Capitals vs. Blues Recap: Blown Away By Blue Notes

In a week night battle between cross conference foes the St. Louis Blues downed the Capitals 5 to 2 in Washington.

Here’s Tuesday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Marcus Johansson made his Washington Capitals return and skated a rather uneventful 17:56.

Minus: Michal Kempny and Anthony Mantha each taking a pair of penalties.

Nine more notes on the game:

1. Midway through the first Evgeny Kuznetsov tallied a power play goal. His perfect shot handcuffed Blues goaltender Ville Husso and the puck bounced into the net.
2. Multiple minutes later Brandon Saad responded for St.