My Thoughts:
*The Caps finally had a good start to the game, even though they didn't score in the first period they were all over the Canes at times. If it wasn't for hitting the post 4 times then this would have not been a close game.
*The Caps did indeed score the first goal for a change as Justin Williams redirected a pass from Jason Chimera that beat Eddie Lack. For Williams it was his 21st goal of the season.
*They kept coming and putting pressure on the Canes however again the post, and Eddie Lack kept the Canes in the game till Jordan Stall tied the game.
*The 3rd period both teams had chances but could not capitalize on those chances.
*The game would go to overtime where Evgeny Kuznetsov found Alex Ovechkin for his 42nd goal of the season to give the Caps their 50th win of the season. Ending a two game losing streak.
*With the win Braden Holtby has broken Olaf Kolzig's team record for wins in a season. For Holts it was his 42nd win of the season, and we still have 13 more games for him to add to that record. For Holtby, it looked to be a bounce back performance for him as he looked very solid in net stopping 25 of 26 shots.
*Overall it is nice for the Caps to clinch the playoffs, it is the first step that they hope to achieve this season. Now that that is done, it is time to focus on just playing well and locking up home ice which should happen fairly easily given their standing. It was good to see them play with effort for almost the entire night. That's why they deserved to win tonight. We will see if they can start making that a habit.
What's Next: Friday Mar. 18th vs. Nashville 7:00 p.m on CSN
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