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Jeu de Match: Line Matching in Montreal

Heading into Game 3, we talked about line matching both generally and specifically. So how’d it play out in two games in Montreal? Here are the five-on-five matchups for the two games (Game 3 on the left, Game 4 on the right): Just from a quick glance, the chart on the right has a lot more red (good for the Caps), which makes sense – per Natural Stat Trick, the Caps had a five-on-five…

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The Narrative: Which is it?, History is History, and Flashback

Which is it? It’s been a tough series for the Canadiens and their fans. First, the referees weren’t calling anything and letting the Caps get away with murder. Then they were calling everything and not letting the players on the ice decide the game, as the Caps embellished the slightest contact. Somehow the Canadiens have managed to gain a 13-10 advantage in power play opportunities in the…

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Capitals-Canadiens Game 5 Recap: Caps Punch Their Ticket to 2nd Round With Commanding 4-1 Win

Plus: We won’t have to hear about 2010 again for a while. Minus: He was ready for the moment, but Logan Thompson was quite a bit busier throughout the third period than you would’ve liked. Our Three Stars: *** Dylan Strome (2 assists) ** Tom Wilson (1 goal, 1 assist) * Logan Thompson (28 saves, 1 GA) Up next… We’ve already exorcised one demon from playoff’s past.

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Round 2 Preview: Capitals vs. Hurricanes By the Numbers

And so it’s set. Capitals vs. Hurricanes. Red, white, and blue vs. red and black. A rivalry that has traveled from the Southeast to the Metropolitan to the postseason, now for a second time. Another round of the Caps vs. a coach who loves to complain about officiating. Unleashing the fury vs. a surging storm. Aliaksei Protas vs. Andrei Svechnikov. John Carlson vs. Jaccob Slavin.

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The Narrative: Au Revoir, Power Surge(?), and Decent Enough

Au Revoir That’s how you close out a series. After taking a 2-0 lead in their Round 1 matchup with Montreal on home ice, the Caps traveled north of the border and put up perhaps their most embarrassing effort of the season in Game 3. That stinker had everything – bad penalties (and worse penalty kills), soul-crushing boners, no composure or poise, a goalie injury and utter nonsense on…

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The Narrative: Familiarity and Contempt, Luck of the Draw, and Southbeast

Familiarity and Contempt When the Caps (as defending Stanley Cup champions) last faced the Hurricanes in the playoffs six years ago, a dozen players featured in the series who also figure to play significant roles in this one, including a “swap” of blueliners: Ovechkin tallied four goals and five assists in the seven games, Wilson three and two, Eller one and two, and Dowd a goal…

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The Narrative: Quality and Quantity, Finish Them, and Freddie or Not

Quality and Quantity There’s no real secret to the Carolina Hurricanes’ game – dump pucks in, forecheck like honeybadgers on cocaine, shoot from anywhere. It’s all right there. It’s a high-pressure approach designed to force turnovers and capitalize on mistakes, and it led to the highest rate of five-on-five shot attempts in the League over the course of the regular season (and last season…

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The Narrative: Puck Management, Exit Stage Left, and Pro-jection

Puck Management It’s impossible to overstate how important the Caps’ puck management – specifically in their own end – is likely to be to their chances at success in this series. We’ve seen what happens when they’re sloppy, and it isn’t pretty. And now they’re facing a team that absolutely feasts on that slop: As unreliable as giveaways and takeaways are as stats…

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Capitals-Hurricanes Game 1: How the Game Was Lost

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes kicked off their Round 2 series at Capital One Arena last night. Well, at least the Hurricanes did. The Capitals unfortunately looked lost all night. They spent way too much time overpassing and being sloppy with the puck, they struggled to get any coherent plays set up, and their zone entries were consistently inconsistent. They also had several…

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Capitals vs. Hurricanes: Round 2 Game 2 Thread

Round 2 did not get off to the best start for the Caps (to put it mildly). And yet, it’s just one game, and it’s not the first to one win, it’s the first to four. The Caps get their chance to get back even in the series tonight as they host the Canes for Game 2…here’s hoping they’re ready to do it. First, some admin stuff for Game 1: Series: 0-1 Goalie Matchup: Logan Thompson…

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The Narrative: Tom, Son!, Thompson, and Tom-orrow

Tom, Son! Memorable players have signature games, outings that in one way or another encapsulate what that athlete was all about that are remember for years to come. Game 2 of the Caps’ second-round series against the Hurricanes was a signature game for Tom Wilson. Wilson was the best skater on the ice (by GameScore and the eye test), registering a brilliant assist on John…

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