The Game in GIFs: Blackhawks vs. Capitals

Talk about a barn-burner. This game featured 13 combined goals, a hat trick, and a couple of two-goal performances. The Blackhawks edged the Capitals by a score of 8-5 to get back in the win column. Check out all the highlights from this wild one right here!

First Period

Saad creates space for himself with a beautiful power move and snaps one past Holtby to open the scoring:

Saad 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 pic.twitter.com/V8bxMHwmuy

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Kane makes it 2-0:

Kaner 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Za8l70yyU5

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Orpik beats Delia from the half-wall:

You guys, it’s a Brooks Orpik goal! His second of the season. pic.twitter.com/1p77xu82Bv

— Ian Oland (@ianoland) January 20, 2019

The Blackhawks get right back to work and regain the two-goal lead just 18 seconds later with some help from Orlov:

Thank you, Orlov. Toews will get credit for the #Blackhawks goal pic.twitter.com/0o2BgZVkUW

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Kunitz tried to sneak one in, but the net had been dislodged prior to his attempt:

chris kunitz the innovator pic.twitter.com/W8Py2kEwLy

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 20, 2019

Second Period

Strome feeds DeBrincat who roofs it past Holtby. The Capitals made a change in net after this goal:

DeBrincat’s 25th of the season.. assists from Strome and Keith pic.twitter.com/fn8lv5DGG8

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Things get a little chippy after Keith hip-checks Wilson:

Tom Wilson went and activated Duncan Keith psycho mode. Seabs got in on the fun for good measure pic.twitter.com/u6Qtco8wy8

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Delia makes an incredible sprawling save on Wilson:

Of course a bad angle shot goes in on the next Capitals rush, but this is what we were referencing pic.twitter.com/wJHRkYBQMg

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Orlov beats Delia from a bad angle to make it 4-2:

Collin Delia went to the Jake Allen school of goaltending:

Make an incredibly tough save, then allow a softie. pic.twitter.com/B4fuNVs7mB

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 20, 2019

Third Period

Carlson blasts one home from the top of the left circle to cut the Blackhawks lead to one:

John Carlson with an absolute MISSILE. 4-3 Blackhawks. #ALLCAPS pic.twitter.com/052P4shrIx

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 20, 2019

Patrick Kane gets his second goal of the game, this one came on the power play:

#Blackhawks power play means #SHOWTIME pic.twitter.com/SQvHGju1se

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Toews has all kinds of space on the odd-man rush and makes it 6-3 Blackhawks:

Toews 🚨 pic.twitter.com/cWqoMGINef

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A Blackhawks scramble in their own zone leads to Carlson’s second goal of the game:

John Carlson again. Don’t count out the #ALLCAPS yet … love the jumping screen from Osh. 6-4 CHI pic.twitter.com/NtkBDbxOCL

— Cristiano Simonetta (@CMS_74_) January 20, 2019

Delia gets screened by Koekkoek and Niskanen snipes one top shelf to pull the Caps within one:

Koekkoek makes a better door than a window pic.twitter.com/rNJ508LJFp

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Toews dances around Orlov and completes the hat trick:

Toews 🎩🎩🎩 pic.twitter.com/7P2VhgxNvM

— Four Feathers Podcast (@FourFeathersPod) January 20, 2019

Featured Photo: Rob Grabowski/USA Today Sports