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A night after Carolina snapped Washington’s home streak, the Caps had a chance to return the favor.
And, improbably, they did.
The game was fairly even. Washington was a little better in the first, Carolina better in the second. Both teams tallied on their first two power plays. Jeff Skinner and Brett Connolly traded goals in the third.
Then Nicklas Backstrom ripped off a Hurricanes player in the offensive zone, Jay Beagle crashed the net, and the Caps won, 4-3.
Here’s Friday night’s Plus/Minus:
And now, this…
Nine more notes on the game:
The Caps enter the bye period having snatched victory from the jaws of defeat yet again. They’re six points clear of Columbus with a game in hand, and seven clear of New Jersey (which has four games in hand) for first in the division.
The team has some bandwidth now to get healthy and click a bit better—because record notwithstanding, they’ve looked shaky much of the year.