Plus: It was nice to finally get long awaited defensemen Ethan Bear into NHL action with the Caps. You can tell he’s still rusty from not playing an NHL game in probably seven months but he made some great plays and reads to stop some of the oppositions chances.
Minus: It was not a particularly good game by the Caps overall, or at least the third period, but they were trying to acclimate Bear and also were without Martin Fehervary, who has been maybe their best defender all season. They are also still without Sonny Milano, TJ Oshie, and Max Pacioretty.