The Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights met once again in 2018, but this time was of much less importance than the last. With that, the Caps did bring some of that early June magic to October, downing the Golden Knights 5-2 at Capital One Arena.
The Golden Knights out-shot the Capitals 31 to 29 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 60 to 40.
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By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov had his biggest game of the young 2018-19 season, registering four points against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Capitals’ 5-2 victory.
Postgame, Kuzy was called a top-five talent in the NHL by TJ Oshie. Nicklas Backstrom said the Russian centerman was his favorite player to watch. Kuznetsov may not give a sh*t about the praise, but he’s getting it for good reason.
Kuznetsov’s three primary assists in the game were all stunning. His dish to Backstrom, where he threaded the needle to find the blade of the Swede’s stick in the crease, led to the game-winning goal.
Oh no, not this again.
Braden Holtby tried to give a little kid a puck before the start of the Capitals’ Stanley Cup rematch against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Holtby threw the puck over the penalty box into the stands. A man in a suit caught the puck, but instead of giving it to the kid next to him, he gave it to the fans inside the penalty box.
Holtby did not like this.
By Brennin Weiswerda 4 years ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov does not care about your lists or player ratings.
Wednesday night, after the Capitals 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, TJ Oshie told the media that Kuznetsov is a top-five player in the league.
Kuznetsov was asked his thoughts about this tremendous compliment and he had this to say.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
Hey, remember June 7? That sure was fun. Game three of the regular season didn’t have anywhere near the stakes of the Caps’ championship-winning night last summer, but the Vegas Golden Knights’ first trip to DC of the season was still fun as all get-out.
Evgeny Kuznetsov opened up scoring by finishing off a brilliant pass from Nicklas Backstrom on the power play. It was Kuznetsov again in the second period, this time setting up Ovechkin for a lovely rush goal. Cody Eakin struck back for the Knights with a nifty wraparound, but Holtby turned back the rest of Vegas’ attack until the second intermission.
The Caps kept drawing penalties in the third and punished Vegas for their insolence with a goal inverse to the game-opener: Backstrom from Kuznetsov. Reilly Smith returned fire with a net-crashing goal to keep it close with 13 minutes left. For his fourth point of the game, Kuznetsov took a pass from Brett Connolly to serve Ovechkin for the goal. Oshie got an empty-netter, and we all went home happy.
Caps win 5-2.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
The rematch of the Stanley Cup Final is going quite a bit like the original so far.
Washington’s two goals against the Knights so far both owe their authorship to Evgeny Kuznetsov, who scored the first and set up the second.
The Capitals’ second goal, scored by Alex Ovechkin, was off an And 1 mixtape.
It’s a rematch for the ages, folks, as the Washington Capitals will take on the Vegas Golden Knights tonight at Capital One Arena. For those of you that need a quick refresher, the last time the Capitals played the Golden Knights, they won the whole dang thing. The Capitals could lose every game against the Golden Knights for the rest of eternity and I would never be bothered.
Anyway, important news, Michael Kempny will be back in the lineup this evening after taking a terrible elbow to the head during the preseason. It was so bad, Kempny doesn’t even remember the shift he took. We’re very glad to see him back on the ice.
Pete will have the recap for you. You can watch pregame coverage on NBCS Washington beginning at 7 PM and you can stream the game online.
By Elyse Bailey 4 years ago
