Postgame Recap: Caps 2 Ducks 1 SO

The Caps went to Honda Center in Anaheim last night to play the leagues hottest team in the Anaheim Ducks. In what would be a good test for the Caps they were able to come away with a big shootout win.

My Thoughts:

*The Caps again started slow, shocker  I know. Ryan Getzlaf fired a bullet passed Braden Holtby just 1:00 into the game to give the Ducks a 1-0 lead.

*Braden Holtby was great last night as he stopped 27 of 28 shots, but some of them were very big saves that keep the game from getting worse.

*The Caps had their chances last night but John Gibson was very good for the Ducks. The Caps had a few quality chances and Gibson held his own.

*Andre Burakovsky would tie the game just 0:41 into the 3rd period as he was set up by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Justin Williams had the secondary assist. For Burakovsky it was his 14th goal of the season.

*Both teams had chances in overtime as the Caps outshot the Ducks 3-2, but again the goaltending was outstanding.

*In the shootout Braden Holtby made a couple of big time saves, T.J Oshie scored first to put the Caps in front. Corey Perry would score in the top of the 3rd round to tie it, but Nick Backstrom would put the game away beating Gibson to end the Ducks winning streak.

*Overall this was a huge win for the Caps to be able to go into Honda Center, and beat the Ducks. The Ducks can score a lot of goals and the Caps were able to keep them from scoring too much. It was a very big two points in my opinion. The Caps now have a 20 point lead over the Rangers for the division with just 16 games left in the regular season.


What's Next: Wed. Mar. 9th at. LA Kings 10:30 p.m on CSN