Last night, staring at Game Four of the Stanley Cup Final, I thought to myself: at least the Tampa Bay Lightning lost to what looks like the Cup winner, and not only that, we had a better showing than the Vegas Golden Knights when we pushed the Washington Capitals to seven games.
After listening to some analysis about what the Caps are doing right (thanks, Hockey PDOcast), it seems that two things are currently at play: first, the VGK were riding Marc-Andre Fleury’s ridiculous playoff SV% (something near .