For context, I’ve been a fan since midway through the 2007/08 season. As such I’ve been pretty fortunate not to see too many actively bad Capitals teams. At the same time I’ve also seen them clutch defeat from the jaws of victory more times than I’d care to admit.
As such. Joel Ward Vs Boston was my favourite moment for an awful long time.
Washington had absolutely no business winning that series. They were down their two starting goalies and had to rely on this kid from Hershey in net. They were unfavored against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins and had Dale Hunter behind the bench.
Somehow, despite all that they kept themselves alive and then it happened. Joel Ward makes himself a Capitals legend buy sticking one behind Tim Thomas in overtime.
Boston goes home. Washington moves on.
What about you?
I love Brouwer’s celly here. The game didn’t really matter and Chicago won the Cup that year, but damn what a moment.
I’m gonna go a bit against the grain and pick Ovi’s goal vs. New York in game 2 of their series against the Rangers, where he just fucking walked their defence and hung them out to dry. Either that, or his goal versus Montréal where he turned Subban inside out and left his jockstrap hanging from the rafters. That was beautiful.
I remember watching that goal (UK fan - I was on my fitness bike at the time) and I remember letting out a very audible ‘Oh Wooooooow’ at like 8am whilst everyone in the house was in bed. My favourite Ovi goal to this day.
Haha welcome to Caps fandom. We’re glad to have ya! Why’d you pick the Caps, though, if I can ask?
Sheer dumb luck. If I remember correctly I picked up the EA Sports NHL game for Xbox and I didn’t have a team so I just went with the team on the front.
I’ve been super fortunate with that pick. Imagine picking the Islanders, Arizona or god forbid the Sabres.
Rod Langway’s OT playoff goal against the Rangers in 1990. I was watching the game at a friends house since we didn’t have cable. When the game went to overtime my friend and I picked who we thought would score the winner, I sarcastically picked Langway…I was right…he was my favorite player growing up.
It was a good year, the first time the Caps made it to the conference finals.
