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Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin

Game 39: Beaten in St. Louis

Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin

NBC Sports Washington

Washington Capitals, Hockey, Craig Laughlin, Sports News, Ice Hockey, News, Sports, Nhl, Joe Beninati

4.8528 Ratings

🗓️ 4 January 2019

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Caps lose 5-2 at the Blues despite leading 2-1. Rob, Ryan, and Brent Johnson start with the positive of the night as Alex Ovechkin scores his 30th goal of the season before trying to diagnose what's wrong with the power play.

Come for the hockey, stay to hear about Brent's odds superstitions (16:46).

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0:00.0

Brent Johnson, that was a giant turd of a hockey game by the Stanley Cup champs.

0:05.7

Yeah, that was, you know, something that is very abnormal for the Washington Capitol,

0:10.1

especially the two game loss in a row and getting outshot what something like 42 to 25, I believe it was.

0:18.9

I mean, that's just something that they don't see.

0:21.1

And they've been unbelievable in second periods in the past month, but not the last two games.

0:26.9

Not good.

0:28.0

Not tonight.

0:29.1

Ryan Billy, considering what we saw in the game, are you more excited to talk about the

0:33.4

caps, second straight loss, or find out more about Johnny's weird eccentricities and superstitions.

0:39.3

Do, do, do, do you.

0:40.3

I think that what we talked about in the pregame was tip of the icebergs.

0:44.5

We're going to deep dive into Johnny's craziness when he played the game.

0:49.8

The Caps lose 5'2 to St. Louis.

0:52.2

I'm Rob Carlin.

0:53.4

The Capitals Talk podcast starts now.

0:58.7

Washington's five-game road win streak is a thing in the past.

1:02.8

The St. Louis Blues on home ice with Maroon driving in.

1:06.7

Going to the goal are going to get out of here tonight with a five-two decision over the defending champions. Well, that was a big shit sandwich of a game by the cap. So do we want to start, Billy, you think, talking about the game? Ovi's 30th or just get right into Johnny's superstition? Now let's get the game stuff out of the way. Game stuff out of the way first. Ovi, 30 goals.

1:28.1

Through the scene, Ovechkin, fires.

1:29.7

He scores.

1:31.5

Alex Ovechkin at 30.

1:35.0

First 14 seasons, ties Mike Gartner is the only players to ever do that.

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