Friday night, the Caps and Hurricanes traded leads all night long, forcing a shootout to determine the victor. That ended up being bad news for the Canes.
Barry Trotz sent out TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov consecutively. Both players scored, ending the skills competition a round early.
Coming into tonight’s game against the Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals had won five-straight games, playing some of their best hockey of the season. But beating those plucky Caniancs would not be easy. Jeff Skinner got the game off to a hot start with a goal 5:46 into the first period. From then, the Caps didn’t look great and the team is very fortunate to have Philipp Grubauer.
The second period was electric. Alex Ovechkin would tie it on the power play and a Justin Williams shot from the crease would give the Caps their first lead of the game. Justin Faulk would tie it up for the Canes.
Teuvo Teravainen and TJ Oshie would trade goals in the third. Oshie and Kuzy put the biscuit in the basket during the shootout.
The Caps’ five game winning streak is extended to six. YEAH. SIX STRAIGHT WINS. YOU READ THAT RIGHT.
By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago
Alex Ovechkin sure is spectacular.
The Capitals were down 1-0 in the second period, and then Ovi happened.
Coming into tonight’s contest against the Carolina Hurricanes, Caps center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been on fire, tallying assists in five straight games.
Judging by this sequence, it appears Kuznetsov’s good stretch is bound to continue in Raleigh. Kuzy just successfully completed another stickhandling drill during an actual hockey game.
The Caps have won five games in a row, which means nothing because the Metro Division has become the Monstar Division. Nobody’s losing.
Tonight the Caps are in balmy, exotic Raleigh for a dance with the Hurricanes, who aren’t actually terrible this year.
Puck drop at 7:30 on CSN.
| Team | Record | SA% | PDO | Power Play | Penalty Kill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Hurricanes | 12-11-6 | 53.0% | 97.5 | 22.4% | 92.3% |
| Washington Capitals | 18-7-3 | 53.9% | 101.9 | 18.7% | 83.7% |
By Peter Hassett 6 years ago
