The Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators clearly had some pent up frustration Wednesday from the NHL’s extended holiday break due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In the two teams’ first game since the pause that started Dec. 22, more than five scuffles broke out, with a combined 16 penalties and 48 minutes in the box.
After the two teams traded a trio of goals, it was the Capitals who came out on top with a 5-3 victory. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the game-winner with 5:36 left.
Lars Eller, John Carlson and Nic Dowd all scored in the first period to give the Capitals an early 3-0 lead.