"The Caps kicked off the night with three consecutive penalties. Rookie Arseny Gritsyuk (7 out of 10 hockey name, very strong) beat Logan Thompson on the middle penalty. Luke Hughes, the last surviving Hughes brother, got a little fortunate to make it 2-0 Devils after one period. The second period was better but didn't change the scoreboard. One minute into the third period, Connor McMichael received a great pass from Ovechkin to score from up front. It was the man himself who tied the game with 11 minutes left. That earned the Caps one point, but overtime didn't render a decision. Shootout bullets!"
"Strome put the biscuit in the basket! Cotter did not put the biscuit in the basket. Beauvillier did not put the biscuit in the basket. Bratt put the biscuit in the basket! (Nasty shot.) McMichael did not put the biscuit in the basket. Gritsyuk did not put the biscuit in the basket. Ovechkin did not put the biscuit in the basket. Nemec put the biscuit in the basket."
"A team struggling mightily with special teams committed three unanswered penalties in the first seven minutes. Maybe one of those was a dive. In any case, the Caps need to tighten up immediately. Jesper Bratt hooked Martin Fehervary (no call), causing the latter to crash into the boards and miss a few shifts. In reply, after the Hughes goal, Ovechkin said hello to Bratt. Caps legend Mike Green was at the game. I'll quote DrKat, our friend, who also provided our recap photo above: "I feel bad for Mike Green. He's had a ton of people bug him. But goddamn his hair is [effing] fantastic.""
The Washington Capitals fell to the New Jersey Devils in a shootout after conceding early power-play chances. Arseny Gritsyuk scored on one of three early penalties and Luke Hughes made it 2-0 after the first period. Connor McMichael cut the deficit one minute into the third on a pass from Ovechkin, and Ovechkin tied the game with 11 minutes remaining. Overtime produced no decision, and the Devils prevailed in the shootout when Nemec scored the decisive attempt. Special teams remain a major concern, and a Bratt hook injured Martin Fehervary briefly.
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