For the first time in 14 years, the Washington Capitals did not have a full home crowd in a National Hockey League (NHL) game. This was reported by Washington Post.
According to the source, the series, in which the capital team’s matches were sold out, lasted 588 matches. The last time the Capitals did not have a full court for a game was in March 2009 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The capacity of the “Capital” arena is 18,506 spectators.
On the night of October 17, the Washington Capitals beat the Calgary Flames at home. Normal time ended with a score of 2:2. Matthew Phillips and Connor McMichael scored for Washington. Adam Ruzicka and Dillon Dube scored the goals for Calgary.
The spectators did not see the goal scored during extra time. Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal for Washington. Alexander Ovechkin failed to score for the Capitals for the second straight game to start the new season.
Formerly Minnesota hockey player Kirill Kaprizov abandoned first goal of the new NHL season.