The Washington Capitals lost TJ Oshie in Game Four to injury, but they got revenge in Game Five.
The Capitals scored six goals in front of their raucous home crowd, shutting out the Carolina Hurricanes 6-0.
Let’s review all the goals.
By Donya Abramo 5 years ago
Until Game Five, two things were true:
On Saturday night, Dowd did what Carpenter, Pivonka, and Juneau could not. He scored the first playoffs penalty-shot goal in Washington Capitals history. And it was gorgeous.
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
Carolina Hurricanes forward Micheal Ferland was ejected from Game Two in after delivering a questionable hit to Capitals center Nic Dowd in the second period.
Dowd left the game briefly but returned late in the second period.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
Nic Dowd joined the Capitals this off-season to compete with Travis Boyd for the fourth line center spot on a one-year, $650,000 contract.
That work has paid off and Dowd will be with the Caps for the next three years, signing a three-year, $750,000 average annual value deal with the Caps on Thursday. It’s a $100,000 raise per year from his $650,000 contract.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Forward Nic Dowd scored a pretty important goal in the Capital’s 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens Thursday night. The goal was not only Dowd’s eighth of the season, a career high, but it also won the game and clinched the Capitals’ fourth consecutive Metropolitan Division title. (It also came just two days after Dowd also scored goal that clinched the Caps’ playoff spot.)
But the goal also created some controversy. After the second-period tally, the Capitals social media team tweeted out an image of Dowd with the caption, “Dowder Power,” a direct attack on power-related puns that actually work.
By Nathan Burchfiel 5 years ago
Throughout Nic Dowd‘s four-year career in the NHL, the forward has never had the opportunity to play in a postseason game. That will change this season, as the Capitals enter the playoffs at the top seed in the Metropolitan Division.
The experience is even sweeter, as Dowd scored the playoff and division clinching goals, ending a career-best regular season.
By Cara Bahniuk 5 years ago
With five minutes remaining in the third period, Nick Jensen kept the puck in at the blueline. With a quick wrist shot towards the net, Nic Dowd tipped the puck past Curtis McElhinney, giving the Caps a 3-2 lead.
That goal meant the Caps clinched a playoff spot. Neither Jensen nor Dowd have been to the playoffs before.
By Julia Karron 5 years ago
Newly-acquired forward Carl Hagelin scored his second goal as a Capital Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets.
The speedy penalty killer scored on a breakaway upon exiting the penalty box. The goal was assisted by Nic Dowd.
The stunning play would end up being the game-winning goal.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
Women’s hockey has been in a brighter spotlight in recent weeks with the inclusion of professional women’s players in the NHL’s All-Star weekend in San Jose, CA and the NWHL’s All-Star weekend in Nashville, TN. But women’s hockey has been thriving and growing in the USA at an impressive rate for a long time.
USA Hockey’s public registration numbers show a nearly five percent increase in women’s hockey in 2017-18, compared to only one percent increase in men’s. Men’s hockey still has larger numbers overall, but the difference in the rate of growth reflects a change in the broader nature of hockey in the USA.
We spoke with some Washington Capitals players about the importance of women’s hockey during the team’s “Hockey ‘n Heels” event.
By Cara Bahniuk and Brennin Weiswerda 5 years ago
Capitals players love a lot of things and the Escape Room experience is one of them. Before? It was the Russians barely making it out and now TJ Oshie and Nic Dowd with their significant others and some friends.
By Elyse Bailey 5 years ago
