In a statement game, Alan, the Stanley Cup champs made a big statement, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in every way possible physically with more talent, and they really sent a huge message.

Start from the goaltender out. Braden Holpey started back there. The Caps defense was so much better throughout this one.

The forwards were pretty

much perfect in how they played this game. Puck management, puck protection, physical, fast,

and you let the skills shine through. It was a lot of fun, Ryan, Billy, to watch that game play

out, to jump on top, 3-0 in the first, to go up 4-0. Got a little dicey when it became 4-2,

but then Ovi strikes for 50 and then 51.

We are so lucky, as they used to say about LeBron,

we are all witnesses.

We are witnessing the greatest goal scorer,

certainly of our generation,

and the greatest power goal score ever.

How good would it have been had he done the hot stick?

You were rooting for that.

I was very much rooting for that.

The dude's got a flare for the dramatic.

Arguably the biggest game, one of the biggest games this month against the team that

we now officially hate and he scores the two

goals it was a good night yes yes he did ryan billy way to step up there i hope they beat that out

but you know what he said the final nails in the coffin of a six three win on the road for the

Stanley Cup champs I'm Rob Coral and the capital's talk podcast starts now

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