Monday in Boston, TJ Oshie landed the biggest hit of the night in a very physical game between the Capitals and Bruins.
With under two minutes remaining, Oshie leveled Charlie McAvoy into the boards after both players went for a loose puck in the neutral zone.
The Boston Bruins put up a four-spot on the Washington Capitals in the first period, chasing Braden Holtby. With the result never in doubt during the game’s final 40 minutes, the two teams turned to hitting, wrestling, and score-settling to keep things interesting.
Late in the third period, Tom Wilson and David Pastrnak, the NHL’s leading goalscorer, exchanged hits and punches at the Capitals bench. It started a mini line brawl.
By the end of it, players on both the Capitals and Bruins were angrily hugging and yelling at each other. Wilson and Pastrnak took their disagreement to the penalty box and continued their discussion until the Capitals forward was tossed from the game after receiving a 10-minute misconduct.
With his 681st career goal, Alex Ovechkin has partially redeemed an otherwise miserable road game with the Boston Bruins.
Partially.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals made easy work of a very bad New Jersey Devils team, taking them down 6-3 on Friday night. It was a night of 900s and when your team is doing things with numbers that high, it’s gonna be good.
The Caps out-shot the Devils 29 to 27 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 52 to 26.
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
Jonas Siegenthaler scored in the Washington Capitals’ 6-3 blowout of the New Jersey Devils, Friday. The goal was the Swiss defenseman’s second of his NHL career.
The most excited person in the arena, however, was not Siegenthaler. It was early Norris Trophy favorite, John Carlson, who began goofily laughing at the Capitals bench.
Nick Jensen got in his first career fight as a Washington Capital on Friday against the New Jersey Devils. Jensen dropped his gloves with annoying, sandpaper-y forward Miles Wood.
On a night where the Capitals dominated everywhere on the scoreboard and scoresheet, Jensen’s fight was the lone low light – though he does get major props for fighting in the first place.
During a milestone game he shared with Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom authored an individual accomplishment of his own and for once, overshadowed his Russian sidekick.
The Swedish center, in his 900th career game with Ovechkin, tallied his 900th career point after putting up four points (2g, 2a) against the lowly but scrappy New Jersey Devils. Backstrom was the number one star of the night.
“It great actually,” Backstrom said after the game. “I wasn’t expecting that but sometimes it happens. It’s fun being a part of this organization for this long. For playing with such a great player like Alex, it’s very fortunate on my side. You need to enjoy every moment.”
Backstrom is now the second Capitals player and seventh Swedish player ever to hit the 900-point plateau.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals traveled to New Jersey to take on the Christmas clad Devils for the first time this season. It’s also the 900th game that Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have played together on the Caps.
Kyle Palmieri slipped an early power play goal by Ilya Samsonov to kick things off. Alex Ovechkin from Nicklas Backstrom like clockwork. Backstrom put his own away only seconds later.
Blake Coleman tied the game on an odd man break to start the second frame and Nicky put home his second of the night to end said frame. John Carlson from Michal Kempny below the offensive zone dots. Jonas Siegenthaler with a snipe to extend the lead and Richard Panik added on. Devils got a garbage time goal.
Caps beat Devils 6-3!
By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago
Before Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom played in their 900th game together, they sat down with NBCSW’s Joe Beninati to look back on their relationship over the years. The chemistry and camaraderie between the two were on full display.
The perennially underrated and understated Backstrom started the nostalgiac reflection in a blase way, saying he felt “like nothing has changed” in their on-ice relationship. “I feel like he’s a pure goalscorer, and I’m trying to give him the puck, so he makes my job easier.”
By Brennin Weiswerda 3 years ago
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom became the 22nd teammates in NHL history to ever play 900 games together Friday against the New Jersey Devils.
To celebrate the milestone, Ovi and Nicky decided to score the Capitals’ first goals of the night consecutively to complete a perfect storyline arc.
