The Capitals welcomed in the boys from the Lou Thursday night. With the All-Star break on the horizon the Caps needed some momentum going into the break and boy did they get it.
The man of the night Captain America himself TJ Oshie single handily could have beat St. Louis on his own last night with a 3 goal night.
TJ got the boys going halfway threw the 1st on the power-play with a wizardry style play from his knees through the legs back up then rip a roof job past the Blue’s goalie for the 1-0 lead.
The Blues tied the game late in the 1st by former Cap and Aussie Nathan Walker from a shot from the point.
You know the saying that we always hear “pucks on net” well this wasn’t more true for the Caps second goal of the night where Nicolas Aube-Kubel threw the puck in-front and deflected of a Blue’s players stick for an own goal.
With his assist on Nic Aube-Kubel’s second period goal, John Carlson became the fifth player in Capitals franchise history to record 400 even-strength points (Alex Ovechkin: 941; Nicklas Backstrom: 610; Mike Gartner: 552; Peter Bondra: 533).
The Capitals went back on the power-play and we got an Oshie one knee one timer roofer to make it 3-1 in favor of the good guys.
Pacioretty recorded his second assist of the game on the Capitals’ 3rd goal. With two assists tonight, Pacioretty has registered his first multi-point game as a Capital and the 160th of his career.
Then right as another power-play expired Dylan Strome knocked in a deflection off a one timer by Ovechkin to add to the Cap’s lead making it 4-1. Ovi and Strome are now tied for the team lead in scoring with 28 points.
Then the moment we were waiting for especially on Capital’s cowboy hat night. Timothy Jimothy gets his 3rd goal of the game on the empty netter in the McNugget Minute. (Free 6 piece nugs)
Oshie’s 4th hat trick as a Capital is the 6th most in franchise history (Alex Ovechkin: 30; Peter Bondra: 19; Mike Gartner: 13; Dennis Maruk: 10; Alexander Semin: 7). He is also the 2nd player to get a hatty agaisnt his former team joing Jocelyn Lemieux (1990 w/ Chicago) as the only other one to do it.
The power-play was on it today has to be the most successful game the Caps have had on the power-play maybe all season.
Ovi made his triumphant return to the lineup and extended his point streak to 7 games, especially on the assist of Strome’s goal the one timer he took like like vintage Ovi. Maybe he just needed a couple rest days being that he is still an old man.
It wouldn’t be fair to not mention how good Lindgren was tonight. He stopped 18 of 20 shots to earn his 9th victory.
The boys will now fly to St. Louis after practice today and face the Blues Saturday night which begins a long road trip for the Caps.
The Morning Skate 
Oshie still got game
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