Was this the best NHL regular season ever?

The Flyers are so awful, they let down two fan bases this evening.

The craziest part of this video is the people leaving as the Red Wings tied the game

That Ovi smile is so funny I love it 😂

Today I learned that the Canucks made the playoffs with a -72 goal differential in 1991

Charlie Lindgren and Ovechkin gotta split that team MVP award for sure. The former kept them alive all year long with some stellar goaltending and the latter rememebered he's the greatest goal scorer of his era in a crucial 2nd half of the season.

Thanks for the recap, fabulous job man! I wanted it so badly for Detroit. It seriously broke my heart to see them push so hard last night and even see Showtime himself bury for the SO win and only for a joyless reaction from the boys. 😭 What a season they had!

As David Perron’s number one fan, this ending was absolutely heartbreaking

outside of Shane & Josh Doan, that smile is the most wholesome thing I've seen this year in hockey

I love that smile. A great season for Ovechkin again. Who would have thought..

I can't wait to see just how upset everyone gets if the Caps go deep. You said it perfectly...it's doesn't matter how you got there!

Seeing Ovi smile like that brings me so much joy.

that smile from Ovi is absolutely beautiful

The emotional roller-coaster ride last night as a wings fan. Always next season...

Mid 90s to 2000 Wings - Avs rivalry best years of hockey in my life so far

NHL Fans: You are without doubt the worst playoff team I’ve ever heard of Caps: But you have heard of me

What a great season. Enjoy the playoffs everyone!

The most enjoyable part of this so far as a Caps fan has been people saying we suck, or that we're going to lose to the rangers. We know, we don't care lmao. We're just happy to be here and happy to kick rivals down on the way.

The GREAT EIGHT… most 30 goal seasons. Caps are in! Yay!😃

OV's smile though.

Refs ruining a hockey game. Shocking.

I was sleeping throughout all of this and checked everything right away routing for the wings, I saw the insane game first and then couldn’t believe it and instantly checked caps score and was like ahhhhh shiiii

0:21 - That smile is so dope 😁 How can one not love Ovi 😀

Great video man! well explained and very interesting! keep up the good work man

Great video explaining the timeline of events. We can look to blame one thing or the other for flyers loss last night but I blame their 8 game losing streak that even made it possible for any of this madness in the first place

I want that Ovi smile to become the new SpongeBob meme

This is why you don't leave the game in the hands of the refs, the flyers should have been using their speed to win, but they didn't and it cost them big. Oh well, Washington is on to the next one with momentum and hopefully they can get some pieces back that have been out.

Angel Hernandez would be proud

Was at this one last night. Us caps fans were pleasantly shocked when we saw Oshie was skating towards an empty net. Somehow we’d missed the goalie pull because of the commotion caused by news that the Red Wings had equalized. What a damn nail biter.

can't really blame sutherland for that imo, he wasn't exactly lightning quick on the whistle

Thanks for the break down!

One of the best NHL seasons of my life. My only complaint is that the officiating this year was unusually bad.

This is April madness, it’s been playoff hockey for us caps, Detroit, pens, isles and Philly fans for a month already. I was thinking several months ago that the last game may be crucial. What a night!

That Ovi smile is just adorable OMG

Such a little thing but I noticed when the Caps were getting off the bus Ove gave the bus driver a smile and a fist bump and it just seemed so natural not forced. One of those things that makes a star a star

What the heck just happened? This is why EVERY POINT MATTERS.

As a Detroit sports fan, I expect nothing less. All we know is heartbreak in the most devastating fashion for the last 15 years.

My favorite NHL channel!

If the post season is even half as exciting as the finish to the regular season, we're in for a real treat on the ice, boys!

It’s time for a 3 point system. Under a 3-2-1-0 format, the Islanders don’t even make the playoffs if they lose tonight and Pittsburgh wins. If a team with only 28 regulation wins is a 6 seed, something is wrong.

I honestly didn't see the capitals making it as a fan in the beginning of the season, and right before the all star break, they cam out shooting, and looked like it was 2018 again

I’m pissed off because Detroit overall has 41 wins on the season. Washington only has 40 wins and three more losses in overtime compared to Detroit. Detroit should be the team in the playoffs in my opinion, or the teams should play a one game winner take all playoff game to see who wins the final playoff spot.

had Detroit took care of their own business, the Games tonight would not have mattered. lets not forget them losing to Penguins, and Capitals twice... so if you ask me, they did themselves in.

of course the pens didnt qualify. dubas well on his way to running his second team into the ground

the fact that the wings actually tied it with 3.3 secs left in regulation and not getting in feels so awful.

