My Thoughts:
*The top line again was just oustanding. T.J Oshie had another goal on top of get plenty of chances around the goal crease. Evgeny Kuznetsov made highlight reel pass on Andre Burakovsky's goal and finished the night with three assists. Lastly, the captain Alex Ovechkin had a goal and assist and was able to record point number 900 of his career.
*Nick Backstrom once again showed that he was ready to go this season with two goals. Again the fact that I thought he would need a couple games to get going seems ridiculous now.
*Andre Burakovsky scored his first of the season in the first period as he was a recipient of a great effort and dazzling pass by Kuznetsov in the first.
*Justin Williams has played well despite not scoring a whole lot in the first five games of the season. However, he would assist on both goals by Nick Backstrom and had a good all around night.
*Jason Chimera scored his second goal of the season after a great play by Jay Beagle to spring Chimera on a 2 on 1, Chimera buried the puck top shelf. That line has played very well on both ends of the ice and it is nice to see them get rewarded.
*Brade Holtby stopped 17 of 19 shots last night for a .895 save percentage. That's not a real busy night for Holtby but I will take the fact that the Caps outshot the Flames 30-19.
*Overall the Flames have gotten off to a slow start this season and I considered this a game the Caps needed to win to hit a team while they are down and leave no doubt. Even though the start was a little slow they dominated the Flames and got two points to start this weeks road trip.
What's Next: Thursday Oct. 22nd at. Vancouver 10:00 p.m on CSN
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