The Capitals get on the board first, with Andre Burakovsky lighting the lamp just over two minutes into Game 7 against the Carolina Hurricanes Wednesday.
Burkie with the swipe and SNIPE! #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/8qZV8bLYSt
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 24, 2019
It's #Game7 and @andreburakovsky is taking that very seriously. #StanleyCup---- Watch: https://t.co/oCNiC8KLYT @NBCSN---- Watch: https://t.co/Ru1tdgCszT @Sportsnet pic.twitter.com/YTq7lPq05u
— NHL (@NHL) April 24, 2019It was just minutes later when Alex Ovechkin found Tom Wilson for the one-timer in front of Carolina's Petr Mrazek, to put the Caps up 2-0 early in the first period.
Ovi you beautiful Russian god. #ALLCAPS #CapsCanes pic.twitter.com/SFqGDkHaNF
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 24, 2019The Caps, along with winning every game at Capital One Arena in this first-round series to this point, have now scored 16 games at home against Carolina.
The Capitals would hold that 2-0 lead going into the first intermission.
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