Watching the wildcard race has been my favorite part of the season for the last couple years. Theres always some drama at the end of the year.

Poetic justice, in a way. Detroit dashed Philly's playoff hopes, so Philly does the same thing to Detroit.

Red wings fought hard, some rough patches this season that hopefully they can lockdown for next year. Defence goal tending needs to be the focus, let’s give Raymond a higher position in the team as well.

As a Red Wings fan, absolute bullshit on so many levels and I will never forgive the Flyers for this. Capitals were gifted the win so many times and then the day before Boston didn't even try to play. Fuck the Capitals.

What an overall rough year for the Wings. Time to figure out how to actually compete in the 1st period and fix the gaping holes on defense and in net.

Ovi will break Gretzkys record .

Does torts not have a video coach or assistant coaches who keeps up with the other games ??

One of the wildest nights in hockey I've ever seen

i cant believe the islanders clinched with 38 wins, those OT losses paid off lol

This scenario would have been so much better - and so on-brand for Torts - if Torts pulled the goalie during a stoppage in play, and then received intel from his staff that the Wings had tied their game with 3 seconds remaining (thus eliminating the Flyers), BUT he then immediately puts the goalie back in, creating additional drama! In that situation, both the Wings (tied at 4-4) and the Caps (tied at 1-1) each still need another (non-empty net) goal to secure a playoff berth.

Even the players had no idea where the puck was. I think in the end it was a good call by the ref and the sit room. I think what saved them the most was how good the goalie acted as if he had the puck, and then it was getting tense around the net, so the play was whistled. It was unfortunate for Detroit, but I think it played out correctly.

I think this might have been a preview anyway. The goalie was pulled, it was just a matter of time before the Washington Capitals scored -- perhaps. I'm really disappointed because I was really hoping for Detroit 😮😢

I know Torts has got to coach but somebody on that bench with his ear should have been keeping a very close eye on the Red-Wings score. I was shocked when the narrator said "Torts had no idea this just happened".......Like what?

The technicalities in all sports make them great but also make them terrible at the same time. As a wing fan this is PARTICULARLY infuriating but I get it. For any Wings fans out there that want to belly ache about Torts pulling their goalie in a tie game have to realize he's not scrolling his timeline to check-in on how the Wings are doing. He had a plan and it was so bang bang I can't possibly fault him. And why is he so concerned if the Wings make the playoffs in the first place? Oh we're out, let me do some other organization a solid? Cmon. The REAL reason why the Wings are not in the playoffs right now is because of the last month, Larkin went out and started the losing streak, you can't just drop 2 games to the Coyotes and then turn around and lose to the Pens and Caps too and turn around again to complain about how Torts is the bad guy. Anyone with any common sense knows this. It was great having games that actually matter as a Wings fan though and the future is looking bright. We're still on the outside looking in but the expectation most certainly has to be at minimum playoffs next year. A lot of Wings fans even before tonight were saying Yzerman's on the hot seat, which is totally ridiculous when you consider what he inherited both on the roster, in grand rapids and some contracts still on the books for players who don't even play. Every year he has improved the win total and he literally said in the media that it would be about 5 years til you can start thinking playoffs, we'll...it came down to the last game, so his prediction rang true. I think fans are just tired of losing and playing games that don't matter and that's fine, but this is a process, just like Baseball. You draft a guy and it takes years to develop. The Larkin interview post game was devastating to watch, I actually got choked up. He wants it so bad and he knows they blew it and he's furious about it. But that's good, build off of that!

the refs messed up the flyers season lol

Sutherland is by far the worst ref in the NHL. Any game I watch and hear he's the ref, I immediately know we're in for a b.s call or 2. NHL needs more accountability for it's officials.

Luv Ovi! 😂😂

Flyers fans must hate Kelly Sutherland

Woah thats absolutely bonkers! Was kinda hoping the wings would make the playoffs tho

Honestly wouldn't feel right if this tight playoff race didn't come down to the refs mucking it up, since that's been the one constant in this wild season

would have loved to see the wings make it if the pens couldnt.

