Game Seven of the Capitals-Hurricanes series is officially the most-watched first round cable game on record.
1.32 million people tuned in for the adrenaline-pumping double-overtime match between the defending Stanley Cup Champions and a bunch of jerks.
By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago
Head coach Todd Reirden and the players who spoke with the media after the Game Seven double-overtime loss to the Hurricanes were exhausted, disappointed, and visibly upset.
But we’re here for the team when they win and we’re here for the team when they lose. Misery loves company. Let’s embrace the pain together, Caps fam.
By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals’ double-overtime loss in Game Seven was difficult to watch and fathom.
But after the final buzzer sounded and handshakes were done, the team raised their sticks and saluted to the crowd. Alex Ovechkin applauded fans. He also gave away his hockey stick to a little girl in the front row before leaving the ice for good.
By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals had a good time with Lord Stanley. And even though their journey to the Cup is over this season, Stanley isn’t ready to say goodbye.
The official Stanley Cup Twitter account wrote a little letter to Alex Ovechkin after the Caps’ Game Seven loss.
By Brennin Weiswerda 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. The Cup defense is over.
The Canes out-shot the Caps 42 to 37.
By Chris Cerullo 8 months ago
One could understand if you, like me, thought last year’s championship meant that we would somehow be immune from the flu-like delirium/anxious firestorm that is a hockey playoff game seven. We were both wrong. This was bonkers. It’s unbelievable we do this to ourselves.
But hey, let’s talk about Caps and Canes Game Seven, and the end of the back-to-back dream.
Andre Burakovsky was first to score, capping off a great forecheck by the third line. Alex Ovechkin made some next-level moves to assist Tom Wilson for another first-period goal.
Sebastian Aho got a great rebound to score a shorthanded goal in the second, but Evgeny Kuznetsov responded with his first goal of the series. Teuvo Teravainen got a loose puck in the slot to keep the Caps lead to one goal after forty minutes.
Jordan Staal tied the game early in the third, pushing us into sudden-victory overtime. Twenty minutes of extra time didn’t give us an answer. But then, more than halfway into double overtime, Brock McGinn got a sneaky winner to end the Caps’ season.
Caps lose. Canes win the series 4 to 3.
By Peter Hassett 8 months ago
TJ Oshie is in the house.
With less than four minutes remaining in the third period, the Capitals trotted Oshie out of the tunnel to start a chant and wave to the crowd. It felt like a Willis Reed return (without the actual suiting up).
NHL officials have swallowed their whistle midway through Game Seven. Brooks Orpik got horse-collared to the ice and there was no call. Late in the second period, Nick Jensen was high-sticked in the face by Warren Foegele.
Jensen was captured on the bench bleeding from the face like he got in a samurai sword fight – a clear four-minute double minor for high-sticking. Nothing was called.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had five assists already this series, but he waited until the back half of Game Seven to score a goal of his own.
But, boy howdy, was it a beaut. The bird is back.
The Capitals have seized a two-goal lead early in Game Seven. After our sweet summer child Andre Burakovsky scored, Tom Wilson made it 2-0 with a splendid goal.
But the setup to that goal was a stunning series by Alex Ovechkin that will go down in history as one of his all-time best highlight-reel plays.
You’re going to like this.
