Postgame Recap: Caps 4 Canucks 1

 The Caps ran into a hot goalie last night as Ryan Miller looked sharp in his return to the ice. However, the Caps were still able to score 3 times on him and add an empty net goal in the last second to beat the Canucks for the second time this season 4-1.  The Caps now have a 5 game winning streak headed into the weekend.

My Thoughts:

*Evgeny Kuznetsov was great last night with 2 goals and a beautiful assist to set up Tom Wilson in the second period. Last night was one of those games were the Canucks just could not stop Kuzzy all game, he was all over the ice.

*Dmitry Orlov played very well last night, as he has been getting points and playing solid defense. Last night he had a assist.

*Good to see Tom Wilson score again, I have seen him get better and better offensively as the season goes on. I am also starting to see him develop into a player who is physical but he is battling for the puck and playing smarter.

*Braden Holtby was great again last night making 29 saves on 30 shots. The only goal he gave up was on a Canucks 5 on 3 as Radim Vrbata scored on a couple of wacks at the puck. So, even on a 5 on 3 the Canucks had to work to score.

*Andre Burakovsky played on of his better games of the year as well as he was all over the ice. Burkie collected two assists and was out there throwing his body around as well.

*Karl Alzner scored his 3rd goal of the season after a puck battle that Justin Williams and Andre Burakovsky won and got the puck to Alzner who fired in the net past Miller.

*Overall the Caps keep humming along as they are now 33-7-3 with 69 points, just 43 games into the season. They now sit 16 points up on the Islanders for first place with a game in hand, and 18 up on the third place Rangers. The way the Caps are playing they may not need to worry about the division here in a month or so. We will see if they can continue to stay red hot.


What's Next: Sat. Jan. 16th at. Buffalo 7:00 p.m on CSN Plus