Unbelievable Comeback Seals Shocking Upset Over Collapsing Canes in Final Seconds!
Saturday night’s showdown between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes was shaping up to be, well, a bit of a nightmare for the Caps. With a laundry list of absences and a chilly start on the scoreboard, most folks had this game marked down as a loss before the puck even dropped. But oh, did the Capitals flip the script — clawing back from a three-goal hole to pull off a comeback that was as exhilarating as it was desperately needed. From defensive mishaps early on to a rally fueled by grit and unexpected heroes, Washington showed tremendous heart and resilience. And at the end of it all, Justin Sourdif sealed the deal in overtime, giving Caps fans a victory that felt downright glorious. If you want to dive into all the twists, turns, and standout moments from this rollercoaster contest,
The Washington Capitals had every reason to lose Saturday evening’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. They had excuses lined up and ready to go, but they’ll sit fallow. Instead, they mounted a thrilling comeback to deliver a sorely needed and downright glorious win.
The Hurricanes stuffed the Capitals into a locker. Mark Jankowski scored after a chip-in from the blue line that really ought to have been cleared. Sebastian Aho scored on a gimme of a turnover from John Carlson. Shayne Gostisbehere made it 3-0 early in the second with a softy.
Then the Caps mounted their comeback, kicking off with known-scorer Hendrix Lapierre‘s second goal of the season. Dylan Strome drew the Caps within one goal thanks to a terrific assist from Aliaksei Protas. Jakob Chychrun tied it with his signature shot.
Justin Sourdif clutched it in overtime.
Caps win! Huge!
- Out: Matt Roy, Connor McMichael, Charlie Lindgren, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Martin Fehervary, Logan Thompson.
- And against the best possession team in the league, this was always going to be a daunting game. It wasn’t playing unrested against a rested team, but in a spiritual sense this was supposed to be a scheduled loss.
- I’m gonna hit a few more bummers up front. Stay with me.
- Declan Chisholm blew a clear and then fell over on the first Canes goal. John Carlson got the primary assist on the second Canes goal. Stevenson is going to see the third on the inside of his eyelids tonight. Three savage goof-ups to spot the visitors a three-goal lead.
- From the America Online out-of-town scoreboard:
- With Thompson and Lindgren unavailable, Hershey’s Clay Stevenson suited up in red for the first time this season and the second time ever. He gave up five to Pittsburgh in his last NHL start, so this was a marked improvement. But boy do the Caps need their goalies back. Canada could probably use a healthy Logan Thompson too.
- Okay, fun stuff.
- Hendrix Lapierre went to the net as fellow-low-ice-time-getter Sonny Milano reset from the blue line. For all its strengths, the Canes can’t clear a crease. Lapierre had two whacks at it. Lapierre now has two goals in his last five games and also two goals in his last hundred games or whatever the number is. I hope this game isn’t the only comeback he started.
- Tomorrow, I’m gonna look up how Lapierre ranked among forwards in goals per hour in January. The denominator is measly.
- Tom Wilson leveled a monster hit on Logan Stankoven – and I’m not going to do the one joke again, but you know it – as a preamble to Chychrun’s tying goal. The Canes bench was not happy about that hit.
- I feel like maybe we’re not talking enough about how, as of right now, Alex Ovechkin is scheduled to play 13 more games in DC ever.
Look how Locker looks at TJ #joebsuitofthenight
That was a triumph.
Sincerely.
Aside from the mistakes that handed those goals to Carolina, the Capitals played a gutsy, tenacious game – dictating play against a team for whom play is rarely dictated. The team that I sometimes fear the Caps are would have pouted their way from the Gostisbehere goal to the buzzer. This was the opposite. There were contributors on all four lines. There was a call-up goalie playing his best against the top of the division. Lapierre and Sourdif – two profoundly underappreciated players – came up huge. Also huge: huge guys like Wilson and Protas. I love all of it.
Great damn game.
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