"Ryan Leonard scored a goal that he will probably score hundreds of during his NHL career, getting inside position in front of the net to pounce on a loose puck in the crease. He also made a few noticeable defensive plays early on that will surely make his bench boss happy. Leonard feels assured to start the season somewhere in the team's middle six."
"The young core of talent in the Capitals' organization right now is just absurd. In this game alone, we got to watch Leonard, Ivan Miroshnichenko, Ilya Protas, Andrew Cristall, Hendrix Lapierre, Eriks Mateiko, Vincent Iorio, and Ryan Chesley all in the same game. That's three first-round picks, three second-round picks, and two third-round picks. As Ian pointed out, the Capitals haven't even added Cole Hutson to the group yet."
"Alex Ovechkin made his preseason debut and seemingly decided to save all of his shots for when the games count. He passed on several good opportunities, creating great chances for his linemates. Overall, Ovi finished with 21:07 of ice time, one shot on goal, and three hits. We got to see Martin Fehervary in game action for the first time since last April. Fehervary threw a few big hits, recording a team-high five overall, and skated 19:40 in the loss."
The Washington Capitals opened preseason play at Capital One Arena and lost after Riley Tufte, Brett Harrison, and Patrick Brown scored three unanswered goals. Ryan Leonard opened the scoring with his second preseason goal and displayed defensive plays that suggest a middle-six role to start the season. A deep group of prospects appeared, featuring multiple recent draft picks across first, second, and third rounds. Alex Ovechkin logged 21:07 of ice time, created chances while taking one shot, and Martin Fehervary returned to game action, recorded heavy hits, and skated 19:40 despite being on the ice for all three goals against.
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