The first game of the seeding round is in the books for the Caps, a shootout loss to the rival Lightning. While they didn’t walk away with two points, it was a solid opener for the team as they look ahead to the start of the real playoffs - plenty to work on, but plenty to build on as well.
Here’s a quick rundown of some of the good and bad (and one ugly) from yesterday’s game.
Good: Braden Holtby.
If the Caps are going to make any noise in the playoffs this year, they’ll need Braden Holtby to be at his best (especially without Ilya Samsonov to turn to), and his performance in yesterday’s game was a promising start.