With back-to-back wins in their back pockets, the Washington Capitals welcomed the Colorado Avalanche (and some familiar masked faces) to town on Thursday night.
Would it be a warm welcome?
Here’s Thursday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Andre Burakovsky is back in the goal column, folks!
Minus: Evgeny Kuznetsov suffered a high hit, and Capitals fans held their breath for a few minutes.
And now, this...
Ten more notes on the game:
1. After the Capitals got back in the win column with a 3-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night - a red-letter evening in which Alex Ovechkin became the leading Russian scorer of all time with his 1180th career point - could Washington continue their winning ways?