1:25 - seven Flyers on ice:)

Well, I guess the Flyers really decided to fly high with that 6% chance!

I watched the wings game last night, so wait wings basically missed out because ref in Philly caps game blew whistle to early? Oh my

Detroit should be in the playoffs with their performance this season. Unbelievable they lost to Ovechkin's Capitals. This guy's home country started a war, is too much of a pussy to go to his home country to fight, and yet he comes to America and expects the world to owe him. Detroit won more games than Washington. This is the work of Garry Bettman'. Sutherland and the rest of the Refs are in bed with him to protect their own jobs. Thank's BET 365 for too deciding the games.

"Incredible scoring" and shows zero Kucherov highlights in montage = clown move

sure enough wings screwed by a ref not even in their game

I don't think I've ever seen anyone pull a goalie during a tied game (in the 3rd) with so much on the line. TORTS needs a new nickname along the lines of WORSTS

Torts just became the Flyers and Red Wings biggest enemy

GO CAPS, Ovechkin and crew are my team in the East. In the west well I'm with Oilers of course.

caps handed a win on a silver platter.

Dude i am so happy for the Caps. somehow, they lose kuzy, backstrom, have a 38 year old ovy, an aging carlsson, an aging oshie, a couple of young guys on dipping their toes in the league so far, and somehow pull off a miracle playoff spot. Insane.

so happy for ovi, thats my goat 😭

I don't think the ref blew the call. He lost sight of the puck and whistled it down. I thought it was going to be called a continuation goal until I saw the puck his Farabee.

There’s literally nothing close or controversial that gave Detroit the O zone face off with 7 seconds left, cut and clear icing the defender had no chance what could be controversial about it????

there needs to be rule changes to avoid this happening. goal differential should be 1st consideration in tie breakers, plus 4 is far better than minus 37!

Flyers definitely got hosed!

How did the Caps get the playoff nod over the Wings?? They had the same number of points and the Wings had one more win????? Three weeks ago, I scribbled down on a piece of paper that the Wings needed 92 points to get into the playoffs. They got 91.

Since the puck went off of farabee's glove, wouldn't it have not counted anyways?

This reminds me of the nfc south last season

I don't understand....what tie breaker do the Caps have over the Wings? Detroit has more wins, let's not even talk about goal differential, I mean i feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

Torts is gonna get a nice welcome next time they’re in Detroit

Not having Torts post game playoff pressers is the real loss here

Sutherland strikes again lol

They should enjoy this it is very very very very very rare John Tortorella make some mistake on pulling the goalie like that I haven't seen him make that mistake since 2006 when he was the New York Rangers coach that's how rare the guy does that it's been like 20 years since the last time I seen him do that

If history has taught us anything it’s that the Caps will now go on a deep run.

Just imaginr if Ovie hadnt just slept through the first +40 games! 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

The flyers blew it down the stretch. This was karma for that in my opinion. Feel worse for Detroit and Pittsburg being eliminated by the goalie pull.

NHL needs to reevaluate the tiebreaker criteria. I know alot of new hockey fans who were really getting invested into this race; only to be frustrated by the bizarre tiebreak criteria of of Regulation wins. Yes, I get it; 3v3 isn't the same as regulation wins. However scoring an empty net game winner is just a bad look. That's not "real hockey" either. I'd recommend the first tie breaker be head to head wins; then move down the list of tiebreakers. It would at least have required Philly to play conventional hockey rather than be forced to pull their goalie while tied.

For me, this points system in the NHL is incomprehensible, Detroit has more wins and a much better goal difference than Washington, but everything will be correct. 😉

They for sure broke my heart. After the Wings tied it with three seconds left... It was only less than two minutes until they pulled their goalie not realizing it. What a dagger and a shitty way for a season to end. The worst part is.. I'm a die hard Wings and Caps fan lol but Detroit is always first. They blew that season themselves anyways

Ovis smile? lights up a room

the caps have no business in the play offs how can a team make it with a -37 differential? They need to remove the loser point.

Offense like we haven’t seen in 30 years, and the most fluffiest defense in the past 30 years. No one hits through the middle or in Gretzky’s office. Brutal, almost like the NBA stat padding era. Shameful

I was watching the caps game last night and it was such a stressful game. I have incredible respect to Detroit for their win last night, but as a die hard caps fan, I couldn’t be happier. Now all that’s left is for us to get our asses kicked by the rangers 😀