By far the cup winning goal, but that series changer against the Jackets is right up there for me. Off topic, but they should make an action figure of Holtby and that save in the Finals.
Greatest Goal in Caps history
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I want a Dale Hunter into Turgeron set!
Funny how winning a cup can make the memory of that achievement fade. It was milestone for sure and many fainted or lost their voices on that goal. Gives me chills even now.
Lol, for some reason I was thinking about Hunter against the flyer series winner and failed to read. Yes, I 'll take one of those sets. Not sure the Isles will like it though.
I have to draw a distinction between most excited and most amazed.
Most excited has to be the Eller cup clincher. As a 40 year fan who has had his heart ripped out time after time, I felt it was finally our time and all the anguish was about to be washed away.
Most amazed is OV "The goal". Who even thinks to try that in a game scenario. The goal itself was meaningless. 6th goal in a 6-1 win. However it was just some weird combination of "what made him think of trying that" and "how the f*** did he do that?"
Most excited has to be the Eller cup clincher. As a 40 year fan who has had his heart ripped out time after time, I felt it was finally our time and all the anguish was about to be washed away.
Most amazed is OV "The goal". Who even thinks to try that in a game scenario. The goal itself was meaningless. 6th goal in a 6-1 win. However it was just some weird combination of "what made him think of trying that" and "how the f*** did he do that?"
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One of my favorite goals remains R3G7 first goal vs Tampa. Willy helicopters Kunitz drop pass to Kuz to Ovi one timer goal early in first... that proved to be the game and series winning goal a minute in. So it didn't have the high drama as an OT, on the road etc but man oh man it KILLED that Tampa crowd.
Tampa was pretty much every bit the caps killer that Pitt was, especially factoring we had just beaten Pitt. We also all hate Pitt more so the losses stung worse. What other series clinching goals does Ovi have? Being Ovi adds bonus points, as does Kunitz getting nailed.
Bura had a pair of breakaways to ice it.
Tampa was pretty much every bit the caps killer that Pitt was, especially factoring we had just beaten Pitt. We also all hate Pitt more so the losses stung worse. What other series clinching goals does Ovi have? Being Ovi adds bonus points, as does Kunitz getting nailed.
Bura had a pair of breakaways to ice it.
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txpd
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I will always be able to hear Doc Emrick saying Its Eller and the Capitals lead 4 to 3. But the greatest goal?
For me it has to be Juneau against Buffalo to go to the Capitals first stanley cup. Though I have to caveat my emotional hockey watching state pre and post that Montreal series. For Juneau it's seared into my brain jumping up and down in my parents TV room in the mean streets of Vienna, VA. SC winner would be second though it felt more like relief I would not die before the Capitals won the SC (apologies for the Saturday morbidz).
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These:
Why isn’t there a box set of these games that I can buy?
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It was such a contrast to when he didn’t convert the breakaway his 1st game 7 vs the Pens that it proved 2018 was different, those 2 games vs Tampa were the only time they faced elimination, every goal affected their odds so greatly and that probably had the greatest leverage.
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I love that wilson->kuznetsov->ovechkin goal because wilson could have absolutely put the tampa player into the afterlife, but being game 7 and tied he makes a more conservstive hit, turns the puck up the ice, makes a nice pass, and it’s in the net.
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Kuzy's series clincher vs Pens was huge but after all these years when the Caps had lost so many playoff series while leading in them 3-1, 2-0 or 3-2, don't tell me that you knew for sure they gonna beat Vegas anyways with a 3-1 lead. Eller's goal is the greatest one without a doubt.
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Cadet Kirk, you’re not allowed to change the parameters of the Kobayashi Maru simulation.
“Greatest” goal in history please!
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Kuzy game 6 vs Pens for me. I think I woke up the entire neighborhood.
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I left game 4 saying to my buddy, “we just saw the last home game of the year”. I felt good after that easy win honestly. You could see the “team of destiny” buff enabled for them.
For sure I was NOT sure we would win after Lars’ goal. Thought they would have something left in them to challenge us once more.
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So that 97-98 team had 4 future head coaches on it: Berube, Housley, Hunter, and Oates. Some more successful than others, perhaps, but pretty indicative of the team's overall hockey IQ
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My top 5:
1. This will surprise you, but OV's playoff goal against the Rangers in 2009. Deked 2 defenders, scored from his knees -- even more beautiful than the Arizona goal IMO.
2. DSP's game tying goal vs Vegas GM5
3. OV's legendary goal vs Arizona
4. Lars Eller GWG vs Vegas GM5
5. Dale Hunter GWG vs Flyers in 1988 playoffs. I was in attendance at that game -- a 16 year old kid with a pretty embarassing mullet
1. This will surprise you, but OV's playoff goal against the Rangers in 2009. Deked 2 defenders, scored from his knees -- even more beautiful than the Arizona goal IMO.
2. DSP's game tying goal vs Vegas GM5
3. OV's legendary goal vs Arizona
4. Lars Eller GWG vs Vegas GM5
5. Dale Hunter GWG vs Flyers in 1988 playoffs. I was in attendance at that game -- a 16 year old kid with a pretty embarassing mullet
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For me, the Hunter goal for a franchise trying to break through, will always be legendary, but so many from last year have to be on the list. The other one I would at least give mention to for a top 25 list is Federov. I don't think I need to describe it to most who are reading this.
What a way to start off a Monday! I couldn't sleep and making it an early day, but wow! I can't believe how satisfying that still feels this many months later. I even shed a tear, lol.
I scared my dog so much he ran into the bedroom and hid under the bed I was so happy and yelling so loudly.
I had just graduated college and that whole playoff I considered my gift, lol. I remember waking up the house while temporarily living back home for the summer. The way the goal was scored was so playoff like too!
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