Backstrom has stepped it up the past 2-3 games, and good to see because they need him to be a presence. Maybe I only notice everytime he loses a faceoff, but he needs to do better at the dot.
Gotta wonder about the hit on Ovi. Macauley has to make at least a 2 min minor there or it turns into a prison riot. Qadri went low with a hip check leading with his shoulder, glad it wasn’t knee on knee and glad 8 makes it back to the ice. I just was hoping someone would make Qadri bleed from his nose for that hit. Paging Tom Wilson.
On the OT winner - almost like the Leafs D fell asleep, and Johansson really took advantage, and smart of Kuze to hit JW in the slot, as opposed to forcing the close in bad angle.
Great series and I didn’t expect it to be such a grind. Looking forward to Sunday night.
I didn’t notice but apparently Williams was benched for a bit of the third period after taking those penalties.
Guess he made good to Trotz.
That hit on Ovechkin was low by intention and he was lucky not to be injured to the point of missing games. If that hit happens in Toronto, it's play on. In DC, it was 2 minutes. He should have gotten five.
The Caps better find a way to win face offs or it will be a short series vs. Pitt. They will also need to find some speed and put more of their shots on net. Holtby will also need to be on his best game as the Pens just keep coming at ya.