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The Games That Never Happened: Winnipeg Jets at Washington Capitals – October 19, 2012 6:00PM Verizon Center

Continuing with our series of The Games That Never Happened, today the Winnipeg Jets were to hit the road on their first trip of the season, starting with a tilt against the Washington Capitals. That won’t be happening — at least not according to schedule — so instead you’ll have to read our faux box score to see how the game played out.

Careful, it's faux!

With that, we now present The Games That Never Happened – Winnipeg at Washington.

Enjoy!

WINNIPEG JETS at WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Oct. 19, 2012 at Verizon Center, Washington, D.C.

Start: 6:05 pm – End: 8:51 pm

Attendance: 18,277

FINAL

# PER STR TIME EVENT DESCRIPTION

SCORE

1

1

EV

20:00

PSTR

FIRST PERIOD BEGINS.


WPG 0, WSH0

2

1

EV

19:59

FACE

WPG won Neu. Zone Face-Off – WPG #19 SLATER vs WSH #63 M. RIBEIRO


WPG 0, WSH 0

3

1

EV

17:37

SHOT

WSH #8 OVECHKIN, SNAP SHOT STOPPED BY WPG #31 PAVELEC


WPG 0, WSH 0

4

1

EV

15:05

ICING

WPG #33 BYFUGLIEN, ICING.


WPG 0, WSH 0

5

1

EV

15:04

FACE

WSH won Off. Zone Face-Off – WSH #19 BACKSTROM vs WPG #80 ANTROPOV. ANNOUNCER JOE BENINATI REMINDS VIEWERS THERE IS NO RELATION BETWEEN BACKSTROM AND THE FINNISH GOALTENDER OF THE MINNESOTA WILD.


WPG 0, WSH 0

6

1

EV

12:43

SHOT

WPG #16 LADD, WRIST SHOT STOPPED BY WSH #70 HOLTBY. ALL CAMERAS PAN THE ARENA LOOKING FOR BRADEN HOLTBY’S MOM BEFORE REALIZING SHE ONLY SHOWS UP TO PLAYOFF GAMES.


WPG 0, WSH 0

7

1

EV

07:28

PEN

WPG #24 CLITSOME, 2 MIN INTERFERENCE, Neutral Zone


WPG 0, WSH 0

8

1

PP

5:28

SCHEME

WASHINGTON’S POWER PLAY CONSISTS SOLEY OF ALEXANDER OVECHKIN ONE-TIMERS WHICH ARE BLOCKED ONE AFTER ANOTHER BY MARK STUART. ADAM OATES SHAKES HIS HEAD AT THE LACK OF OFFENSIVE CREATIVITY.


WPG 0, WSH 0

9

1

EV

0:00

END

END OF FIRST PERIOD


WPG 0, WSH 0

10

2

EV

18:18

HIT

WSH #26 HENDRICKS, Off. Zone. HENDRICKS HITS WPG #33 BYFUGLIEN SO HARD THAT HE REVEALS BYFUGLIEN TO HAVE BEEN STUFFING HIS PANTS WITH SUB SANDWICHES.


WPG 0, WSH 0

11

2

EV


15;13

T.O.

WSH #52 GREEN TURNS PUCK OVER AT OFFENSIVE BLUE LINE, SENDING WPG #18 LITTLE IN ON A BREAKAWAY. STOPPED BY WSH #70 HOLTBY. FANS BEGIN “WHOOPING” GREEN. SOMETIMES HE WISHES HE WERE LARRY MURPHY/SERGEI GONCHAR SO THE CAPS WOULD TRADE HIM TO A FUTURE STANLEY CUP WINNER.


WPG 0, WSH 0

12

2

EV

14:46

BLOCK

WSH #8 OVECHKIN, SNAP SHOT BLOCKED BY WPG #5 STUART. IT SEEMS THE ENTIRE NHL HAS KEYED IN ON THE FACT THAT OVECHKIN ONLY HAS ONE MOVE.


WPG 0, WSH 0

13

2

EV

13:54

HIT

WSH #55 SCHULTZ, Def. Zone. FANS ARE SHOCKED THAT JEFF SCHULTZ ACTUALLY USED HIS 6’6″ FRAME TO HIT AN OPPOSING PLAYER. BENINATI FEELS THIS IS AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY TO REMIND US THAT SCHULTZ IS NOT RELATED TO EITHER JUSTIN OR NICK OF THE EDMONTON OILERS.


WPG 0, WSH 0

14

2

EV

11:27

GOAL

WPG #4 POSTMA, SLAP SHOT 16 FT, FROM #19 SLATER (1), #13 WELLWOOD (2). JETS FANS REJOICE OVER THE SECOND COMING OF MARK FLOOD. THEY WILL QUESTION WHY POSTMA ISN’T IN THE LINE-UP THREE MONTHS FROM NOW EVEN THOUGH THIS WILL BE THE ONLY POINT HE SCORES.


WPG 1, WSH 0

15

2

EV

11:27

DRINK

COLOUR ANALYST CRAIG LAUGHLIN GETS TO THAT POINT IN A BROADCAST WHERE HE TRIES TO DO HIS JOB DRUNK AGAIN. LLOYD THE BARTENDER SMIRKS FROM HIS PRESS BOX SEAT.


