Doing the Splits Let’s be perfectly clear from the jump: Logan Thompson is not the reason the Caps lost Games 3 and 4. With that out of the way, let’s look at Thompson’s home/road splits through nine playoff games this season. At Capital One Arena, Thompson is 4-1 with a sparkling .954 save percentage and 1.38 goals against average, saving an almost ludicrous 10.6… Source … [Read more...] about The Narrative: Doing the Splits, Rushing and Dumping, and Literally Dogs
The Narrative: Too Little, Too Late, and Two-Game Hole
Too Little Over the course of the 82-game regular season, only the Tampa Bay Lightning scored more goals than the Capitals, who averaged a positively robust 3.49 lamp-lighters per outing. In the playoffs, that number has dropped to 2.67 overall (padded with five empty-net goals and lowest among teams still in the tourney) and a woeful 1.50 in the second round (which includes an … [Read more...] about The Narrative: Too Little, Too Late, and Two-Game Hole
Capitals vs. Hurricanes: Round 2 Game 4 Thread
Game 3 in Raleigh was a good one for the Caps…until it wasn’t. Now they find themselves once again needing to snag a win just to stay even in the series (and avoid the potential elimination game back in DC on Thursday). To do so, they’ll need to bring the energy and the game plan from the first half of last game, but keep it rolling for 60 minutes (and getting better efforts … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Hurricanes: Round 2 Game 4 Thread
Capitals vs. Carolina Game 4 Recap: Comeback Falls Short in 5-2 Loss
Plus: Seeing the Caps finally score a goal – and then another! – on Frederik Andersen after going more than five periods without one was a very nice reminder that they can actually, occasionally, generate offense. Sometimes. Minus: Just another really disappointing effort by a team that has shown us they are capable of much, much more. Our three stars: *** Jakob Chychrun … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Carolina Game 4 Recap: Comeback Falls Short in 5-2 Loss
Capitals-Hurricanes Game 3: How the Game Was Lost
For the first 25-30 minutes of Game 3, the Capitals did something they hadn’t managed to do for much of the rest of the series, and that was control the game and slow the Hurricanes’ attack. The only thing that was missing from that control was actual goals, as all 12 of the the Caps’ shots in the game’s first half were turned aside by Frederik Andersen. That lack of offense – … [Read more...] about Capitals-Hurricanes Game 3: How the Game Was Lost