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\nWashington Capitals<\/p>\n
Ovechkin\n <\/p>\n
Strome\n <\/p>\n
Beauvillier\n <\/p>\n
McMichael\n <\/p>\n
Sourdif\n <\/p>\n
Leonard\n <\/p>\n
Vegas Golden Knights<\/p>\n
Tunnel shenanigans<\/p>\n
1st Period<\/p>\n
Congratulations to our favorite raw liver king, Jakob Chychrun, on his 600th career NHL game! <\/p>\n
Puck is dropped. Protas-Dubois-Wilson and Fehervary-Sandin get the start.<\/p>\n
A very slow start to this one, but Washington has the first three shots of the game.<\/p>\n
Ovi just literally checked his own guy, a Golden Knights player, and himself near the net. lmao<\/p>\n
Colton Sissons with a semi-breakaway, but he\u2019s stopped by Logan Thompson.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b<\/p>\n
Power play<\/p>\n
Vegas delay of game penalty (2 minutes) at 12:47<\/p>\n
Golden Knights back at full strength.<\/p>\n
Logan Thompson robs Tomas Hertl on a shot going to the top corner, nabbing it with his glove.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd93<\/p>\n
Penalty kill<\/p>\n
Matt Roy cross-checking penalty (2 minutes) at 15:34<\/p>\n
Capitals kill the penalty. Vegas goes without a shot on goal on the power play.<\/p>\n
Ovi wide open on the left side and misses a pretty open net, shooting the puck wide.<\/p>\n
At intermission: The game is tied 0-0. The Capitals outshot the Golden Knights 10-6 in the period, but woof that was tough to watch. Not much action. Low-event hockey.<\/p>\n
2nd Period<\/p>\n
Logan Thompson is having an equipment issue delaying the start of the second.<\/p>\n
Puck is dropped.<\/p>\n
Fantastic passing play by the second line and PLD SCOARRRRRRSSSS!<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
1-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Pierre-Luc Dubois (2). Assists: A. Protas (21), R. Sandin (17). Time: 0:49<\/p>\n
Caps nearly give up a goal to Vegas on the next shift. They just chip the puck over the net.<\/p>\n
Vegas is really bringing it now.<\/p>\n
Sissons wide open in front of the net, he takes a pass inches away from the goal line, but sends it wide out the opposite side of the crease. Caps so lucky there.<\/p>\n
PLD\u2019s got his second. VGK turnover. Protas with a behind-the-back pass from behind the net setting him up. The Tower Line is having a heck of a start to the second.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
2-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Pierre-Luc Dubois (3). Assists: A. Protas (22). Time: 3:23<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b<\/p>\n
Power play<\/p>\n
Braeden Bowman hooking penalty (2 minutes) at 4:41<\/p>\n
Caps set up Ryan Leonard in front of the net, but Schmid makes the huge save.<\/p>\n
Another huge shot by Leonard<\/p>\n
Somebody with a huge F bomb on the telecast.<\/p>\n
Caps go to the two-man advantage for 43 seconds.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b<\/p>\n
Power play<\/p>\n
Noah Hanifin hooking penalty (2 minutes) at 5:58<\/p>\n
Timeout Washington.<\/p>\n
Caps can\u2019t score on the 5-on-3. Now they\u2019ll over a minute on the 5-on-4.<\/p>\n
A Caps shot goes off the lively end boards right to Wilson wide open on the right side. He shoots but sends the puck off the post.<\/p>\n
Vegas kills the Capitals\u2019 long power play and is back to full strength.<\/p>\n
Ovi\u2019s mobility in this game is noticeable and not in the good way.<\/p>\n
Ethen Frank is speeding down the ice, nearly scoring down the left wing on his backhand. Huge rebound from Schmid. Great shift by the fourth line here.<\/p>\n
Chychrun sneaks down to the right circle, and gets a no-look pass from Sandin. He fires a one-timer past Schmid. That\u2019s his 22nd of the season! What a shot.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
3-0 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Jakob Chychrun (22). Assists: R. Sandin (18), P. Dubois (2). Time: 14:54<\/p>\n
\ud83e\udd93<\/p>\n
Penalty kill<\/p>\n
Ryan Leonard slashing penalty (2 minutes) at 16:44<\/p>\n
At intermission: The Capitals lead 3-0. They\u2019re leading in shots 22-14. One of the Caps\u2019 best periods of the season. The Caps need to be careful, though, and close this one out. Vegas has a +32 goal differential in the third period.<\/p>\n
3rd Period<\/p>\n
Puck is dropped.<\/p>\n
Dominant first shift by the Capitals\u2019 second line. PLD gets several shots on goal off, going for the hat trick.<\/p>\n
Joe B and Locker are remarking about the fact that the Golden Knights have been outshot 14 of 58 games this season. The Capitals are nearly doubling them up currently 24-14.<\/p>\n
Off Chisholm\u2019s skate and goes right to Bowman for a breakaway. He scores. Logan\u2019s shutout bid is over.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8<\/p>\n
3-1 Washington Capitals<\/p>\n
Goal: Braeden Bowman (8). Assists: K. Korczak (10), B. McNabb (4). Time: 2:27<\/p>\n
Sourdif drew a penalty with his hustle in the corner.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b<\/p>\n
Power play<\/p>\n
Kaedan Korczak cross-checking penalty (2 minutes) at 5:26<\/p>\n
Ovi has a wide open net, he heeled it and miss the net.<\/p>\n
Back to five-on-five.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udd0b<\/p>\n
Power play<\/p>\n
Capitals too many men penalty (2 minutes) at 8:15<\/p>\n
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