Post-Game Talk: Champitals @ The Stars | 8PM EST

[Foots]

The Caps played much much better this game. I don't mind this loss.

 

[traparatus]

Sweet game. No issues with the loss. Caps played hard, Stars played hard.

Copley was awesome.

 

[DrewGl]

...

 

[Dr John Carlson]

kuznetsov has 0 goals in last 13, 1 in last 21. ugh

Still just 1 ES goal on the year.

 

[maacoshark]

Way to go boys. You played OT like you reslly didn’t want to be out there.

My guess was they were tired. They played a high energy game in the 2nd game of a back to back. They actually played a good game. Better than I thought they would.
I know a loss is a loss but this game was still a positive. And we still get a loser point.

 

[Sam Spade]

If they lose to the Red Wings on Sunday I will worry (slightly). I wasn't expecting a win tonight. I'm happy they only gave up one goal to a decent offensive team.

 

[Bladerunner]

All considering (b2b), one of their better efforts the past ~four games. Very winnable. At least they picked up a point.
Copley played well.

Barely holding off Pitt.

 

[Capsman]

Fire Forsythe if the PP doesn’t dramatically improve soon.

 

[maacoshark]

If they lose to the Red Wings on Sunday I will worry (slightly). I wasn't expecting a win tonight. I'm happy they only gave up one goal to a decent offensive team.

Dallas is 27th in goals per game. Do you consider that a decent offensive team?

 

[AtNightWeFly]

Now the record vs Dallas is like 26-3-4 or something like that.
A point is awesome!!!

 

[Sam Spade]

Dallas is 27th in goals per game. Do you consider that a decent offensive team?

I consider any team with Seguin, Benn, Radulov and Klingberg pretty damn good offensively.

 

[maacoshark]

I consider any team with Seguin, Benn, Radulov and Klingberg pretty damn good offensively.

Well your stats tell us there aren't very good offensively. In fact they are struggling offensively. Which was why their CEO called out their star players. They have been winning with defense and goaltending.

 

[AussieCapsFan]

Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. OT is just a crap shoot.

I would have thought you only get to be the bug once though, right?

 

[Sam Spade]

I would have thought you only get to be the bug once though, right?

 

[SherVaughn30]

I wouldnt be too concerned with our play tonight. After the first period we were easily the better team. We ran into a hot goalie. Khudobin played very well.

But I'm noticing a bad trend that it's rearing its ugly head now. Caps are trying to score goals on perimeter type shots. Both goals by the Stars were below the face-off circles(even though the Caps defensive coverage was poor on both goals). Eller's goal was shot almost close to the face-off dot. My point is the net drive of the Caps forwards hasn't been enough. They need to get more dirty and gritty! Both Kuzy and OV can fire pucks on goal from almost anywhere. That line should just simplify, having Wilson just bulldoze his way towards the net creating havoc and looking to screen/redirect an OV/Kuzy shot. Backstrom has a deceptive wrist shot but he doesn't use it enough. He should give the deception that he's gonna pass and sneak some shots on the goal! I love Oshie, but I fear he's a bit weary to go hard towards the net, due to his recent concussion.

PP could have easily won this game towards the end of the 3rd, but it's a lot of bad passes(need quick touch tape to tape passes as I see it from almost every opponents PP against the Caps PK), being too stagnant(everyone on PP1 unit looking lazy in execution), and no shots from Backstrom/Kuzy(fire some low shots off the goalies leg pads and have someone else ready to pounce on rebounds. When your team is slumping in different facets of the game, you go back to basics, work harder and keep shooting and going towards the net. The pretty stuff is becoming far less because every Caps opponent is specifically scheming to take it away. It's pretty simple that all the Caps opponents are daring to outwork them. Right now the Caps opponents are winning the odds, because the Caps don't want to pay the price to win games!

 

[philip]

We'll be fine.

 

[ovikovy817]

3rd line played well and was rewarded with a goal. Copley was good too.
At least they got a point in a B2b situation
0 goals conceded 5on5