Due to Winter Storm the Capitals Are Urged to Postpone For Friday
The Washington Capitals announced Thursday that they would be moving up their scheduled game for Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks from 7 p.m. to 5 p.m. The reason for doing so was to get ahead of the massive winter storm rolling in and also to allow the Ducks to avoid delays getting out of the airport for their next game. That may not be good enough, though.
With heavy snow expected to start Friday afternoon, city officials now want the game postponed entirely. CBS News correspondent Mark Knoller has the details:
The Capitals are also supposed to play at home Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but that game could be in danger of being postponed as well.
According to forecasts for Friday, snow is expected to start around 2 p.m. ET. By the time the game ends, it’s going to be between 7:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET and by that point, there could already be a lot of snow on the ground. Fans attempting to brave the storm could be stranded, not to mention all of the employees, including the players, that could get stuck at Verizon Center.
The Capitals’ inaugural season was dreadful, even by expansion standards. They finished with far and away the worst record in the League at 8–67–5. Their 21 points were half that of their expansion brethren, the Scouts. The eight wins are the fewest for an NHL team playing at least 70 games, and the .131 winning percentage is still the worst in NHL history. They also set records for most road losses (39 out of 40), most consecutive road losses (37), and most consecutive losses (17).
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