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After jumping out to a 3-1 lead last night, the Washington Capitals made a series of mistakes and miscalculations that turned a two-goal lead into an overtime loss. We could talk about the game-winning goal or even the game-tying goal, but really this one was lost in a roughly 30 second sequence that sealed their fate. With just over a minute remaining in regulation, up by one … [Read more...] about Capitals-Leafs: How the Game Was Lost

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Opponents: Predators (3-2 W), Penguins (4-2 L), Blues (8-1 W) Throughout the season, we’ll check in on the Washington Capitals to see which players, positions, and/or systems are hot and who is…well, not. We’ll kick things off with a look at how the team has done in their games between November 4 and November 10. The top line. Much was written this week about the fact… Source … [Read more...] about Capitals Temperature Check: Week 4

There was a lot going on in last night’s win over the Blues, and plenty of moments one could point to as being a major contributor to the win. But aside from the overall offensive fireworks and the goaltending and the penalty killing and contributions from up and down the lineup and all the things, one thing stood out: the reappearance of the team’s much-maligned power play, … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Blues: How the Game Was Won