Caps Playoff Anxiety Meter (R2, Game 1)
A photo of Nate Schmidt’s anxiety. (Caps Outsider)
Pregame
Anxiety level 9/10: Looks great, but I’m more of a rally towel guy myself
Verizon Center is lit! 🚨 #CapsPens #RockTheRed https://t.co/TSQNxGbPdT
— Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 29, 2016
1st period
17:00 left, Anxiety level 9/10: Ugh all this does of remind me of the beginning of game 7 2009
#Ovechkin chance, but good hustle by #Daley #CapsPens pic.twitter.com/KKKUjvnoJU
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
9:30 left, Anxiety level 7/10: Ayy now maybe the broadcasters can stop talking about how amazing Matt Murray is for a little bit
#Burakovsky puts #Caps up 1-0 #CapsPens pic.twitter.com/rZ3CT2THEW
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
2nd period:
9:00 left, Anxiety level 9/10: Oh you fancy, huh?
#Bonino dekes, #Caps collide, #Lovejoy taps in the rebound #CapsPens 1-1 pic.twitter.com/4TkVm4CinD
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
8:00 left, Anxiety level 10/10: When it rains, it pours
#Holtby goes to the butterfly early, #Malkin slides one past his shoulder top shelf #CapsPens 1-2 pic.twitter.com/xDQ8t0SHeE
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
7:30 left, Anxiety level 8/10: GOOOOOOAAAAAAAL. Big shot TJ!!
#Oshie SNIPE!!!! #CapsPens 2-2 after 2….that's a lot of 2's pic.twitter.com/LBUIZxaNIh
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
3rd period:
20:00 left, Anxiety level 10/10: Please don’t go to OT please don’t go to OT…
16:30 left, Anxiety level 8/10: Big shot TJ #2. Semi-soft goal
#Ovechkin feeds #Oshie and he beats #Murray under the right pad #CapsPens 3-2 pic.twitter.com/z85Atrz55F
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
11:00 left, Anxiety level 10/10: I didn’t realize Nick Bonino is actually the best player on the ice tonight :|
Double deflection off #Schmidt's stick and skate ties up #CapsPens 3-3 pic.twitter.com/VHBG7UuHol
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
7:30 left, Anxiety level 10/10: How many chances before we just say, maybe it’s not our night?
You tease you #CapsPens pic.twitter.com/SK2PXyweAz
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
#Backstrom is a wizard and springs #Ovechkin, but #Murray makes a solid stop #CapsPens 3-3 pic.twitter.com/NJ5IyXfzuY
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
00:00 left, Anxiety level 15/10: Please no. Not overtime. Overtime is only fun if it’s not your team
00:00 left: When Jeremy Roenick calls it a “shitty game”
Jeremy Roenick: #CapsPens "look like it's a s****y hockey game out there." pic.twitter.com/jLqmGJswD6
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) April 29, 2016
Overtime:
#Burakovsky misses from point blank range #CapsPens #overtime pic.twitter.com/nzmXPs73l1
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016
15:00 left, Anxiety level 20/10: Please…my heart can only pump so fast
GAME OVER: And that’s a hatty!!! Sidney and Alex who?
#Oshie game 1 game winner #CapsPens pic.twitter.com/c6YapTHRdB
— meh Caps (@CapitalsHill) April 29, 2016