"We got our first look at the full top unit of the Capitals' power play for the first time this fall, and I thought they created a few good looks. Alex Ovechkin looks set to play the full two minutes of every man-advantage again this year, which I'm still not too sure about. It feels like, at least to me, that opposing penalty kills would need to adapt on the fly more"
"Ryan Leonard was very involved physically again, which was good to see. He's going to take some licks but will always give them back, too. Beautiful stuff from him and Miro on Declan Chisholm's goal. Chisholm likely already had that seventh defenseman spot completely locked down and put the finishing touch on a good first preseason with the Capitals. Still really like what I'm seeing from Hendrix Lapierre. He's consistently doing all of the little things right."
The Washington Capitals closed their preseason with a final exhibition against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Multiple posts and crossbars occurred in the first period while neither team scored. Declan Chisholm opened scoring in the second after plays involving Ivan Miroshnichenko and Ryan Leonard. Pierre-Luc Dubois finished a two-on-one for Columbus, and Mathieu Olivier added a late goal. The Capitals deployed their full top power-play unit with Alex Ovechkin expected to play extended man-advantage minutes. Ryan Leonard played physically, Hendrix Lapierre showed dependable, detail-oriented play, and Dylan McIlrath and Matt Roy suffered injuries.
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