Capitals vs. Blues Recap: St. Louis Hands Washington A Decisive 2-5 Loss

Jeff Curry-USA TODAY SportsThe Capitals, coming off a rough home loss against Nashville on Monday, rode a five-game win streak on the road into the new year. They were looking to continue that trend in St. Louis but unfortunately, Washington would start the year with a loss. St. Louis scored four unanswered goals to win the game 5-2.

Here’s Thursday night’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Alex Ovechkin netted his 30th goal of the season, making this his 14th-straight 30-goal season. Keep in mind, one of those 14 seasons was shortened to 48 games with the 2012-13 NHL lockout. Ovechkin joins Mike Gartner as the only two players in NHL history to score at least 30 goals in each of their first 14 seasons.…