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The Capitals entered Toronto tonight, fresh off a 3 to 1 victory over the league leading Lightning, looking for their first win of the season in the second of back-to-back contests. And capture that victory they would, behind a vintage performance from Alex Ovechkin and strong goaltending from Braden Hotlby.
Here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: The Toronto asset that causes Washington the most pain is their speed. On Washington’s game winning goal Jakub Vrana demonstrated speed to burn and it should inspire great confidence in the young forward’s ability to make an impact in today’s NHL.
Minus: The Capitals were outshot by their hosts through all three periods of play. The Maple Leafs held the advantage in the faceoff dot all evening as well (58%).
Ten more notes on the game (and a bold prediction).
Bold Prediction – Ovechkin will end his NHL career as a Top 3 Career NHL Goal Scorer. Current 3rd is (former Capitals’ great…) Jaromir Jagr (currently 766 goals) and I believe Ovechkin plays in North America for ~seven more seasons. While it’s a moving target, Alex only needs ~30 per year for seven years to be within spitting distance of bronze. The greatest goalscorer we will ever see wear Washington’s crest. Enjoy it, folks.