It should have been a win, and Braden Holtby knows it. But with Columbus goals in the first and last minutes of the third period, the Washington Capitals blew it.
With 42 seconds left in regulation, Holtby left the net to give the Caps an extra attacker. On the bench during a late timeout, Holtby was cranky as hell.
The Caps played Columbus in a game that started at 12:30, which may not be your morning, but it’s mine. The action on the ice resembled nap time more than a hockey game.
First came a deflected wrister that trickled through Bob’s five hole from noted Corsi-gamer Nicklas Backstrom. That was all we had after one frame. Nick Foligno wrapped a shot off of John Carlson’s skate past Braden Holtby on the power play to tie the game at 1-1. Alex Ovechkin made it 2-1 on a power play one-timer after a fantastic feed from Backstrom and that’s how the 2nd period ended. Brandon Dubinsky scored 14 seconds into the 3rd to make it 2-2. Alex Wennberg scored with under a minute to give Columbus a 3-2 win.
Blue Jackets beat Caps 3-2. I can go back to sleep now.
By Chris Cerullo 6 years ago
Alex Ovechkin has scored his 9th goal of the season. And while the assist belongs to Nick Backstrom according to the scoresheet, the real credit for this goal belongs to the intrepid fans of Verizon Center, who, as the power play was about to fizzle out, offered this word of advice to the league’s most profilic scorer:
Shoot!
Good afternoon folks. The Caps and the Columbus Blue Jackets both come into today’s game on small winning streaks. Only one of those streaks can last.
The Caps lineup is going to look a little different after the injury craziness against Detroit.
Columbus is still a bad team that has John Tortorella behind their bench, riding great special teams and a former Vezina Trophy winning goalie. Lets hope the Caps can grab all the points like they weren’t able to do last week in Columbus.
Puck drop is at 12:30 on CSN and your various streaming outlets.
| Team | Record | Possession | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 9-4-2 | 47.76% | 103.3 | 29.3% | 84.8% |
| Washington Capitals | 11-4-2 | 53.88% | 102.7 | 13.7% | 84.6% |
By Chris Cerullo 6 years ago
