Capitals vs. Red Wings Recap: Washington Win Wraps Up Wow Month

Raj Mehta-USA TODAY SportsWashington traveled to Detroit to pick up their 21st and 22nd points in the month of November with a 5 to 2 victory over the Red Wings.

Here’s Saturday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Alex Ovechkin’s three goal game extends his scoring streak to three games.

Minus: The Capitals committed three penalties in the first period and four on the night, including a too many men violation. Silly stuff early in the contest.

And now, this...

Eight more notes on the game:

Two quick first period penalties whistled 2:52 apart put Washington’s penalty killers in a crunch early on. 27 seconds into the second minor penalty Robby Fabbri tallied his sixth goal of the season by roofing the puck…