Last night was simple for the Washington Capitals: win and they’re in. And win they did. Against all odds, the Capitals are heading to the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in Washington’s final game of the season. That is a sentence that no one thought they would be typing back in October, but here we are.
Was last night the Capitals’ best game of the year? Not by any means, but it got the job done. They were outshot 28-18 by a team desperate for a regulation win to keep their season alive, but Lindgren and the defense helped compensate for that.