If you ignore the standings and recent streaks of wins and losses, the Capitals and Kings are on fairly similar paths so far this season. Both have strong underlying numbers but have had issues with actual goal-scoring, and both have struggled on the power play and penalty kill (although the Kings have a slight edge in both departments).
Where they differ, of course, is in the results, which is why LA sits atop their division while the Caps are basement-dwellers in the Metro. The Caps enter tonight’s contest having dropped 7 of their last 9 while the Kings are 7-2-1 in their last 10 overall, and the good guys will have a tough task ahead of them, taking on one of the best road teams in the league right now. But they’re about due for some sort of bounceback…right?
First, some admin stuff:
- Who: Capitals vs. Kings
- Where: Capital One Arena
- When: 7:00 p.m.
- How to Watch: Monumental
- How to Listen: 106.7, Capitals Radio 24/7
Time to start a new winning streak!