Vitek Vanecek takes down Arizona in an absurdly boring hockey

Vitek Vanecek takes down Arizona in an absurdly boring hockey game: Capitals beat Coyotes 2-0

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From Friday night through Saturday morning, the Washington Capitals looked to end their long road trip on a good note by beating up the terrible Arizona Coyotes. With a win in Washington, the Coyotes would be one loss away from losing ten straight games.

Conor Sheary rammed home a loose puck to put the Caps ahead. In the second we have nothing. John Carlson empty net. Vitek Vanecek Shutout.

Capitals beat Coyotes 2-0!

  • It felt like the Caps had the puck the entire first period but just didn’t do anything with it. Some stages, like their only power play in the frame, felt like they were moving in slow motion. A terrible thing for a tired recapper.
  • I must salute the Italian contingent present during this game, as I am one myself. We had a Carcone, we had a Capobianco and we had a Vitelli in the net. Aye oh, fuhgeddaboudit. Paste your own Italian hands emojis here.
  • At the beginning of the game, I just sat listening to Joe B call out names of players in the Coyotes and reflected on how much of a career graveyard Arizona is right now. Phil Kessel, Loui Eriksson, Andrew Ladd, Antoine Roussel, Alex Galchenyuk, Jay Beagle, Anton Stralman and Shayne Gostisbehere to name a few.
  • It felt like the Caps once again had the puck for the entire second period but did little to nothing with it. That was a very bad game to not be able to score goals because it’s like infinite.
  • Garnet Hathaway had a goal deflected due to a high stick and although Joe B and Locker thought the call was wrong, I wholeheartedly agree with the written word of the rule, which includes distractions from any player or official. Do I find this kind of exact scenario somewhat questionable, shouldn’t it remain a target? Yes.
  • Do you want to know the song I listened to repeatedly to join this game? That sick ‘Pump It Up’ remix by Endor.
  • Conor Sheary came on with his 18th goal of the season, which was also his 40th point. Sheary is the Caps’ fifth-best scorer as the wily forward continues to prove general manager Brian MacLellan was right in signing him for an extension a year ago.
  • A game that was supposed to start late due to time zones… featured a pregame ceremony that made it start even later. And then we got whatever that was for sixty minutes. That should be illegal.
  • The power play just stunk. They looked like they’d rather be doing something other than scoring goals.
  • Vitek Vanecek with his fourth shutout of the season and sixth of his career.

The Caps will now return home in hopes of getting revenge on the Toronto Maple Leafs after Toronto beat them 7-3 eight days ago. Auston Matthews is still looking for goals 59 and 60 of the season.

Screenshot via NBC Sports Washington