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The St. Louis Blues traveled to Washington, DC to face the Capitals, winners of eight straight at Capital One Arena 24 hours after losing to the Flyers in Philadelphia. In a tight contest that required extra time it was Nicklas Backstrom ultimately extending Washington’s streak to nine games with the overtime winner.
Here’s Sunday afternoon’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Matt Niskanen made his return to the lineup, suiting up for his first contest of the new year after missing a game (his 14th of the season) due to injury.
Minus: Washington allowed St. Louis to carry play through the first forty minutes of the contest. The Blues could’ve put the game out of reach if not for strong goaltending from Braden Holtby.
Ten more notes on the game.