A major penalty opened the door for the Washington Capitals to take over early in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Columbus winger Josh Anderson was assessed a five-minute major, and ejected on a game misconduct penalty, for boarding Caps defender Michal Kempny in the first period.
#CBJ Josh Anderson has been assessed a 5 minute major and a game misconduct for this hit on Michal Kempny. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/2KslGZ9IoG
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports)
April 13, 2018 Evgeny Kuznetsov put the Capitals on the board first, scoring a power-play goal with two minutes and eight seconds remaining in the first period.
Did @tjoshie77 get a piece of it? #CapsJackets #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/OUzZpr1Q2j
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals)
April 13, 2018 Less than a minute later, Kuznetsov put another goal past Columbus netminder Sergei Bobrovsky, giving the Caps a commanding 2-0 lead heading into first intermission, with another two-plus minutes still remaining on the power play.
EN FUEGO! @kuzya92 #CapsJackets #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/0a5zqozns3
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals)
April 13, 2018 Alexander Wennberg brought the Jackets within one five minutes into the second.
