The Washington Capitals are losers no more. The Caps snapped their season-long, three-game losing streak with a 5-4 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Moving in the right direction again. Forward towards the trade deadline we go.
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- Spencer Carbery wasn’t too happy with his team’s effort postgame, but I think he might have been more concerned with their lack of discipline (eight penalties) and then some of the defensive miscues that led to Ottawa’s comeback. Overall, the Capitals had a statistically great game at five-on-five. They created 17 high-danger chances compared to Ottawa’s 11 and notched 3.4 expected goals compared to Ottawa’s 2.21.
- Logan Thompson was fantastic, stopping 33 of the 37 shots he faced. Per MoneyPuck, he saved 0.53 more goals than expected. He also improved to 26-4-5 on the season, setting a new single-season career high in wins.
- Tom Wilson recorded his second career Gordie Howe hat trick, scoring his 27th goal of the season, assisting on Martin Fehervary’s goal, and fighting Brady Tkachuk. Wilson has 11 points (7g, 4a) in his last 10 games and is just five points away from tying his previous career-high (52).
With their 5-4 win tonight, the Capitals improve to 10-1-2 in their last 13 games against Ottawa at Capital One Arena.
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- I need to give Dylan Strome more love, especially considering he’s probably the only Capitals player that might actually read these posts. Well, Dylan, you’ve been excellent recently, recording 14 points (6g, 8a) in your last 12 games. The top line has been playing a ton better overall at five-on-five as of late, as Washington is seeing 54.6 percent of the shot attempts, 56.8 percent of the scoring chances, and 52.3 percent of the high-danger chances with Strome on the ice in the past five games. He also finally solved the shootout woes with a sick move.
- Connor McMichael and Pierre-Luc Dubois were super effective, especially early in the win. The two combined for five points (2g, 3a), 10 shots on goal, 14 individual shot attempts, nine individual scoring chances, and eight individual high-danger chances. Dubois’ two assists give him 37 on the season, a new career high. He is now on pace for 70 points (20g, 50a) this year.
- The power play is cooking. They went 1-for-4 and, per the team, have converted on seven of their last 20 attempts (35 percent).
Numbers thanks to Hockey-Reference, NaturalStatTrick, and HockeyStatCards.