WPG 1, WSH 0

16

2

EV

7:57

PEN

WSH #25 CHIMERA, 2 MIN CHARGING, Off. Zone.


WPG 1, WSH 0

17

2

PP

5:58

SUB

AFTER FAILING TO SCORE ON THE POWER PLAY, WPG #33 BYFUGLIEN TRIES TO CHANGE HIS FORTUNES WITH A COLD-CUT COMBO.


WPG 1, WSH 0

18

2

EV

3:14

FACE

WSH won Neu. Zone Face-Off, WSH #21 LAICH vs WPG #12 JOKINEN. AFTER WINNING THE FACE-OFF, LAICH SENSES TROUBLE. HE SKATES OFF THE ICE TO GO FIX A FANS FLAT TIRE IN THE PARKING LOT, RESCUE A CAT FROM A NEARBY TREE AND SAVE A WOMAN’S WASHER DRYER SET FROM A RAGING HOUSE FIRE.

WPG 1, WSH 0

19

2

EV

2:02

PING

WSH #8 OVECHKIN LAUNCHES A ROCKET OFF THE CROSSBAR BEHIND WPG #31 PAVELEC. BENINATI CALLS IT A BUZZ-BOMB. LAUGHLIN DRINKS.


WPG 1, WSH 0

20

2

EV

1:02

OFFSIDE

WPG #80 ANTROPOV. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER, ANTROPOV WAS ACTUALLY AHEAD OF THE PLAY.


WPG 1, WSH 0

21

2

EV

0:24

PEN

WPG #8 BURMISTROV, 2 MIN SPEARING, Neu. Zone


WPG 1, WSH 0

22

2

PP/PK

0:00

END

END OF SECOND PERIOD


WPG 1, WSH 0

23

3

PP

19:02

SCHEME

WSH HAS NOT LEARNED FROM ANY OF THE COACHING THEY RECEIVED AFTER THEIR LAST POWER PLAY. FRUSTRATED, ADAM OATES GRABS WSH #55 SCHULTZ’S STICK AND HOPS OVER THE BOARDS, EAGER TO SHOW HIS PLAYERS HOW TO SET UP AN EFFECTIVE POWER PLAY. HE ASSISTS ON A GOAL BY WSH #19 BACKSTROM BEFORE BEING PENALIZED FOR TOO MANY MEN ON THE ICE.


WPG 1, WSH 0

24

3

EV

17:45

HUNT

BENINATI REMARKS HOW SIMILAR THIS TEAM IS TO DALE HUNTER’S SQUAD OF LAST YEAR. LAUGHLIN NOTES THEY STILL STRUGGLE TO SCORE.


WPG 1, WSH 0

25

3

EV

9:24

SAJAK

PAT SAJAK IS SIGHTED ON THE JUMBOTRON. AS USUAL, SAJAK IS PISSED HE’S ON THE JUMBOTRON.


WPG 1, WSH 0

26

3

EV

7:33

B-POWER

WSH #20 BROUWER TRIES TO ENERGIZE THE TEAM WITH BROUWER POWER BUT PROVES UNSUCCESSFUL. NO ONE HAS A CLUE WHERE WHERE WSH #21 LAICH IS.


WPG 1, WSH 0

27

3

EV

6:00

CHANT

CROWD BOOS THE CAPS. THIS IS THE WORST GAME EVER, UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THEY LOSE IN A PIVOTAL GAME 7.


WPG 1, WSH 0

28

3

EV

4:43

OMG

WSH #52 GREEN ATTEMPTS A PASS TO WSH #90 JOHANSSON, BUT FANS ON THE PUCK. WPG #8 BURMISTROV STEALS THE PUCK AND STARTS OFF ON A BREAKAWAY. GREEN FALLS DOWN. WSH #55 SCHULTZ HAS NO IDEA WHAT’S GOING ON. BURMISTROV (1) SCORES GLOVE-SIDE ON WSH #70 HOLTBY. WSH #74 CARLSON AND WSH #27 ALZNER LOOK AT EACH OTHER AND ROLL THEIR EYES AT THE CONCEPT OF “TEAM DEFENSE”. LLOYD THE BARTENDER IS STILL SMIRKING. BRYAN MUIR BLUSHES.


WPG 2, WSH 0

29

3

EV

2:02

SHOT

WSH #25 CHIMERA, WRIST SHOT STOPPED BY #31 PAVELEC. PUCK FROZEN. PAVELEC IS IN LINE FOR HIS FIRST SHUTOUT OF THE YEAR.

WPG 2, WSH 0

30

3

EV

0:22

JYNX

WSH #19 BACKSTROM (2), WRIST SHOT 2FT, FROM #8 OVECHKIN (2), #52 GREEN (1).


WPG 2, WSH 1

31

3

EV

0:00

END

GAME OVER


WPG 2, WSH 1

THREE STARS:

1. ALEXANDER BURMISTROV (WPG) – 1G, GWG

2. ONDREJ PAVELEC (WPG) – 35 SVS, 1GA, W

3. BRADEN HOLTBY (WSH) – 28 SVS, 2GA

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