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Capitals vs. Maple Leafs Recap: Stars Star Under the Stars, Caps Win 5-2

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The Caps have struggled to find their groove all season long – but if there’s one thing we know they can do, it’s play outdoors. And they did it darn well tonight.

Check back for the full recap later tonight, but first, here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:

And now, this…

Ten more notes on the game:

You guys remember some guy named Jakub Vrana? Little Czech dude, wears #13? Yup, he’s alive and well and finally cashed in on all of those chances he’s been generating during a painfully long goal drought. Nice job by Dmitry Orlov to pick a Toronto player’s pocket and get the puck quickly out of the zone (whaaa?) to Kuznetsov, who set up Vrana’s breakaway to pick up his third point of the night, and then it was all Vrana.

The two teams switched ends halfway through the third period, as planned; what wasn’t planned was the subsequent power outage, which delayed the game for about 15 minutes as the rink was doused in darkness. Nice work by the fans to provide additional illumination via cell phone flashlights until the lights came back on, and the rest of the game continued without further incident.

Bonus note: Really great gesture by the NHL to feature the gold medalist USWNT at the second intermission, and even better gesture by the fans in attendance to welcome them with an ovation worthy of these awesome athletes.

That’s a big win for the good guys… now if they can just carry that same level of effort and skill into the final stretch and (god willing) the playoffs? Who knows what could happen?

Everybody dance now.

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