Guys. I know it’s cool and all that last night the Caps set a new franchise record by beating the Yotes and that Ovi became the third player ever in NHL history to score 30 goals in each of his first twelve seasons, but something far more important happened.
There was a dog on the ice at Verizon Center.
By Madeline Dement 7 years ago
Saturday night, the Capitals looked in danger of falling to the upstart Arizona Coyotes. Then Daniel Winnik happened.
The 32-year-old forward scored two clutch third period goals, including the game-winning tally, to push the Caps to a much-needed win. Washington now owns a three-point lead over the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins for the Metropolitan Division crown.
The Washington Capitals defeated the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 at Verizon Center Saturday night. Late in the game there were several chippy moments, including this fracas brilliantly captured by RMNB reader Jess Jensen.
The Washington Capitals downed the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night, and just like Alex Ovechkin earlier in the night, tallied a milestone in the process. With the victory, their 31st on home ice this season, the team set a new franchise record for wins at home.
By Madeline Dement 7 years ago
The 2016-17 Arizona Coyotes are one of the worst teams in the NHL in the post lockout era and the 2016-17 Washington Capitals are one of the best. The two teams showed us that discrepancy very clearly, maybe not on the scoreboard for much of the game, but definitely everywhere else.
Alex Ovechkin got the home team on the board first, firing home a wrist shot from the left slot on the power play.
Second period? 5,000 Capitals shot attempts and an Alex Goligoski missed empty net. Through 40 minutes at 1-0.
Peter Holland tied the game at 1 after Anthony Duclair was stopped on a breakaway by Braden Holtby. Daniel Winnik and Justin Williams then scored in quick succession to give the Caps back their lead. Winnik added another with an empty net strike.
Caps beat Coyotes 4-1!
By Chris Cerullo 7 years ago
The Arizona Coyotes utilized a bold penalty-killing strategy in the first period. Stacking all four of their penalty killers to the right side of the ice, the Coyotes left Alex Ovechkin, one of the greatest power-play goal-scorers of all-time, wide open in his office. Ovechkin was given the entire left half of the ice to operate.
He scored. Easily. I call it: Ovechkin Island.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin just scored his 30th goal of the 2016-17 season and achieved some history in the process.
The Russian machine is now the third player in NHL history to score 30-plus goals in each of his first 12 seasons. The only other players to accomplish that feat are Mike Gartner (first 15 seasons) and Wayne Gretzky (first 13 seasons).
Wow.
Tonight the Caps will finish up a three game home stand before heading out on the road for five straight.
Their opponent could very well be the worst team in the entire league. The Avalanche get all the headlines about being terrible, but the Coyotes are another team that is basically losing on purpose and when it comes to fancy stats, they’re doing it harder than any other team.
Puck drop is at 7 PM on CSN+.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals | 48-17-8 | 53.1% | 103.3 | 21.7% (7th) | 83.9% (7th) |
| Arizona Coyotes | 27-38-9 | 44.5% | 99.6 | 14.7% (27th) | 77.9% (26th) |
By Chris Cerullo 7 years ago
