Lars Eller calls Capitals’ casual first period performance against Lightning ‘horse 💩, flat out’
The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 on Friday. They got bounces, they found the back of the net with ease, and they played a passionate brand of hockey.
The two teams’ rematch two days later in Tampa was exactly the opposite. The Capitals gave up four goals to the Lightning before they even got a shot on goal in the first period. They were never in the game and lost 6-3.
In the locker room, acting head coach Kevin McCarthy and several other players including Lars Eller, Garnet Hathaway, and Charlie Lindgren excoriated the team’s performance.
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