The Capitals have spent a lot of this early season struggling to regain the scoring touch that was such a big factor in last year’s hot start and overall success, and last night’s loss was yet another reminder that they still haven’t found it. Over the last three games, they’ve managed just two goals – and with the offense having dried up of late, something as close as a 2-1 deficit can feel like a much more difficult hill to climb.
After Jean-Gabriel Pageau struck shorthanded late in the second period last night – and you can be the judge on whether that goal was offside or not (it was) and whether it should have counted (it shouldn’t have) – the Caps headed into the final frame deadlocked at one.