The Washington Capitals got right back on track after seeing their 13 game point streak end on Friday night. Their 3-2 shootout win over the Boston Bruins was a sight for sore eyes after their surprisingly awful effort against the Montreal Canadiens the night prior.
The Caps out-shot the Bruins 44 to 23 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 47 to 31.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
Jaroslav Halak gave the Capitals flashbacks of 2010. The goalie was a metaphorical brick wall again, stopping 42 of 44 shots. Thankfully, TJ Oshie scored the game-tying goal with 59 seconds left in the third period forcing the Capitals-Bruins to overtime. After five minutes of three-on-three couldn’t end the game, a five-round shootout was needed to decide the victor.
In the fifth round, Jakub Vrana pulled out a new trick out of his bag, faking Halak out with a Pavel Datsyuk-esque move.
Alex Ovechkin has been in the middle of a few big hits this weekend. Friday, he nailed Jonathan Drouin with a monster open-ice check, injuring the star forward. “It’s hockey… it’s not a ballet,” Ovechkin said afterward.
Saturday, during the second period of Caps-Bruins, Ovechkin was decked in neutral ice by Tom Wilson at full speed.
Brad Marchand was doing Brad Marchand things against the Washington Capitals.
Well, that is until Tom Wilson got involved.
The Washington Capitals rolled into Boston with nine road wins under their belt, the best in the NHL. On Saturday they extended the wins to ten after besting the Bruins in the first of their three meetings.
The Bruins opened the game by striking first, but Travis Boyd scored his first goal of the season to tie up the game heading into the second period. Tell me if you’ve heard this one before, but John Carlson had an assist. He sits with 32 points with 8 goals and 24 assists. Whew.
The Capitals began the second period by turning the puck over in their own zone to make it very easy for David Pastrnak to put the Bruins up 2-1. What happened the rest of the second period? All you need to know is that Jaroslav Halak…is still Jaroslav Halak. Shots on goal heading into the third were Capitals 30 and Bruins 15.
The Caps looked much better in the third. TJ Oshie saved the dang day and put the biscuit in the basket with under a minute remaining. Overtime happened and it was very exciting, but this game needed a shootout to end. With a big goal by Vrana and a big save by Holtby, the Caps got two points.
Caps beat Bruins 3-2!
By Elyse Bailey 9 months ago
The Caps are still struggling with some big injuries among their forwards. Worse, they’re playing a darn good Bruins team on the road without any rest tonight.
The game is at 7 PM. Here is your injury report.
By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
On Friday the Washington Capitals dropped just their third game in regulation this season, but a banged up team without any rest now has to face maybe the best team in the league. the Boston Bruins. This will probably be Washington’s toughest game of the month.
Catch it at 7 PM. The divine Elyse has recap duty, which means she’ll try to start some static on Twitter about something silly at the first intermission like always.
By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
