Washington Capitals Dominate Avalanche in 7-3 Victory

The Washington Capitals got off to their best start of the season on Saturday night, scoring four first-period goals en route to a convincing 7-3 victory on home ice over the Colorado Avalanche.

The Washington Capitals stormed out of the gates on this night, immediately making their presence felt in the first minute of the game with a couple strong shifts.

The Capitals received an early power play on a Cody McLeod penalty. Though the Caps couldn’t officially convert on the man advantage, Justin Williams put the guys in red on the board just after it expired. Washington spent the majority of the power play in the offensive zone, and it didn’t look like the Avalanche had any idea of how to stop…