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After missing the first few games of the 2019-20 season, Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny has been a welcome addition to the Washington blueline, with his all-around style of play adding a valuable dimension to the team’s game plan. In what is possibly his best game of the season, Kempny’s offensive abilities went on full display in Friday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks, as the dynamic rearguard scored two straight goals to tie the game, 5-5.

With the Caps down 5-3 (after being down 5-2 through two periods), Kempny fired a blast from the point to bring the Capitals within one of tying the host Canucks at the 4:57 mark of the third period, with an assist from Carl Hagelin. The goal was Kempny’s second of the season (he scored his first in his return to the lineup), and gave him a point in all but one of his five games played this season.

Don’t look now but Kempny just made this a one goaler #CapsNucks pic.twitter.com/RT3Koe71yk

— Washington 👻 Capitals (@Capitals) October 26, 2019

Kempny then added the game-tying goal just over three minutes later, with another rocket from the point, with assists coming from Brendan Leipsic and Travis Boyd.

MICHAL KEMPNY AGAIN LADIES AND GENTS pic.twitter.com/2mfRppFtL8

— Washington 👻 Capitals (@Capitals) October 26, 2019

The goal gave the 29-year old defenseman the first multi-goal game of his NHL career.

Michal Kempny ties the game with his second goal of the night. It’s his first career multi-goal game.

— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) October 26, 2019

Heading into the night, Kempny had scored one goal and recorded two assists in four games played, with a plus-2 rating.

By Michael Fleetwood