How Often Should Caps Fans Expect a McNugget Minute Goal?

Alex Ovechkin has scored seven goals in the last minute of a period in the last 101 games. (Caps Outsider)A couple of games ago, we started hearing about the ‘McNugget Minute’ during Caps games. If the Caps score a goal in the last minute of any period, the next day, using the McDonald’s App, you need to spend one dollar to get a free box of six-piece chicken McNuggets (valued at about $3.50). This means the Caps have three chances per game to score a goal in the final minute of the period, perhaps four if they count overtime.

Obviously, even without McNuggets, scoring in the last minute of the first or second period typically gives the team momentum going into the break, and it’s often used…