Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Two years ago today, the Washington Capitals and Evgeny Kuznetsov stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Washington Capitals had trouble getting over the second round hump for several years but on this night things were different. Each Capitals win over the Pittsburgh Penguins had it’s own specialty but the one that still gets talked about to this day is Evgeny Kuznetsov‘s overtime goal.
This was a low scoring chess match with the Caps having to play several young bucks due to a hand injury to Nicklas Backstrom that he suffered in Game 5.