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Mathew Barzal ends Game Three in overtime seconds after Jakub Vrana gets stopped twice on breakaway

The margin between winning and losing during the NHL postseason is painfully small: a bouncing puck here or a big save there. Sunday, the Capitals got the ultimate dick punch a couple minutes into the first overtime of Game Three.

Islanders forward Mathew Barzal scored the game-winner after sneaking behind the Capitals defense. The breakaway gave the Isles a commanding 3-0 series lead.

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By Ian Oland 5 months ago

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TJ Oshie’s overtime game-winning goal gives Caps first win over Columbus this season

It took a big hit, a career-first NHL fight, a between-the-legs pass, and a stellar goaltending performance to get the Washington Capitals to overtime. When there, Lars Eller earned the Capitals a powerplay. Then TJ Oshie took care of the rest.

Oshie’s overtime goal gave the Capitals a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets – the only team that has dominated them this season. Columbus had given Washington two of their seven regulation losses this season including their only shutout.

The Caps celebrated by converging into a giant ball of humanity in the corner and began hopping up and down together as a group.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Dmitry Orlov finishes off Tampa with dazzling, no-look OTGWG

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.

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By Peter Hassett 1 year ago

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Tom Wilson wins it in overtime after bananas pad save by Braden Holtby

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.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores game-winning goal against Leafs the same time Juan Soto hits go-ahead home run in World Series

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.

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By Peter Hassett and Ian Oland 1 year ago

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‘I just try to do what I can do best’: Jakub Vrana peels past playoff MVP Ryan O’Reilly for first career OTGWG

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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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Out of nowhere, Brooks Orpik scores Game Two overtime game-winner

Hahahahahahahahahahahhaahhahahahahaahaha.

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.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov both shove puck over goal line in overtime to win wild game against Rangers

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.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Lars Eller silences boo birds with overtime game-winning goal against Montreal Canadiens

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.

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By Elizabeth Kong 2 years ago

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