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Despite doing their very best to squander a two goal cushion in the later stages of the game, the Capitals downed their Metropolitan Division foes the Flyers 5-2. The third line made its presence known throughout the game, with Brett Connolly in particular having a strong showing.
Nice for the team to get two points after a tough loss in Pittsburgh earlier this week.
Here is Thursday’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Brett Connolly scored two goals and had one assist for his third career three point game. Great to see Conno having a career year with 19 goals and 39 points on the season – less great thinking about contract negotiations in the summer. Whatever! We’ll cross that bridge when we get there.
Minus: The Capitals took a number of penalties in the third period, which is less than ideal when you want to win a game. As much as we like seeing the PK on the upswing, we’d like it even more not to have to see the PK.
And now, here’s ten more notes on tonight’s game:
Up next: the Capitals take on the league-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. My emotions can about this can be explained with the following tweets: