Braden Holtby shut the Philadelphia Flyers out for the first 53 minutes and 22 seconds of the game on Wednesday but needed his teammates to score more than the other guys in a shootout to get the 2-1 win.
The Capitals beat Flyers goaltender Carter Hart only once in regulation (36 shots on goal) – a Brendan Leipsic rebound in the first period.
Evgeny Kuznetsov now has nine points in his last four games after another sensational game against the Arizona Coyotes.
Kuznetsov scored twice on Coyotes goaltender Antti Raanta and helped lead a Capitals comeback after Washington fell behind 3-0.
“It’s perfect time to improve,” Kuznetsov said. “You cannot be perfect every time so sometimes we have to go through these types of games, but I like the way we respond in the third.”
In the final minutes, the Russian center was on the doorstep to score a game-tying, hat-trick goal but instead TJ Oshie got his stick on the puck first.
Bummer. Hats flew anyway.
I’m going to start with a bummer, but stay with me and I promise it’ll get better.
So, Evgeny Kuznetsov has sort of been a disaster this season. Looking at relative numbers — the percentage-point difference in how the Caps do when he’s on the ice versus on the bench — he’s been arguably the team’s worst full-time forward.
I’m been handwringing about this on the RMNB patreon since Kuznetsov returned from suspension. It’s scary. The team is committed to him through 2024-25, so if he really is this bad, he’s going to hurt the team for a long time.
Except it looks like Todd Reirden may have figured out how to get Kuznetsov playing the right way.
By Peter Hassett 5 days ago
The bird is back.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored in the first minute of the rematch of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final.
The goal gave the Caps a 1-0 lead 58 seconds into the game.
Fresh of a three-point night against the Florida Panthers, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov attended the Wizards-Cavaliers game at Capital One Arena. The Cavs beat the Wizards 113-100.
Sitting courtside, Kuznetsov rocked a Bradley Beal jersey while joined at the game by Abe Hamrah of Designo Motoring and Russian national soccer team member, Aleksandr Samedov.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had three assists against the Florida Panthers Thursday. It was his 14th career game with three apples.
Kuzy also had this moment with Alex Ovechkin that left me scratching my head.
Coming into Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers, the Washington Capitals are the best team in the league and they’re taking this honor very seriously.
During a Very Serious Evgeny Kuznetsov interview, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom did Kuzy’s signature goal celebration, flapping their wings up and down like a bird.
Friend of the blog, Miranda, went to the Capitals’ season ticket holder event Tuesday night. Her goal was to spend time with her friends and get a few jerseys signed.
But while she was in line waiting to meet her Capitals heroes, an idea struck. As she walked up to Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, she asked the future Hall of Famer if he would put a special inscription on her jersey.
He obliged.
The Washington Capitals are hosting the World Champion Washington Nationals at Capital One Arena tonight and several players went the extra mile to make the Nats feel welcome.
Tom Wilson, Braden Holtby, and Evgeny Kuznetsov all shed their suit jackets and wore Nationals jerseys over their dress shirts.
The Washington Capitals recalled Liam O’Brien from the Hershey Bears on Friday morning.
O’Brien is in Washington to possibly spell Nic Dowd or Evgeny Kuznetsov after the two centers were ruled ruled as day-to-day following injuries against the Toronto Maple Leafs Wednesday.
By Elyse Bailey 2 weeks ago
