It is not often you can turn a hockey game off after the first goal, but so far during this Washington Capitals season, the first goal will tell you who wins. Going into Friday night’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team that scored scored the first goal had won 18 of the previous 24 games.
Jakob Chychrun‘s late third period goal bucked that trend to give the Caps the lead, en route to a 4-2 win.
“I thought we still played well for most of the game. Especially in the O-zone. I thought we generated a lot,” Chychrun said.