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“It’s actually kind of strange now that everything seems to be going in,” Justin Williams said. “I think internally, you have to recognize the process of it and don’t get carried away by, you know, we’re scoring five, six, seven goals a night. That’s not going to last, and we’re realistic of the fact. But you ride the highs, and we need to understand reality.”
The Capitals were on a nine-game winning streak before a wild 8-7 overtime loss in Pittsburgh earlier this week. They blew an early 3-0 lead in that game, and the Capitals again got off to a hot start Thursday with two goals on their first three shots. Daniel Winnik passed the puck to Andre Burakovsky at the point. Burakovsky then maneuvered it around the right faceoff circle before using Robby Fabbri as a screen to get his wrist shot through goaltender Jake Allen 5:37 into the game.
Two minutes later, Winnik dished the puck from behind the goal line to Jay Beagle in the slot, who shot over a kneeling Jori Lehtera. Allen was pulled , replaced by Carter Hutton in net. The change didn’t last long; Allen kept his mask on while on the bench, and he was back in net less than three minutes later, just given a break after the two quick goals.
Memories of Monday’s roller coaster game flashed when St. Louis scored just 19 seconds into the second period on a strike from Jaden Schwartz. But Washington’s defense didn’t unravel this time, and the top line answered. Against his former team, T.J. Oshie scored on a backhand 3:47 into the period to return the Capitals to a two-goal cushion.
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