The Washington Capitals halted their four-game losing streak with a win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday and now have turned the tide completely and started a winning streak by taking down the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-1.
The Sabres outshot the Caps 23 to 21 but were out-attempted at five-on-five 42 to 40.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The Washington Capitals kept to their winning ways with a convincing yet sloppy victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
After Alex Ovechkin took a couple swings against Buffalo goalie Linus Ullmark, Nicklas Backstrom said “bro i got this” and did it himself. Tom Wilson extended the lead in the second period with a very welcome shorthanded goal. In the third, Conor Sheary cleaned up a rebound on a great rush play. But then Victor Olofsson ended the shutout with a power-play goal that clipped the top of Vancek’s net.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 2 years ago
Tom Wilson scored his sixth goal of the season on a jailbreak during a Buffalo Sabres power play. Wilson’s shorty came on a very rare two-on-none break.
Minutes later, he had another breakaway but decided to drop a pass to Jakub Vrana, which didn’t result in a shot. So yeah, let’s not focus on that one.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
Nicklas Backstrom now has points in 13 of his 15 games this season.
The Super Swede scored on a rebound to give the Capitals an early 1-0 lead.
The Capitals are at home and hosting the Buffalo Sabres on this wintery evening. After the win on Tuesday night, the Capitals are hoping they can keep the good vibes going and extend their streak. Personally, I would appreciate that as well. Winning is way more fun than losing.
Puck drops at 7 PM and Peter will be your recapper. How lucky are you?
By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago
