The Capitals gave backup goalie Philipp Grubauer the best 25th birthday present he could ask for, recording a decisive 3-1 victory on Friday night.
Here's Friday night's Plus/Minus:
Plus: How about “Damn” Daniel Winnik and Philipp Grubauer, both jotting down great games! More on each of them below.
Minus: Cranberry sauce that isn’t jellied. Get the heck out of here with that potpurri nonsense.
And now, this...
Ten more notes on the game:
- A great low, sharp-angle shot at Anders Nilsson's leg pads by Lars Eller and a strong hustle play to create havoc by Brett Connolly put a loose puck at the feet of a drifting Daniel Winnik, who beat the goalie near-side post for the first goal early in the first period.