The Washington Capitals took a while to find their offense on Friday evening, but once they got started they couldn’t stop.
Capping off a fun holiday game, Dmitry Orlov completed the comeback with a dazzling move in overtime.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Tom Wilson was the difference-maker in Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers. Wilson tied the game in the third period to force overtime, and then won it in that short but sensational OT period.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 668th and 669th career goals in a nice, four-point performance to lift the Capitals over the Leafs on Tuesday. Those two goals made Ovechkin tie and then pass Luc Robitaille in all-time goal scoring. Ovechkin is now 12th place on the list.
At the very same time in Houston, Juan Soto and Adam Eaton hit back-to-back home runs to to give the Nats 3-2 lead in the fifth inning of Game Six of the World Series.
DC synergy. Feel the power.
By Peter Hassett and Ian Oland 1 month ago
Jakub Vrana is looking to elevate his game to an even higher level this season after scoring a career-high in goals (24) and signing a two-year, $6.7 million extension with the Capitals over the summer.
In his first game of the 2019-20 season, Vrana was one of the best players on the ice, registering five shots, six shot attempts, and a 66.7 shot attempt percentage at five-on-five.
But it was his determination to score during a long shift in three-on-three overtime that led the 2018 Stanley Cup champions over this year’s defending champs, 3-2.
Vrana’s OTGWG was the first of his career.
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So, your overtime hero in Game Two is none other than two-time Stanley Cup champion, 38-year-old Brooks Orpik.
What a trip. Alright, let’s get into it.
By Ian Oland 8 months ago
Sunday’s matinee battle between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers was a frantic, high-scoring affair. Brady Skjei’s last-minute, six-on-five goal forced the game into overtime, which was just as wild as regulation.
The game ended, as it should, with Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov taking over and showing the world why they rule it.
By Ian Oland 10 months ago
The Tiger bit the hand that used to feed it.
Monday night, after being down two goals in the second period, the Capitals clawed back and ultimately won after Lars Eller, filling in on the top line, downed his former team in overtime.
The goal marked Eller’s first game-winner since Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final.
By Elizabeth Kong 1 year ago
Nicklas Backstrom’s passing is unrivaled, but his shot ain’t too bad either.
22 seconds into overtime, the Capitals center unleashed a rocket on the powerplay to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
Backstrom scored the goal on his former Capitals teammate Philipp Grubauer.
With 10:35 remaining in the third period, Rangers forward Ryan Spooner blazed down the right wing and beat Braden Holtby, giving New York a late 2-1 lead. The Capitals had been buried in shot attempts for the first two periods of the game, but that goal appeared to light a fire under the Caps.
Washington came at Henrik Lundqvist in waves until Lars Eller, the extra attacker, tied the game with 1:05 left in the third period. Eller won a battle for space in front of the net, roofing the puck past the King. Later in overtime, Evgeny Kuznetsov skated around all three Rangers skaters on the ice and slung a shot past Lundqvist for the game winner.
The goal gave the Capitals their ninth win in their last ten games.
By Ian Oland 2 years ago
After defeating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 at Capital One Arena, the Capitals moved back into first place of the Metropolitan Division, but their lead is tenuous. The Caps are ahead of second-place Pittsburgh and third-place Philadelphia by one and four standing points respectively. The Caps are also only seven points ahead of the New Jersey Devils for the final playoff spot in the East.
This is why Evgeny Kuznetsov’s overtime game-winning goal could be huge later on in the year.
