Jakub Vrana is having the best game of his NHL career, with 2 goals and 1 assist through two periods against Philadelphia. Vrana has previously scored 2 goals in a game, and twice had 3 points in a game (once against Pittsburgh in last year’s playoffs), but this is his first time with 2 goals and 3 points in the same game. Vrana is absolutely dominating Mike McKenna, the Flyers 7th string goaltender, and now has his career high in goals, at the halfway point in the season.
Vrana’s first goal came on an unassisted breakaway :
13TH GOAL OF THE SEASON FOR #13! 3-1 CAPS! #CapsFlyers pic.twitter.com/QyqGB9v2RY
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) January 9, 2019
Vrana’s second goal came a few minutes later on the Power Play from a bad angle :
Make that TWO goals from @JVranaa… and on the power play nonetheless 👏
Caps lead 4-1 #CapsFlyers pic.twitter.com/tK1Q8XfH5U— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) January 9, 2019
Vrana has been playing with speed the entire game, and his 1st period assist came on a great pass to Tom Wilson :
Great speed and pass by @JVranaa to find @tom_wilso for the score. Caps take the 1-0 lead. #CapsFlyers pic.twitter.com/PJQg7NP0Zx
— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) January 9, 2019
