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Oh, you like fireworks?
Well we had plenty of fireworks in the second frame!
Just four minutes into the stanza, Dallas knotted this contest back up after a Capitals turnover in the offensive zone. Roope Hintz got loose and beat Braden Holtby high to knot this one at 1-1.
Roope is dropping Hintz that he's quite the player. (Roope Hintz) #NHLFaceOff pic.twitter.com/B0ttk2xjJJ
— NHL (@NHL) October 9, 2019
But Holtby would redeem himself by turning in an early save-of-the-year candidate to keep it tied!
Holtbeast! #NHLFaceOff pic.twitter.com/QUuROM4IMl
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) October 9, 2019
And with just a few minutes left in the period, John Carlson tossed a sneaky shot at the next that squeaked under Ben Bishop’s armpit to make it 2-1 after two in DC!
Third period ahead...