Had the Washington Capitals known entering Game 3 that they would outshoot the Pittsburgh Penguins 49-23, the team likely would have felt reasonably confident of victory.
Similarly, had the Capitals known that the official scorer would record a 58-25 Washington lead in hits at the end of the night, they probably would have expected that their physical play would be a big factor in the game.
Instead, it was the Penguins taking a 2-1 series lead thanks to a 3-2 victory featuring some fortunate bounces and strong goaltending from rookie Matt Murray.