Postgame Recap: Sharks 6 Caps 5 SO

Well last night's game was a wild one. The Shark came out in the first 10 minutes and got a pair of goals by Matt Irwin, the second being the first goal the Caps have given up on the PK this season. Then John Scott who defiantly not known for his goal scoring ability beat Braden Holtby. That goal would end Holtby's night.



Caps/Sharks Game Highlights:

 The second period was completely different as the Caps would get a PP goal from Marcus Johansson to cut the lead to 3-1. Then a bad bounce as on a rush Joe Pavelski took a shot that Justin Peters stopped but the deflection went off Eric Fehr and right into the net. After all that the Caps still tried to comeback. The 4th line had a great shift and were buzzing in the Sharks zone when a Mike Green wrist shot sailed past Antti Niemi to make it 4-2. Liam O'Brien got an assist for his first NHL point. Less then a minutes after that a beautiful play from Fehr to Backstrom to Ovechkin and all of a sudden it was 4-3 going into the 3rd.
  Bad bounces continued as Tommy Wingels scored on a rebound that Peters normally swallows up and the Caps again were down by 2 at 5-3. With less than 6 minutes left the Caps earned a PP and made it count as Alex Ovechkin scored his 4th goal of the season to make it 5-4. A little over a minute later Troy Brouwer would put the crowd in a frenzy when he scored after a Sharks defensemen fell.
  However, the Sharks would prevail in the SO after Joe Pavelski scored right have Evgeny Kuznetsov hit the post on the second shot.


My Thoughts:

*Alex Ovechkin was the best player on the ice. He scored 2 goals had an assist and then blocked shot and threw his weight around. Play like that will put him in the MVP conversation.

*Liam O'Brien had his first career point with an assist on the Mike Green goal. O'Brien, Kuznetsov and Latta are playing very well together.

*Faceoffs are a negative the Caps came into the game 28th in the league while the Sharks were 3rd, and it showed tonight.

*While the defense overall wasn't great, Mike Green and Matt Niskanen played great. Mike Green has played very well in the two games he has played in this year.

*Caps had a bad start but showed character in their comeback. The effort is there but the they did play sloppy at times and it cost them a chance of winning this game outright.

*Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov are getting better with each game but again they need to work on faceoffs. However, they are working hard and they look like they will continue to get better as the season goes on.

*Braden Holtby had a rough night but that will happen from time to time. We will have to see if Barry Trotz puts him out there tomorrow night.



Whats Next: Thurs. Oct. 16th vs. New Jersey Devils 7 p.m. CSN