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Washington Capitals: Capitals Defeat Oilers At Home

By Dylan Botelho |
Jan 13, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Capitals players celebrate after their game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Verizon Center. The Capitals won 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 13, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Capitals players celebrate after their game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Verizon Center. The Capitals won 6-0. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

The Washington Capitals noticed their 13th win on home ice against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, tying a team record.

Connor McDavid is a pleasure to watch. The 8th wonder of the world, McDavid will soon be the new face of the NHL. The Washington Capitals managed to keep the McDavid-lead Edmonton Oilers however, to only one goal.

The Capitals haven’t just been great at home during their current run, they’ve been unstoppable, outscoring opponents 64-20. Let me do some quick math for you… that’s over three times as many goals as their opponents.

Tom Wilson got the Capitals on the board mid-way through the first period, putting one in past Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot’s glove and off the post.

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An awful turnover by the Washington Capitals thanks to some defensive miscommunication lead to a prime opportunity for Edmonton. Oilers’ Leon Draisaitl made the most of his chance, snapping in a wrister and we have a tie game.

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The post was the Capitals best friend in this one. Justin Williams scored what would eventually be the game-winning goal with 14 minutes reaming in the 3rd period. Thanks to an amazing feed from Jay Beagle, Williams notched his 19th goal of the season off BOMB of a one-timer.

Riley Barber made his NHL debut for the Capitals Thursday night. The Capitals 6th round pick in 2012, it has been a long time coming for Barber. Barber was paired with Lars Eller and Zach Sanford on the third line, totaling 9:56 minutes of ice-time in his debut. Barber and Aaron Ness were recalled from Hershey after the Capitals placed Burakovsky on IR, Thursday. Ness logged 10:57 of total ice-time, filling in the gaps that Matt Niskanen’s injury and Brooks Orpik’s less-than stellar play left.

The Capitals 13th straight home win ties that of the 2010 Capitals team. While they tied one record, the Capitals streak of scoring 5 goals in consecutive home games ended at 11, tied with the 1970-71 Boston Bruins for the longest in league history.

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The Capitals take on the Predators in Nashville Saturday at 5:00 PM. Their first opportunity to break the franchise record will come Thursday, March 2nd against the New Jersey Devils .

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