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Safe is Death: Caps beat Canes 2-1

The Capitals played another excruciatingly mild game on Thursday night, this time on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes. They had the lead, but then they stopped pressing, and then they didn’t have a lead. If not for Eric Fehr, this would have been an awful night.

Jay Beagle scored on the rush early in the first, cleaning up Jason Chimera’s rebound. The second period went scoreless, but old pal Alex Semin scooped the puck to the top corner early in the third to tie the game. Eric Fehr forced a turnover late in rego and scored solo.

Caps beat Canes 2-1.

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By Peter Hassett 6 years ago

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This Caps Game is So Bad, Let’s Talk About Papa John’s Fritos Pizza

“Just like an interception, I bet you didn’t see this one coming.” That’s how pizza chef/party animal Papa John Shattner begins his latest commercial with Peyton Manning.

The ad promotes Papa John’s new Fritos Pizza. The chili pizza has fritos sprinkled on the top of the pizza’s cheese.

The commercial has aired infinity times during Caps games over the last week. Every time I’ve seen it, it makes me want to hurl. To me, it’s a disgusting idea and it appears that Papa John’s is trying to take advantage of the success (maybe?) Taco Bell had with its Doritos Taco Shell.

Anyways, this Caps game is no fun, so I asked you what you thought. Like always, you delivered.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Alex Semin Portrait Haunts Jason Chimera in Visitor Penalty Box

Midway through the first period, former teammate Jason Chimera interfered with Alex Semin along the boards. Semin responded the only way he knows how: by taking a dumb retaliatory tripping penalty. I feel like I’ve written about this a million times before.

Both Chimera and Semin would go to the Sasha Box. Heh.

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By Ian Oland 6 years ago

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Caps at Canes Pregame: Into the Woods

It’d be nice if the Capitals would win a hockey game. Oh, look. There’s a hockey game tonight. The Carolina Hurricanes, eh? They’re pretty bad; maybe the Caps can beat them.

We shall see at 7 PM on CSN-DC. This begins a 3-game road trip that could be impactful on the team’s playoff chances.

Team	Record	Possession	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	10-10-4	52.2%	98.4	28.4%	74.7%
Carolina Hurricanes	8-13-3	51.5%	97.5	21.5%	83.3%

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By Peter Hassett 6 years ago

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