Disrespectful: Caps beat Blue Jackets 7-2

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The Washington Capitals defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday night, but then there were still two periods left to play. By the end of regulation time, the Caps were victorious by even more.

We started in the first minute, when breakout star Aliaksei Protas finished a give-and-go with Dylan Strome. The second minute belonged to Connor McMichael and his fadeaway. Nearly five endless minutes passed before Andrew Mangipane got a rebound on Jakub Vrana’s shot. We’re more than halfway through the first period goals; stay with me. Alex Ovechkin was next with a one-timer set up by Strome and screened by Protas. The final goal of the period was a rush goal from Nic Dowd.

Logan Thompson allowed Damon Severson to sneak one through the wickets to make it 5-1 early in the second period. Connor McMichael responded with his second of the night and seventh of the season – a bank shot off a Blooj. Kevin Labanc lucked into a goal as the referees refused to whistle down a dead play under Logan Thompson.

Dylan Strome owned the lone goal of the final frame at the tail tip of tic-tac-toe pretty passing precedure that conclusively cremated Columbus.

Caps win 7-2.

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— mol 🧸 (@molfully) November 2, 2024

the greatest goal scorer ever decided he wanted to get in on the scoring today pic.twitter.com/y2p3P6GBr6

— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) November 2, 2024

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— RMNB (@rmnb) November 2, 2024

Early in the afternoon I was convinced we were heading for a Josh Hartnett late-career renaissance Trap game tonight. I was so wrong. I was the anti-J. Ann Selzer of this hockey game, but my wrong thinking didn’t last two minutes. The Jackets weren’t washed, and they still aren’t washed, but by the time they got into this game earnestly the outcome was already decided. Sometimes, that’s the way you gotta win: without mercy or honor, with coldcocks and sacktaps, using belts and roads.

In my mind, which is a dreary place, all we’ve done is scooted the disappointment back 24 hours. (Or is it 23 hours with daylight savings? Or is it 26 hours? I don’t understand daylight savings. Do not explain it to me in the comments.) Right now the Caps are headed to Raleigh to play the rested Hurricanes. That’s going to be very difficult. My advice to the team is try to score three goals before the opponents get their first shot on net.

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