“I liked us” is a quote that Mike Babcock gave to the media after his Leafs lost to the Caps on Saturday night in the crazy Alex Ovechkin hat trick game. I know this because I watched Steve Dangle’s LFR that he put out the next day. Steve has a term he likes to use called an “honest loss.”
I think it describes this Capitals 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings well. It was a honest loss in a game where “I liked us”. The Caps weren’t bad, the Kings weren’t exactly “better”, you just can’t win all 82 games in a season.
The Capitals out-shot the Kings 29 to 27 and out-attempted them five-on-five 52 to 45.
Not done with the third period yet, but Kuznetsov has 14 carry-ins in this game. Probably the best game I've seen from someone that didn't put up 3+ points.
— Corey Sznajder (@ShutdownLine) December 1, 2017
With an assist on Kuznetsov's first goal, Dmitry Orlov recorded his 100th career Capitals/NHL point (22g, 78a).
— CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) December 1, 2017
Individual shots/entries. Washington not scratching a point out of this game while getting this performance from Kuznetsov is a small injustice. #GoKingsGo #AllCaps pic.twitter.com/tO8EQ9zdIv
— Corey Sznajder (@ShutdownLine) December 1, 2017
#Caps' lines vs. Kings:
8-Ovechkin, 19-Backstrom, 43-Wilson
13-Vrana, 92-Kuznetsov, 77-Oshie
91-Graovac, 20-Eller, 25-Smith-Pelly
18-Stephenson, 83-Beagle, 39-ChiassonDefensemen
44-Orpik, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 2-Niskanen
29-Djoos, 22-BoweyHoltby vs Quick. #CapsKings
— Mike Vogel (@VogsCaps) November 30, 2017
Numbers thanks to Hockey-reference.com, Hockeystats.ca, NaturalStatTrick.com, and Corsica.hockey.
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