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GIF Recap: Caps Beat Wings Thanks to Oshie and Kuzy Shootout Goals

Photo: Patrick Smith

The Capitals beat the Red Wings 3-2 in a shootout Tuesday on the same night Mike Green returned to Verizon Center. Justin Williams scored in the game’s first minute to record his 600th career point, and Alex Ovechkin tied the game in the 3rd period with his 13th goal of the season. T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov both scored in the shootout to ensure the Caps moved back into first place in the Metropolitan Division.

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By Hana Imiolczyk 7 years ago

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Ted Leonsis Took a Selfie With Mike Green

Photo: @TedLeonsis

Recently Caps owner Ted Leonsis began first-person tweeting from his phone. The result has been stunning. He’s taken photos with Mark Cuban, Henry Kissinger, and Santa.

Tuesday night, Leonsis got a picture with Mike Green after the Caps’ 3-2 shootout victory over the Red Wings. Leonsis included a kind message with the photo.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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The Capitals have a lot of skill, which makes them extra dangerous in three-on-three overtime. “We’ve got some good guys out there,” TJ Oshie said after the game to reporters.

That same skill makes the Caps downright lethal in the shootout. Barry Trotz didn’t even have to send out his three-time MVP, Alex Ovechkin, or arguably his best player, Nicklas Backstrom. Instead he sent out Oshie– the player who rose to fame by beating Team Russia in an Olympic shootout — and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the Caps’ team leader in points.

They scored easily.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Mike Green’s Homecoming: Caps beat Red Wings 3-2 (SO)

Photo: Amanda Bowen

Mike Green returned to Verizon Center for the first time since, eh, I’d rather not talk about it. The Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals played another one of their agonizingly tight games, but it was actually pretty good hockey, so it was fun to watch. But if this game were played in May, I’d be vomiting my soul up right now.

The Capitals didn’t wait long to score. Justin Williams took advantage of a broken play by Detroit to score his 600th career point. A little later, a dumb icing call gave Dylan Larkin the opportunity to set up Henrik Zetterberg for a smooth-looking goal. Detroit took the lead in the second period with Tomas Jurco’s first goal of the season. The Caps drew two penalties in the third period, the second of which Alex Ovechkin converted by crashing the net. Tied at two, the game went to 3v3 overtime, which is basically just NBA Jam for hockey. The Caps had to kill a big penalty in the extra period to force the shootout.

Shootout bullets!

TJ Oshie put the biscuit in the basket.
Gustav Nyquist did NOT put the biscuit in the basket.
Evgeny Kuznetsov put the biscuit in the basket.
Pavel Datsyuk did NOT put the biscuit in the basket.

Caps beat Red Wings in the shootout!

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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The Washington Capitals in-arena announcer Wes Johnson is a man of many talents. He’s an accomplished actor (Veep, A Dirty Shame, Head of State), a world-famous voice actor (Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and 4), and a comic artist.

He also does one hell of a William Shatner impression, as we heard during Tuesday’s announcement of the Detroit Red Wings’ starting lineup.

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By Ian Oland 7 years ago

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Justin Williams’s 600th Point, Also Mike Green is Minus-1 Haha

The Washington Capitals are up early against Mike Green’s Detroit Red Wings, and it’s all thanks to Justin William’s tap-in.

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By Peter Hassett 7 years ago

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Caps vs Red Wings Pregame: Let Mike Be

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Mike Green, one of the best defensemen to ever wear a Caps uniform, returns to DC tonight. This raises an important question:

Will you "whoop" Mike Green tonight?

— Pat Holden (@pfholden) December 8, 2015

For those who are unfamiliar, here’s a history of the whoop, courtesy of Peerless.

If I happened to be attending the game tonight (spoiler: I’m not), I would be in the “No” crowd. If you do plan to whoop Green, just do so knowing that I disapprove of you, your face, and likely your entire existence.

The hopefully whoop-free game will be brought to you by NBCSN at 7:30 PM.