Unscheduled loss: Sharks beat Caps 2-1 in additional time

The Washington Capitals met Macklin Celebrini for the primary time on Tuesday night time, internet hosting the San Jose Sharks to DC for a uncommon go to.

Tyler Toffoli owned the lone objective of the primary interval, utilizing Rasmus Sandin as a display screen as he ripped a fantastic shot from the excessive slot. Nic Dowd drew it even within the second interval, taking a fairly move from Martin Fehervary on a set play. We didn’t get a call in regulation, however William Eklund transformed an influence play not lengthy into additional time.

Caps lose.

• I stole the headline from Alex from #crashers. Thank you, Alex, for being humorous and beta testing and developing with this headline. Sorry for stealing from you.
• There was a sort of background radiation all through the sport, a imprecise feeling that you’re not secure, that you’re in a Trap Game. I attempted making an image of Macklin Celebrini the place he regarded like Josh Hartnett within the poster for the film Trap, however a) nobody however me and Aileen noticed that film, b) I didn’t have time as a result of I used to be watching the sport, and c) I don’t truly know learn how to do it.
• After three high-scoring video games in a row, we have been due for somewhat letdown. And it’s not that the Caps have been horrible at creating probabilities; they weren’t. It’s simply that San Jose goalie Mackenzie Blackwood was dialed in.

• Luckily, so too was Logan Thompson. I don’t put something towards him right here.
• Lars Eller drew a tripping name from Alex Wennberg within the second interval. I remarked that he’s been excellent at drawing penalties since coming to the Caps, and that’s true, however then he took that journey within the third. So what do I do know. Nothing.
• From the Live Water out-of-town scoreboard: ex-Caps Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Beck Malenstyn combined for a pretty goal as a part of Buffalo’s four-goal first interval towards Colorado. Buffalo blew that lead, by the best way.
• Jakob Chychrun led the crew in pictures tried, however he additionally had essentially the most bother in his personal finish. He had a stick damaged within the third interval that was practically decisive.
• Late in regulation, Tom Wilson high-sticked Macklin Celebrini, drawing blood. The latter is the league’s golden youngster and the previous is possibly essentially the most improved participant in the whole NHL this season however whose previous haunts him, like Aragorn in that attractive Cronenberg film. I feel it was an accident by Wilson, however boy was that unlucky. Cost the sport, even when the Caps didn’t need to win it within the first place.
• Things that didn’t occur: Nic Dowd didn’t commit an agonizing penalty. Dylan Strome didn’t lose a tooth. The Caps didn’t win.

Pride Night. I wrote this final 12 months, and I don’t suppose I can enhance on it:

It was Pride Night at Capital One Arena. Pride is important as a result of up to now its absence meant disgrace and oppression and loss of life. In an imaginary universe the place historical past didn’t occur, then possibly all that may be requested of you is benign indifference when the folks round you reside actualized lives, however that’s not the world we reside in. So we are saying be your self, and we rejoice the folks round us for whom doing that requires bravery. I want it didn’t, and possibly in the future it received’t. This is how we get there.  🏳️‍🌈

I don’t suppose that was an excellent hockey sport, and never as a result of the Caps didn’t rating a ton of targets. Across all 4 strains and three defensive pairings, the Caps let the Sharks cruise via impartial with out sufficient strain. Maybe I’m spoiled at this level, nevertheless it’s unacceptable to me if San Jose is dictating the tempo of play for Washington.

See you Friday night time in Toronto. That’ll be a giant one.