"You may not have been able to tell by the way they started the game, but they stepped it up in the second, kept the pressure on in the third, and finally managed to get their first win of the road trip to snap a four-game losing skid. Plus: Seeing a 90-game goalless drought come to an end tonight is a huge plus from this one,"
"as Hendrix Lapierre finally scored in the second period to tie the game at one. As Joe Beninati put it (in a way only the great Joe B. could) Hendrix got King Kong off his back - and you could see how excited his teammates were for him, both on the ice and on the bench: Minus: As good as the second period was (and it was very good), that first period...woof."
The Capitals started the game poorly but raised their play in the second, sustained pressure in the third, and captured their first win of the road trip, snapping a four-game losing skid. Hendrix Lapierre ended a 90-game goalless drought with a second-period goal to tie the game. Teammates celebrated his goal both on the ice and on the bench. Joe Beninati described the goal as getting King Kong off his back. The first period remained a weakness despite the strong middle frame. Lapierre earns Capitals player of the game recognition.
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