Capitals vs Blue Jackets: How the Game Was Won

The Washington Capitals hit the five goal mark just ten times throughout all of last year. It took them just one period to hit that mark for the 5th time this season, an avalanche of scoring that began with an Aliaksei Protas goal just 56 seconds in:

Much like their previous outing against the Montreal Canadiens, the Capitals just had zero issue weaving through the Blue Jackets’ defense and peppering Daniil Tarasov, who surrendered 5 goals on Washington’s first seven shots of the game.