Pre-Season Game 5: Caps @ Blue Jackets - 9/30/24
Pre-Season Game 5: Caps @ Blue Jackets - 9/30/24
NHL Gamecenter - Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals, Sep 30, 2024 - summary, stats, boxscore, play by play, recap and more.
In Columbus tonight for the fifth of six pre-season games:
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LGC!
That didn't last long...
Wilson and Dubois, great second period.
Dowd!
One of the few still with us from the 2018 cup run, and I’m thankful for that!
I'm pretty sure Dowd signed with the team after the run.
But, yeah, there aren't many left - Ovi, Carlson, Wilson, Backstrom (technically), and Oshie (technically)...
Dowd was brought in during the 2018 offseason to replace Jay Beagle, who I am very thankful was on the cup-winning team before he left. There were quite a few recent names I was sad to see miss out - Ward, Laich, Green... Even Karl Alzner, guy was dead weight his final season with us, but before his injury in the 2016 second round totally crippled him he was our best defenseman for many seasons.
But yeah, Dowd has been absolutely spectacular in his role, his contract has been insane value. As much as I'd like to see him re-sign after this season, the guy could be a perfect fourth-line center for a championship team, and the caps almost certainly will not be that team before he ages out of his usefulness. I'd root for him to get that.
Result: Caps win, 3-2.
Next up: Off to Boston Friday night for the sixth and final pre-season game.