caps and Kings play. It usually results in a lot of huge hits and some hockey violence. Tonight has been no exception.

Ovechkin leveled Doughty.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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With Caps in California, Julianne Hough Spends Valentine’s Day With Brooks Laich… And Ovie The Bulldog!

Photo: @JulianneHough

Brooks Laich and Julianne Hough have been dating for a little over a year, and it seems to be going well despite it being a long-distance relationship– with Hough in Los Angeles and Laich in northern Virginia. Opposite coasts!

On Saturday, the couple, which I will refer to as Broolianne for the rest of this post, got to spend time together during Valentine’s Day– just because the NHL’s schedule-maker was kind to them.

During the day, Laich spent time at Hough’s home, and Broolianne took some lovely pictures for social media.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Caps at Kings Pregame: It’s Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day, humans. I hope you’re blah blah insincere message goes here.

The Caps father-accompanied road trip through California continues tonight in Los Angeles. We last saw the Kings on February 3, when the Caps gave the reigning champions a 4-0 drubbing. I called that the best game of the season. If you’re willing to stay up late tonight, maybe the Caps try to top it.

If your boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife/special friend of any kind is willing to stay up late with you to watch, you know you’ve got a good one.