By james art 
Thirteen days away from the rigor of the rink did not hurt the capitals. Returning into action for the first time from February 9, the hats conquer the penguins in Pittsburgh with 8-3 pieces on Saturday afternoon in their first game, as NHL took a break for 4 nations.
Jacob Chihrun scored twice in the second period of five goals for Washington, which now won at least a point in 19 of his last 20 games (13-1-6). Chychrun scored consecutive goals in another shots in Washington in the second period, helping Caps get rid of a rough finish to the first period.
“We got a lot of looks tonight, so I knew I was going to get a couple,” says Chihrun, whose 16 goals are ranked third among all NHL defenders. “It was a great game from the boys. It was a lot of fun to play there tonight and it was nice to go back with them. “
With the game, everything even in 2-2 in the middle of the second period, the covers exploded for three goals for so many shots for a period of 3 minutes and 47 seconds, chasing the starter Alex Nedelkovic on the bench in the process.
All six defenders of Washington-and nine of their dozens of attackers, at least a point on Saturday, and four Caps Blueliners got out with many-point games. This is the sixth time in the history of franchise – and for the first time since November 21, 2015 – all six defenders of Washington have raised points.
“I loved our beginning,” says Caps coach Spencer Carberry. “The first 10 minutes were exactly what we wanted to do; I felt that we were right back in the midst of things. Then we lose speed with a few shifts and now we take a few penalties, and now we suddenly return to the heels for the second half of the first, and then it is transferred to the second. We took water for a good part of the time, and then she just turned. “
After the Caps Ethen Frank wing began scoring the game with its fourth goal – in 15 games – of the season at 5:13, Caps continued very offensively offensive to the rest of the first frame; They were held on a single shot by the end of the frame.
With a pair of strong games at the end of the first period, the pens had hats on the heels, holding Washington without a shot on the net by the end of the frame after a goal of Frank and pulling even when Chris Letang turned these capacity to play at 18:21. The purpose of Letang came in the 19th consecutive attempt to shoot in Pittsburgh in the back half of the initial frame.
The covers began in the second, they regained the lead when Brandon Duhaime placed Martin Fehevari on 2-on-1 hurry at 1:10 of the second.
Sydney Crosby cut the score 2-2 when he ran his back through the feet of Caps Logan Thompson goalkeeper at 6:36.
This put the scene for the offensive Chychrun fireworks. His partner Trevor Van Rimsdick made a graceful game under pressure to start moving the washer north, and then Pl Dubois lingered on the Pittsburgh line before feeding Chychrun on the weak side near Washington’s bench.
From there, Chihrun carved his way closer to the cage, expertly dragged him around the pens defender Vincent Deschaniss and tore a shot past Nedelkovic on the short side at 10:38. This goal gave Washington a lead for good.
Minutes later, Chychrun made food from Dubua and fired a shot from a distance of less than the left circle-to-far corner of the net, which made it a 4-2 race at 14:25.
Just eight seconds later, beyond the subsequent central ice tow, Aliaksei Protas broke into a breakthrough and scored the third Caps goal of so many shots, scoring the rookie Joel Blomquist from the bench with relief. The purpose of Protas was his 100th point in his career, and his goal and the second goal of Chihrun are bound for the sixth fastest couple goals in the history of franchise.
Nedelkovic retired for the afternoon at this point after being put for five goals in 14 shots in 34:25 of the work.
With a little less than two minutes left in the second, Tom Wilson tilted at Fahervari’s home, baptizing Blomqvist and expanding the lead to 6-2. Wilson’s goal was his 25th of the season, the highest in his career.
At the beginning of the third caps, they took advantage of a long electricity play session; They were in the advantage of the man when a double minor was handed over to the Hi-Sticking Dylan Strome. The lids were on the power game for more than four and a half minutes in series and the priority of two people in 87 seconds.
Washington did not score, but they pumped half a dozen Blomqvist shots and made several others that missed the sign. Later, in the third Strom, he scored in the play of power to make 7-2 at 13:11.
Danton Hainen scored a bounce for the pens at 14:22, and then Spihaime closed the score with a breakthrough at 17:19, his seventh of the season.
“We fight in so many ways,” says petihetic coach Mike Sullivan. “When they got their fourth goal, it was 3-2 game. And were five minutes and 43 seconds in the second period, and the shots were 19-9 [for the Pens]S We had twice as much offensive zone time than in the defense area. We felt pretty good where the game was, even though we were down. And then we pursued insult. And when you pursue an insult and have no recognition of risk/reward, you eventually give your opponents an easy crime. “
Caps Hustle Home after a Saturday victory; They have a home game on Sunday afternoon with Edmonton.
“I give our boys a lot of credit tonight because we don’t have it,” Carberi says. “And the boys struggled with him individually and the chemistry line, there were some things that were ruled out during this second period. But we were able to-the average period-to turn this thing and bring it back to the track, with a few huge plays that Chychy does. “