The Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan MacKinnon seems to always save some of his best hockey for the playoffs and that did not change on Wednesday night in Game Five against the St. Louis Blues. The 26-year-old center recorded the second postseason hat trick of his career and capped it off in tremendous style.
This goal is some coast-to-coast, must-see action.
By Chris Cerullo 13 hours ago
St. Louis Blues forward David Perron apparently thought he was “Macho Man” Randy Savage for a period of time in the Blues’ 6-3 Game Four loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Perron lined up Avs forward Nazem Kadri for a flying elbow as the latter was mid-celebration after scoring his second of three goals in Colorado’s round two victory.
Luckily for probably both Perron and Kadri, the elbow whiffed but it’s just the latest moment of heated extracurriculars in a series that has already had the temperature turned up far too much.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Colorado Avalanche got some pretty terrible news on Saturday. Head coach Jared Bednar announced to the media that top-four defenseman Samuel Girard has broken his sternum and will be out for the rest of the playoffs.
Girard suffered the injury on a brutal hit behind the net by St. Louis Blues forward Ivan Barbashev.
By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago
Things are getting a little spicy in the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues round two series. Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri felt that heat as he gave a postgame interview to the TNT panel after his team’s big 5-2 win in Game Three.
Blues goaltender and noted hothead Jordan Binnington chucked a water bottle at Kadri as the Avs center was giving an answer about a collision he had with Binnington during the game. Binnington was injured on the play.
By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago
The Washington Capitals dropped their second game in a row in regulation as they took a very uninspired 5-2 home loss to the St. Louis Blues. They basically took the final two periods off. You can’t do that.
Not fun!
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals did not play their best game of the season against the St Louis Blues. The Caps lost track of the game in the second period and never caught up.
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored first, getting perhaps a favorable deflection off Colton Parayko’s stick. Brandon Saad returned fire, carving up defenders Orlov and Carlson on his way. Anthony Mantha set up Tom Wilson for a rush goal, but Ryan O’Reilly found a rebound on the power play to tie it up after one period.
The Blues dominated the second period and were rewarded for it with two goals — one from ex-Cap Nathan Walker and another from Brayden Schenn. The Blues added an empty-netter with thirty seconds left in rego.
Caps lose 5-2.
By Peter Hassett 2 months ago
Marcus Johansson is back and is making his re-debut against the St. Louis Blues.
#FirstLineMojo will skate with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Alex Ovechkin on the first line.
Vitek Vanecek, who Brian MacLellan has tasked with leading the Capitals into the playoffs, will start once again.
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The Washington Capitals had a few days off and returned to the ice to take on the Blues in St. Louis. It didn’t go well. They got plastered 5-1 and had to pull their netminder.
Let’s hope tonight against the Wild goes far better.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
After a handful of days off the Caps returned in St. Louis to take on the Blues in the first half of a road back-to-back. Would there be any rust or could the Caps immediately return to form?
Daniel Sprong put a laser past Ville Husso to open the scoring. Torey Krug snuck down into the offensive zone and fired home a wrister to tie the game. Pavel Buchnevich fired the Blues into the lead with a wicked wrister over Ilya Samsonov’s shoulder. Oskar Sundqvist, Ivan Barbashev, and Buchnevich all added to the hurting.
Blues beat Capitals 5-1.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals are back on the ice after four days off. Washington is in St. Louis to take on the Blues, who are without their star player, Vladimir Tarasenko, due to COVID protocol.
Meanwhile, the Capitals are missing their own core players as Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie are sidelined and not on the road trip due to the flu.
Ilya Samsonov will start against the Blues’ Ville Husso. Watch the game along with us on NBC Sports Washington.
