Evgeny Kuznetsov is a rare bird and Monday against the Edmonton Oilers, the Russian center demonstrated a new way to force a faceoff.
While in a board battle in the neutral zone, Kuznetsov saw no pros in continuing to forecheck so he closed his skates on the puck and waited for a whistle.
Confused players on the ice just stood there, unsure what to do.
Alex Ovechkin and Devante Smith-Pelly both scored in the Capitals’ 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers Monday night, but they also shared in a funny lowlight at the end of the game.
Both players missed out on gimme empty-net goals.
The Washington Capitals finished their season set with the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night, securing a victory and two points in the standings after downing Connor McDavid and the bunch, 4-2.
The Oilers out-shot the Caps 33 to 23 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 59 to 42.
By Chris Cerullo 5 years ago
Almost every time Alex Ovechkin scores now, he accomplishes a bit of history in the process. And his goal Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers was no different.
After scoring a second-period power-play tally on Cam Talbot, Ovechkin tied Hockey Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne in career PPGs.
Ovechkin now sits eighth in NHL history with 234 goals on the man advantage. Yet, postgame, he was not very impressed with himself.
The Washington Capitals hosted the Edmonton Oilers at Capital One Arena this evening. The Capitals put an end to the possibility of a three-game losing streak.
Two key assists from the return of Travis Boyd opened the game up with a Capitals lead at 2-0. After a quick Connor McDavid goal and first intermission, the game started back up with a TJ Oshie goal and an amazing spinning assist from Nicklas Backstrom. A quick goal from Leon Draisaitl and a money shot from the office of Alex Ovechkin would bring the score to 4-2 heading into the third period.
The third remained scoreless. A calm, winning ending is exactly what we all needed.
Caps beat Oilers 4-2.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
Wednesday night at Verizon Center, Nicklas Backstrom will be honored before the Caps’ game against the Pittsburgh Penguins for becoming the 87th player in NHL history to record 600 assists.
Backstrom reminded us all how brilliant of a passer he can be Monday against Edmonton, authoring a mind-bending, body-twisting backhand pass to TJ Oshie for a second-period goal.
You’ve got to see this.
12 games into the season, the defending champion Washington Capitals are only one game over .500 and have struggled with turnovers and team defense. Monday morning, ahead of the Caps’ game against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Todd Reirden made several aggressive changes to the forward lines. A re-tooled fourth line paid immediate dividends in the first period against the Oilers.
Capitals center Travis Boyd, playing in his first game of the season after getting injured during training camp, skated with Jakub Vrana and Devante Smith-Pelly. Boyd had two assists in three minutes as the Caps took a 2-1 lead into intermission.
The Washington Capitals are hosting the Edmonton Oilers this evening at Capital One Arena. The theme of tonight is the number three. The Oilers hope to win their third straight against the Capitals this evening while the Capitals are hoping to not extend their losing streak to three. So far, the Oilers have won five straight on the road. But, every streak needs to be broken whether it’s how many days in a row that I’ve order Seamless or it’s the Oilers’ away streak.
Puck drop will take place at 7 PM on NBC Sports Washington. You can stream all the sweet, sweet action beginning at 6 PM. I’ll be conducting my first recap of the season. Cut me some slack.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
