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Capitals @ Kraken Recap: Beniers’ Quick Strike Downs Caps in OT, 3-2

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As the epic road trip continues, the Caps’ third stop would mark just their second-ever visit to the lovely new Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Their opponent? A red-hot (and former Cap-filled) Kraken lineup fresh off an epic 9-8 OT victory two nights ago in LA. To take down Seattle, the Caps would need to channel some of what they threw on the ice in Vancouver – one of their better team wins of the season – and silence the Kraken faithful.

Here’s how the good guys lined up against the hometown Kraken:

Here’s Thursday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus:

Minus: Fighting is always dumb. Fighting after a perfectly clean hit, even more so.

A few more notes on the game:

So a well-deserved point, but frustrating to think what could have been had the Caps either been able to hang on to that lead or extend it. Alas. Take the point, on to Calgary.

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