Capital Vibe Check: The New Guy In Town

Photo by Len Redkoles/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe second half of April went much better for the Washington Capitals than the first half. In their final eight games of the month, all after the trade deadline, the Caps went 5-2-1 to snag 11 of 16 possible points. Two of those wins were shutouts, including a shootout shutout, both over the Islanders. Washington also recorded two wins over the Flyers and a third win over the Islanders. They lost to Buffalo and Boston in regulation, and lost to Pittsburgh in overtime. How did they do all of this? Let’s do a vibe check and find out.

The Capitals’ offense rebounded nicely after a very rocky start to April. In their last eight games, the Caps scored 28…