Ovechkin Scores 699 in Loss
Told It Here!: 25 Iconic Years of Washington Capitals Hockey with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin
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4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2020
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
The Caps fall 4-3 in OT to Montreal for their 3rd straight defeat despite the evening opening up with Alex Ovechkin scoring his 699th career goal. Rob & J.J. looks at what continues to go wrong for the Caps as their slump now includes 5 losses in their past 6 games. They also look at the Washington debut for Brenden Dillion, wonder if a familiar name to Capitals fans might return to town before the trade deadline, and preview the busy weekend ahead.
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| 0:00.0 | We'll start with the good news, J.J. Regan. |
| 0:07.1 | Alex Ovechkin scored a goal. |
| 0:08.7 | The drought is over at five games, $6.99 on the cusp of $700. |
| 0:14.4 | I start with the good news because the bad news is virtually everything else that happened in that game. |
| 0:21.9 | Ovechkin has won away. |
| 0:23.6 | He broke the streak, his season-long five-game streak. |
| 0:27.9 | Brayn't hope he was good. |
| 0:29.2 | That was also positive. |
| 0:31.0 | The third line was decent. |
| 0:32.9 | There's positive. |
| 0:34.0 | And that is where the list ends because everything else was bad against the team that was |
| 0:38.8 | really bad when the caps are in a position where they need points so this was a bad night for them |
| 0:45.3 | yeah Montreal came into this game having lost five straight on the heels of blowing a third period |
| 0:51.2 | multi-gole lead to Detroit who by the by the way, the Red Wing swept the Canadians |
| 0:55.7 | this year. |
| 0:56.6 | Four of their 15 wins were against Montreal, and that team came into this building and beat the |
| 1:03.3 | caps in overtime. |
| 1:05.3 | I'm Rob Carlin. |
| 1:06.1 | The Capitals Talk podcast starts now. |
| 1:08.4 | He starts. |
| 1:45.7 | Simply set six. I'm so much good. podcast starts now. Washington. Off the draw, score! Alex Ovechkin, 699 with a dart. This is a set play that we've seen time and time again. The Canadians lose a draw in its top shelf and the catching knit for Barry. Carrie Price rarely moved. |
| 1:46.3 | There it is. |
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