Top 5 Capitals moments of the season

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Erik Gustafsson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Trevor van Riemsdyk, Dylan Strome, Washington Capitals (Photo by Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images) /

#3 Offensive explosion vs. Oilers

On Nov. 7 the Caps won a thrilling game against the Edmonton Oilers. Dylan Strome had a two goal game. Alex Ovechkin scored. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his first two goals of the season with both on the power play. On one of Kuzy’s goals it featured a sick no look through the legs pass from Alex Ovechkin.

Kuznetsov had a down season but this was the game where he was actually noticeable and being a playmaker on the ice. We also saw the emergence of what Dylan Strome would become. He had a big role to fill when the Caps started the season without Backstrom and he ended up doing so well the team signed him to an extension.

Of course nothing is better than an Ovechkin goal on your birthday and I got exactly that from being in the stands with my dad that night. But seeing Ovechkin pass it to Kuznetsov the way he did was a thing of beauty. What a team player Ovechkin is.

The game also featured two goals from Ryan Nugent Hopkins and goals from Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, three studs from a loaded Oilers team that could win the Cup this year. This should have been the finals matchup but oh well.

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