[AP Recap – Game Summary – Event Summary – WashingtonCaps.com Postgame]
Over the course of this season, we’ve seen it time and again – the Caps play hard for two periods and it’s enough for a victory. But showing up for two periods and getting two victories out of it? That might be a first, and it’s exactly what the Caps have done in these past two games against Atlanta, piecing together a solid third period on Sunday and a good first on Tuesday.
Couple last night’s win with New Jersey’s home, regulation loss to Toronto (takes a bit of the sting out of the Caps’ shootout loss to the Leafs two weeks ago, doesn’t it?), and the Caps are a single point gained or lost by the Devils from clinching the second seed in the East, with two games remaining.
Some thoughts on the game:
And then there were two.
Take what you will from last night, but the two points (perhaps a pair of “two points”) are what matter, and with the playoffs potentially just a week away, the real anxiety is about to begin. Brace yourself.