The Washington Capitals are facing their first potential elimination game of the 2018 postseason and they came out in… ALL CAPS.
The Capitals out-hit the Lightning 16-9 in a physical first period.
“We’re on our toes. That’s what you want in this game,” Caps head coach Barry Trotz told Pierre McGuire. “Our backs are against the wall. We’re not playing safe.”
There were several notable physical exchanges.
The Washington Capitals gave away rally towels again for Game Six. But it’s the presentation of said towels that is once again significant.
The Caps Game Entertainment spelled out UNLEASH THE FURY with the white towels overtop the sea of red.
On Monday, the Capitals enter their first elimination game in the 2017-18 postseason. With the Lightning rallying to win three straight games, after losing the first two of the series, the most common question the media is asking is what are the Capitals going to change to get that crucial win.
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s answer might not have been exactly what they were expecting to hear.
By Donya Abramo 6 years ago
On Monday, the Capitals will play Game Six of their Eastern Conference Final matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Capital One Arena.
According to Elias Sports Bureau and via NHL Network’s Jamie Hersch, the Capitals will be setting a new NHL record when they hit the ice. For the 12th consecutive time, the Capitals will be playing in a six game, or more, series.
By Donya Abramo 6 years ago
Here. This spot right here is the closest the Washington Capitals have been to a championship in two decades. The problem is they’ve been in this spot for a week now. Since winning Game Two in Florida, the Caps have dropped three in a row to the Tampa Bay Lightning and are now one loss away from elimination.
They’ve gotta win at home, tonight at 8 PM, to keep their season and our hopes alive. They’ve just gotta.
By Peter Hassett 6 years ago
Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky has zero points in six postseason games and has looked like a shell of himself from last season.
Over the last two years, Burakovsky has broken both of his hands. After suffering an upper-body injury against the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first round, the Swedish winger missed ten postseason games. He returned in the Eastern Conference Final, but has not found much success.
Burakovsky was a healthy scratch for Game Five, but will return for Game Six – the Caps’ first elimination game of the 2018 playoffs.
“I’m feeling 100 percent trust from the coaches,” Burakovsky said.
But Burakovsky is not feeling that same trust and confidence in himself.
By Ian Oland 6 years ago
Alex Ovechkin, whose playoff beard is starting to make him resemble a Russian Jesus, had an opinion he wanted to share after the Capitals morning skate.
“Tonight is the night” the Caps are going to win their first home game of the Eastern Conference Final, Ovechkin said. It’s the second guarantee Ovechkin has made in the 2018 postseason. The Capitals are 7-2 on the road and just 3-5 at home.
The Capitals won Games One and Two on the road to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Final, but have since lost three straight games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Monday night, they face elimination for the first time in this year’s playoff run.
“It’s two steps and you’re in the Stanley Cup Final,” Ovechkin said. “You just have to play your best. We can’t lose. They have advantage right now, but we have to win and go back to play a Game Seven in Tampa.”
Tonight, the Washington Capitals are facing elimination for the very first time of the 2018 postseason (wow) and head coach Barry Trotz is not messing around in his top six.
Trotz changed up the lines and his lineup for Game Six.
