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Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov argue like an old married couple

Russian superstars Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov have combined for eight goals and 14 points through the first five games of the season.

But that doesn’t mean everything has been borscht and sour cream. When you’re a brilliant and passionate hockey player who has a particularly nuanced view of how to play the sport well, there will be arguments. And Saturday night during the Capitals’ 4-2 loss to the Leafs, Kuznetsov and Ovechkin got in a heated discussion on the bench.

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Sleepy third slips up Caps: numbers for the morning after

The Capitals and Maple Leafs met for the first time in the 2018-19 season and the first fixture went Toronto’s way as they took home a 4-2 victory over the Caps at Capital One Arena on Saturday night.

The Maple Leafs out-shot the Caps 28 to 27 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 48 to 44.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago

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Caps get stapled by the Maple: Leafs beat Caps 4-2

The Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs met Saturday night in DC in a fixture that many expected to be quite the barn burner. It wasn’t exactly that, but I think you’d still be hard pressed to find a more enjoyable to watch hockey game on TV this weekend.

Chandler Stephenson opened the scoring only 18 seconds into the first period. Kasperi Kapanen tied the game with a deflection early in the second before Evgeny Kuznetsov put the Caps back up one on the power play. Par Lindholm tied things back up before we headed to the third frame.

Josh Leivo gave the Leafs their first lead of the night on the man advantage and Auston Matthews extended said lead.

Leafs beat Caps 4-2.

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By Chris Cerullo 4 months ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov scores a no-look power-play goal from no angle 👀

Evgeny Kuznetsov is on a tear to start the season and his sensational play continued Saturday night.

After tallying the primary assist on the game’s first goal by Chandler Stephenson, Kuznetsov scored on the power play in the second period to give the Caps back the lead.

Prepare to have your jaw dropped.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Chandler Stephenson scores 18 seconds into game after beautiful outlet pass by Alex Ovechkin

It’s a hockey night in Washington and the Capitals are already on the board.

Number 18 Chandler Stephenson scored 18 seconds into the game to give the Caps an early 1-0 lead.

The play was made possible by a stunning pass from the defensive zone by future Hockey Hall of Famer, Alex Ovechkin.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Caps vs Leafs pregame: Leafs on fire

The Washington Capitals hope to come back from a miserable loss to New Jersey by hosting the high-scoring Toronto Maple Leafs. This will be a fun one: two high-event teams with tons of star power will collide in Chinatown tonight. We’ll see the head-to-head clashes of titans we’ve been waiting for forever – like Matthews vs Stephenson and Tavares vs Dowd. I can hardly wait.

Your recap will be delivered by Chris Cerullo. Game coverage is on NBCS Washington starts at 6 PM, and you can stream it all online.

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By Peter Hassett 4 months ago

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