DENVER — Once the Washington Capitals stopped hitting the post, they were able to reach a milestone.
Alex Ovechkin scored in a three-goal second period and the Capitals won their franchise-record 55th game of the season by beating the Colorado Avalanche, 4-2, on Friday night.
Early on, the Capitals were pinging shots off the post left and right. The ones that didn’t draw iron were stopped by former Washington goaltender Semyon Varlamov.
“The only reason the game was close was Varlamov and the posts,” said Capitals coach Barry Trotz, who estimated his team hit five posts.