#washington-capitals

#washington-capitals

"Oh my god, Matt Hendricks is one of my favorite people of all time and a well-known Cap," Boudreau told Jeff Marek on a recent episode of the Hockey Lifers Podcast. "He played for me in Washington, he played for me in Minnesota - I'll tell you how we got him in Washington. That first year in Hershey - he was on an American League contract. He had come from the East Coast League to the American League.

"Little Pro comes up every day," Carbery said. "And it's not about him being called up; it's just us keeping tabs on Hershey, what's going on there, watching the highlights, reading the reports, having discussions after we watch some of the footage or hear some of the feedback from the coaches there, management, or scouts. I think the organization - I'm not going to speak for (general manager) Chris (Patrick), but he's doing really, really well down there, so that's very exciting. You love to see that."

If the Caps had lost this game, it was an easy choice to pick The Moment it happened - how a disallowed goal 20 seconds in tanked the Caps. Thankfully the boys fashioned a third-period comeback, ripping off four straight goals after falling behind 2-0 for a 4-2 win. It wasn't the prettiest win, as Logan Thompson had to come up big a few too many times,

What a battle from the boys in red. After getting a goal called back 20 seconds into the game that should have been counted, then going down 0-2, they fought back, stuck with their game and in regulation. Between Jakob Chychrun extending his goal streak to five games and Logan Thomson making some amazing saves, it was a win that the scouting department would be proud of.

The Washington Capitals are a team primarily built from the back, with a defense corps among the best in the NHL. A major part of that group this season has been the dominant second pairing of Jakob Chychrun and Matt Roy. With the two on ice during five-on-five play, the Capitals have scored 18 goals and allowed only 4. Chychrun and Roy both joined the Capitals last season.

"I think that's just the way that we mapped it out," head coach Spencer Carbery said. "We looked at this homestand before we head out to California, how we wanted it to play out. We just felt like LT going back and playing last game against Columbus after the Tampa game was important. So, thought this [one] for Chucky. So yeah, that's what we went with."

Remembering the night Alex Ovechkin helped fuel his team's first big step toward the Cup. [Rink] Spencer Carbery's patience with the power play has run out...which is at least two weeks after the rest of us, but it's fine. [WaPo] It's time to celebrate another Alex Ovechkin milestone! The Caps will honor the captain tomorrow night for Goal #900. [Caps] Happy 75th birthday to Bob Kelly, and happy 34th birthday to Philipp Grubauer! Finally, we need to relive this goal one more time because...damn:

"Here's what's out there," Friedman writes. "Calgary gets a lot of calls, but few they'd consider serious. Nashville is starting to get calls and will have decisions to make. We mentioned the Maple Leafs. Minnesota's been pretty consistent, looking for forwards and edge on defence. Vancouver and centres is the romance waiting to be consummated. Washington, looking for speed. The Hurricanes, as always, and the Senators are lurking, looking to hit a home run."