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The Capitals entered tonight’s tilt against Tampa Bay after a solid 5 to 2 home ice win over the Ottawa Senators. In town was a much more dangerous Lightning lineup so Washington needed a sixty minute effort with no passengers, and that’s exactly what they got on their way to an impressive 3 to 1 win.
Here’s Friday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Facing another set of back-to-back games this weekend Barry Trotz elected to start Philipp Grubauer in the first of two contests (the first time this year). Grubauer rewarded that confidence with a spectacular 25 save outing for his first win of the season.
Minus: Washington gave Tampa Bay’s man advantage team an early opportunity (Brooks Orpik 44 seconds in) and, as you’d expect, they tallied.
Nine more notes on the game.
The Capitals will travel to Toronto tonight to faceoff against the Maple Leafs tomorrow at 7PM.