This wasn’t supposed to happen.
The defending Stanley Cup champions, who beat the fourth place Carolina Hurricanes in each of their four matchups this regular season, plus the first two playoffs games, have dropped three of the past four, and are heading to Game 7 on Wednesday at Capital One Arena.
After Monday’s what-the-f#$% 5-2 loss, which was a ref’s I-hate-goals whistle away from being a 3-3 tie, the Caps couldn’t battle back and the Hurricanes lived another day.
In the meantime, Caps fans wonder: Why can’t the Caps just put teams away, especially in the early rounds?