Washington entered tonight’s contest on a five game winning streak and Carolina on a seven game winning streak on home ice. Someone’s streak had to be snapped and it was Evgeny Kuznetsov in the shootout doing the honors to keep the Capitals’ streak alive.
First up, Friday night’s Plus/Minus.
- Plus: It is great to see Justin Williams score goals and break free of the slump that plagued the start of his season.
- Minus: Six penalties against are far too many. No excuses there.
Ten more notes on the game:
- With Washington facing Montreal Saturday night Barry Trotz gave Philipp Grubauer the nod tonight, a chance to avenge their 5 to 1 loss on against Carolina on November 12th.