Washington Capitals: 2015 Was A Year To Remember

The 2015 Bridgestone Winter Classic

Washington D.C. finally played host to one of the most anticipated individual games during any given NHL season. It was four years to the day after the Washington Capitals traveled to Heinz Field in Pittsburgh in their very first Winter Classic appearance. It was only a matter of time before D.C. hosted their own, and they did so in a big way.

They hosted a talented Chicago Blackhawks team that would eventually go on to win the Stanley Cup six months later. In a thrilling game that did not disappoint, the all-time leading outdoor goal scoring leader in the NHL, Eric Fehr, added another tally which moved him to three over the course of his career. A hungry Alexander Ovechkin followed suit, scoring his first career outdoor goal and coming oh-so-close on several other occasions throughout the game to adding another.

After a comeback by Chicago, a former teammate of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and several other current Blackhawks played hero for the home team. Troy Brouwer scored on a turnaround wrister with 12.9 seconds remaining in the game to break the tie and win the game for the Washington Capitals. It was certainly one of the more exciting moments of the season for the Caps, and given all of the fanfare and hype around the game, one of the more exciting moments in franchise history.

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