Friday night, the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes had a grand ole offensive firepower showcase. With ten goals scored in regulation we didn’t have a victor until the shootout skills competition where the Caps came out the victor 6-5.
The Caps out-shot the Hurricanes 29 to 27 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 51 to 41.
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Evgeny Kuznetsov is a character and that showed up again in overtime against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Let me set the scene. Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen took a tripping penalty, giving the Hurricanes a four-on-three power play to finish the extra session.
The game was tied 5-5. Nerves were high. The Capitals had just cleared the puck into the neutral zone.
And that’s when Kuzy, from the bench, sprung into action to help.
By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago
Alex Ovechkin just scored back-to-back hat tricks and currently leads the league with 28 goals.
But I want to highlight his first goal tonight. After scoring on a rocket from the left circle, Ovi had bigger things to do than celebrating with his teammates.
Rookie defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler tallied his first NHL point on the primary assist. The captain made sure to get him some memorabilia so he could remember it forever.
By Cara Bahniuk 4 years ago
After a quick jaunt down south, the Washington Capitals met up with their former Southeast Division and current Metropolitan Division pals, the Carolina Hurricanes. The two teams had yet to match up with one another this season until Friday night so this was their first look at former teammate and now Hurricanes captain, Justin Williams.
Jordan Martinook didn’t wait long to get the Canes on the board very early in this one, but Alex Ovechkin responded with a tally of his own only minutes later. Noted Caps killer Sebastian Aho added a shorthanded goal to give the Canes a 2-1 lead after twenty minutes.
Aho got his second on a man advantage in the second, Teuvo Teravainen did the same moments later, but goals from Tom Wilson, Ovechkin, and Travis Boyd within six minutes tied this bad boy up.
Alex Ovechkin scored his third of the night. Again. LOL. Justin Williams tied things up on a power play after a brutal turnover from Braden Holtby.
Caps beat Hurricanes 6-5!.
By Chris Cerullo 4 years ago
Scratch that. Alex Ovechkin is now on pace for 74 goals this season.
After scoring a hat trick against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night, The Great 8 has followed that performance up with a hat trick against the Carolina Hurricanes.
This is insane. Alex Ovechkin has back-to-back hat tricks for a second consecutive season. r u srs bro?
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
Earlier this week, several analysts, including Mike Milbury, argued that Alex Ovechkin is the greatest goal-scorer of all-time. It’s hard to argue otherwise. Ovechkin, at 33-years-old, leads the league in goals again. He’s scoring at a frantic pace despite pretty much everyone on the ice knowing where he’s going to shoot: from his office in the left circle.
Friday, Ovechkin did it again, burying a one-timer past Scott Darling from The Ovi Spot. Ovechkin added another scintillating goal in the second period. The Russian machine now has 27 goals on the season. He’s on pace to score a career-high 71 goals.
Is Ovi… getting better with age?
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
The Capitals have traveled down south to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes. Tom Wilson is back in, Christian Djoos is out after some surgery, and I would definitely like to see another hat trick from Alex Ovechkin. Seriously, the man is on fire with a point streak now at 12 games and 25 goals already under his belt. If he keeps up this hot streak, I think we’ll need to call the fire department. (Bad joke, I wish I was even a little sorry.)
Puck drop is at 7:30PM and you can watch on NBCSWA on television or streamin’ on your smart device! Chris from the Comments will meet you back here with a recap to close out the night.
By Elyse Bailey 4 years ago
