Going into the Caps’ series against the high-powered Florida Panthers, any “formula” that involved the Caps winning likely involved the Caps mucking up the neutral zone and playing Dale Hunter-style coin-flip hockey.
We’ve got a (woefully inadequate) three-game sample, but based on that, have the Caps been able to stymie the Panthers and play them to a draw?
Well, sort of.
To illustrate what the Caps have done, it’s worth recognizing just how dominant the Panthers were offensively this year. To start, here’s how the Panthers ranked offensively in rate-stats at five on five:
Panthers Offensive Dominance
| Shot attemps/60 | 65. |