Let’s get this out of the way off the top - there’s no excuse for going 26 minutes without a shot on goal at any point within a hockey game. It’s hard to realistically envision a lead big enough to justify it, or injuries that can explain it away. And, no, “good teams” don’t surrender three-goal leads (except, of course, when they do).
Last night’s Caps win over Boston was an ugly one, to be sure (and the second time in the past month or so that Washington has gagged up a 3-0 lead which, despite what we know about score effects, isn’t exactly a hallmark of a “good team”).