Philipp Grubauer, who is one of the most talented backups in the NHL, lost his fifth consecutive start Tuesday. Grubauer is now 0-4-1 after winning 13 of 19 starts and putting up a .926 save percentage last season.
Tuesday, after the team’s 3-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres, Grubauer let out his frustration to the press.
The Capitals are streaking and so is their captain. After tying the Caps and Sabres at 1 late in the second period, Alex Ovechkin now has goals in three-straight games.
The beat-up Capitals, who have several players inching towards a return, now have another skater sidelined with what appears to be a minor injury.
Rookie defenseman Madison Bowey was a late scratch Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. The Capitals announced the news right before puck drop. According to NBC Sports Washington’s Joe Beninati, Bowey took warmups before the game.
The Capitals are hitting the road to play the Buffalo Sabres tonight, which will hopefully extend their winning streak to four games. The Capitals gained two points last night to pull ahead of the Flyers in the standings, but it was a struggle against the last-place Arizona Coyotes in overtime.
Just like the Capitals, the Sabres are beat up and will most likely to be playing without four of their top six defensemen. Hopefully, the Capitals can improve on the power play and snag two easy points tonight. But for this year’s Caps team, that’s never a given.
Game is at 7 PM on NBCSN and Pat will have your recap.
By Elyse Bailey 6 years ago
