BB had the puck put into his feet and two Caps draped on him, he tried to poke it fwd and it went to a Cap. Pens were in a line change and Letang came outside his blueline and left the middle of the ice open.
You don't come that high on a kill as a blueliner in the middle of a change unless you are 100% sure the puck is going deep the other way. It's pk 101.
What a load of horse ****. Adams forced a turnover (rare good play), chipped the puck to Bennett and, instead of whacking the puck deep and going for a change, Bennett pushed it up to try a guy. Late on a shift. On a penalty kill he doesn't even know how to play.
If a D sees that on a penalty kill, he assumes the forward is 100% that he's clear. It's a matter of trust.
That Bennett had no chance of beating the Capital--even if he kept the puck, he's still not free--but tried him anyway, is why Ovechkin scored.
It is also why Bennett will never kill a penalty for Mike Johnston again. Or probably any other coach that sees tape on that. Ridiculously irresponsible play that belongs next to the no-look backhand pass that went to Luke Schenn in the high slot against Philadelphia when we had been tilting the ice before that.
But sure. Letang's older than 25 now, so let's just blame him for any absurdly stupid play any younger player than him makes.