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Caps Wear Ridiculous Rally Helmets During Longest Shootout in NHL History (GIF)

On Tuesday night, as EPIX’s The Road To The Winter Classic began, the Caps began what became the longest shootout in NHL history. The scheduling conflict forced fans to make a difficult decision: reality TV or live hockey. For those who stuck with the live hockey, they got a shootout that went a record twenty rounds, five more than the previous record, which also belonged to the Caps. Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin actually shot twice in the losing effort.

Karl Alzner, Michael Latta, Nate Schmidt, Brooks Orpik, John Carlson, and Tom Wilson all got their first career shootout attempts in the same game.

With all the wackiness on the ice and the game determined not to end, the Caps turned to a late-game baseball tradition to influence the outcome: rally helmets.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Sunrise Snoozer, Shootout Saga: Panthers beat Caps 2-1 (Shootout)

Photo: Eliot J. Schechter

Kind of a snoozer in Sunrise. The way the Washington Capitals played against the Florida Panthers was so button-up and boring I was waiting for the dowager countess of Grantham to say something snarky. No team wanted to win this one, and then things went completely apenuts in the shootout.

Mike Green choked up the puck to Scottie Upshall to give Derek McKenzie a layup, making it 1-0 for the Panthers going into the first intermission. Troy Brouwer tied it on the power play in the second, getting the puck back after a block by Willie Mitchell. A washed-out kicked goal by Brooks Laich meant we were headed for overtime, which was exciting enough I guess, but no result.

Prepare yourself for the shootout bullet epic!

Fehr didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Huberdeau didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Backstrom didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Bjugstad didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Kuznetsov didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Boyes didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Ovechkin PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.
Jokinen also put the biscuit in the basket.
Brouwer didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Kopecky didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Latta didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
My god this is going long. Epix show is almost over by now.
Barkov didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Brooks PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.
Bolland also put the biscuit in the basket. Harumph.
Johansson didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Flash didn’t put the biscuit in the basket. He burned the biscuit.
Schmidt didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Upshall didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Ward PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.
MacKenzie also put the biscuit in the basket. It never ends
Carlson PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.
Bergenheim put the biscuit in the basket. This is my hell.
Beagle didn’t put the biscuit in the basket, but shoulda been a biscuit-delivering beagle.
Hayes didn’t put the biscuit in the basket. Life is meaningless and full of pain.
Green didn’t didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Campbell didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Chimera’s biscuit missed the basket by a mile.
Gudbranson didn’t put the biscuit in the basket. You can’t put a biscuit in the 5-hole.
Wilson didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Ekblad didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Niskanen didn’t put the biscuit in the basket because the stupid crossbar.
Kulikov didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
BORPIK PUT THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET!!!!
Olsen didn’t put the biscuit in the basket. 17 rounds down.
Alzner didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Mitchell didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Backstrom, part II, didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Jokinen, part II, didn’t put the biscuit in the basket. I no longer fear death.
Ovechkin didn’t put the biscuit in the basket.
Bjudgstad put the biscuit in the basket! WINNER. FINALLY. I’M OKAY WITH THIS.

Panthers beat Caps 2-1 in the longest shootout I can remember!

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By Peter Hassett 9 years ago

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Just Alex Ovechkin and Hall of Famer Bobby Orr Hanging Out

Photo: @CapitalsPR

Before the Caps and Panthers faced off in Sunrise, Alex Ovechkin, in those ridiculous yellow spandex shorts, met up with some joe schmo during warmu… OMG, that’s Bobby Orr!

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Mike Green Hulk Smashes Stick After Turnover Leads to Goal (GIF)

Sometimes I hate writing about individual plays, because some people think it makes the man. It doesn’t. Even when John Scott blows by Brooks Orpik for a goal.

So when I show you this Mike Green turnover, I want you to remember that Green has been the Capitals best defender this season and I’m 90% writing about this because of what happened afterwards.

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By Ian Oland 9 years ago

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Caps at Panthers Pregame: Ready for Their Close-Up

GIF: We See Red

Tonight is the debut of whatever the name of the show is about the Winter Classic on EPIX. But before that, we’ve gotta watch the Capitals play visitor to the Florida Panthers, who somehow are a pretty good team this season!

The Caps haven’t lost in #rego since December 2nd, and they don’t play to start now. See you at 7:30 on CSN Plus.