Capitals-Utah: How the Game Was Lost (But Almost Won)

The Capitals’ final game before the 4 Nations break had all the makings of a trap game that would end badly for the good guys. You’ve got a super-early matinee, against a team low in the standings, from the other conference, right before a lengthy vacation.

So while we could talk about how they ultimately lost, whether that was because they fell behind 2-0 less than two minutes in (LESS THAN TWO MINUTES ugh) or because they continue to struggle in the shootout…that’s not really fun and frankly any game decided by the shootout does not count as a real loss. Because science.

Honestly, though, this was yet another example of this scrappy, resilient team never quitting on a game, erasing multiple…