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The Washington Capitals returned to DC just in time to shut down the Tampa Bay Lightning with a stirring overtime win.<\/p>\n
Jake Guentzel owned the lone goal of the first period, a layup after a face-off in the Caps\u2019 zone. There was just one goal in the second as well, as Connor Michael delivered a perfect pass from below the goal line to Aliaksei Protas, who was wearing his Metal Gear Solid stealth camouflage.<\/p>\n
Early in the third, Brayden Point got a touch on a power-play shot down the gullet to put the Bolts back ahead. The Washington Capitals \u2013 and brace yourself here \u2013 scored a power-play goal, with Tom Wilson deflecting Dylan Strome\u2019s slot shot.<\/p>\n
In overtime, and after Strome hit the post, Jakob Chychrun finished it off a pass from Tom Wilson.<\/p>\n
Caps win!<\/p>\n
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More Info<\/a><\/p>\n Tom Wilson had a point on all three Caps goals. I’m going to bump this because I still don’t have a clue what they’re doing.<\/p>\n Why are all five players on the power play playing on the outside? How the hell is that supposed to work? https:\/\/t.co\/6YUiRRjl8d<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Chris Cerullo (@CJC_95) October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n That wasn\u2019t the only good power-play news: Alex Ovechkin also recorded his second shot on goal of the season. Actually, that\u2019s terrible news. Or it\u2019s a scarcely positive atom of good news alone in an endless, black sea of bad news. I think they should pass to him more. That\u2019s just my take. #NYR<\/a> are the first team in NHL history to not score a single goal in their first 3 home games of a season<\/p>\n \u2014 NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Aliaksei \u201cFlukeleksei\u201d Protas continues his season of defiance. He scored his third goal of the season after receiving a flawless pass from Connor McMichael, who chased a puck below the goal line and sent it north to Protas once Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy turned his attention away.<\/p>\n Speaking with Al Koken during intermission, Protas said even his mom would have scored on that pass. In the goal\u2019s aftermath, Protas pondered the statisticians who said his shooting percentage was unsustainable, and he found himself incredulous. See:<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Sonny Milano didn\u2019t get a lot of shifts. I counted a team-low of 12 through regulation. His linemates Lapierre was Leonard were similarly slighted. I think the Bolts are one of those teams you game-plan for, and the plan doesn\u2019t have the \u201ctwo kids and the hair\u201d line in it. looking like the upholstery on grandmas couch #joebsuitofthenight<\/p>\n \u2014 RMNB (@rmnb.bsky.social)<\/a> 2025-10-14T22:58:56.643Z<\/a><\/p>\n Obviously, the power play is fixed now. I hereby declare they don\u2019t need to work on opening up space during their two days off before hosting the Wild on Friday.<\/p>\n At fives, this game was better for Washington than my first impression. Offense in the first period was lean, but there were lots of good looks in the second \u2013 especially Ryan Leonard ringing the post after starting a sequence with a big hip check. And in overtime, the Caps dominated.<\/p>\n See you next time.<\/p>\n \t\t\t
\nPierre-Luc Dubois missed the game with a mysterious lower-body injury.
\nThe Washington Capitals have had eleven power-play opportunities. The first ten passed without notice, ranking them worst in league, even if the NHL calls that a four-way tie for 29th. There\u2019s a lot going wrong with the PP, but Tom Wilson planting himself in front of the net can right a lot of wrongs.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cGood mane.\u201d \u2013 Aileen, upon seeing Morgan Geekie take his helmet off after that scrum with Lapierre and others. I just now asked if she could guess what salad meant in hockey, and she knew. She has a PhD.
\nFrom the Prodigy Corportation out-of-town scoreboard: come delight with me in the New York Rangers sucking. Kinda undermines Lindgren\u2019s shutout, but still.<\/p>\n
\nMay I ask what you think of Justin Sourdif? There\u2019s some debate<\/a> about him in the RMNB Discord. Feels to me like the fourth line is as cohesive as it\u2019s been since before Hathaway left. They had impossible assignments in this game, and they were on the ice for the Guentzel goal, but so far I like what I see. Still, it\u2019s early, and I could be wrong. But it\u2019s important to celebrate our disagreements. Vive la sourdiff\u00e9rence.<\/p>\n