The Good: Nothing really. The penalty kill was good even though they got scored on once but it was an unlucky goal. The first 10 minutes were also good with another 10 minutes span that bled from the end of the 2nd into the 3rd.
The Bad: Everything else. The Capitals still look out of sync: passes not on tape, shots not getting on net, Holtby not making big saves, they continue to just throw pucks off the glass to get the puck out.
A few more notes on the game:
The Capitals have to figure something out or they’ll be swept. Right now they play the right way for some of the time but get in these 10 minute spurts where they let the other team score a handful of goals.
They need to clean up their game, get passes on sticks, hit the net when they can, and need Holtby to make a great save here and there. Right now nothing is going their way. They’ll need to work hard to make it happen. They’ve been down in an opening series before 0-2 and ended up winning the Cup. All hope isn’t lost, but it’s disappearing quick.