You know how sometimes when one team is coming off of a back-to-back, the second game can be sloppy, ugly, and a blowout? Well, that happened tonight. Except the lost-looking team was the Capitals, as the visiting New York Islanders downed them 3-0 in a game that was close for a while, and then wasn’t even.
Here's Thursday night's Plus/Minus:
Plus: Jakub Vrana, the most anticipated prospect since you told your dog “if you’re a good boy we’ll go to the park,” lived up to the hype even if he didn’t score. More on him below.