There’s time for the Pittsburgh Penguins to flip the scrip, but so far on Monday, it looks like the patterns continue to go the Washington Capitals’ way.
The Caps are aiming for a 10th straight win (and Pittsburgh’s fourth consecutive loss) after taking a 2-0 lead through the first period.
The strong play of Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie stands as one of the reasons why Washington has been blazing such an impressive path, and they combined for a really nice goal to give their team that added cushion. Both Oshie’s pass and Backstrom’s goal are impressive in the clip above.
Also, here’s the Andre Burakovsky goal that began the scoring:
And, just for the heck of it:
#BucketTaps #CapsPens pic.twitter.com/r7XsT0HGpS
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 17, 2017