My Thoughts:
*Justin Williams started the scoring with his 13th goal of the season off a great pass by Andre Burakovsky.
*T.J Oshie would get a power play goal to make it 2-0, off a tic tac toe play as he took a feed from Evegeny Kuznetsov.
*Zach Sill returned from suspension and paid dividends as he was able to score his 1st goal as a Cap.
*After that the flood gates opened as Dmitry Orlov shot a bullet into the top corner of the net to make it 4-1, and it was not even half way through the 2nd period.
*Then a special moment all Caps fan will remember for a long time as on a power play Jason Chimera fed Alex Ovechkin who shot the puck and beat Andrew Hammond for his 500th career goal. The Verizon Center erupted and all of OV's teammates jumped off the bench to celebrate with him. His mother and father in the stands watching, it would end up being a very special moment in Caps history. In the 3rd period OV would add number 501 on a beautiful play.
*Also in the third period Tom Wilson scored his 3rd goal of the season. Wilson has been played well offensively even though the goals haven't come yet. Hopefully that will change now.
*Nick Backstrom and Jason Chimera each had 3 assist nights, and Andre Burakovsky had 2 assists as well however he would leave the game after awkwardly falling into the boards.
*Overall the Caps continue to run away with the Metropolitan Division no matter what obstacles are in their way. Alex Ovechkin's 500th career goal is just another great moment in a season so far that has all the makings of being a very special one in Caps history. I think people will agree with me that there is something special about this years team.
What's Next: Thursday Jan. 16th vs. Vancouver 7:00 p.m on CSN
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