In the second leg of this extreeemelyyyy delaaaayed home-and-home, the Capitals got on the board first, with Evgeny Kuznetsov feeding a gorgeous ham sandwich to John Carlson on the doorstep.
But the end boards answered back for the Blue Jackets a minute later, as a phantom carom sent the puck off the zamboni entrance and onto Pierre-Luc Dubois’ stick for a Columbus equalizer.
BUT WITH JUST ONE SECOND LEFT, Kuznetsov smashed home a loose puck to make it 2-1 Caps after one!
Second period ahead…