1. Keep Firing, Assholes!
Through two games, the Caps have put 63 shots on Sam Montembeault, and their 31.6 shots-for per 60 at five-on-five (second highest rate in the playoffs so far) is way up from their regular-season mark of 26.7. But it’s not just quantity – it’s quality, too. Per NaturalStatTrick, the Caps’ high-danger chances per 60 are up 27 percent (from 11.5 to 14.7), making up the biggest chunk of that uptick (medium-danger chance rate is nearly identical, and low-danger rate is up around 13 percent). The result is that Montembeault has seen the second-most high-danger shots of any goaltender in the playoffs… and the rest of the top-six have all played a full game-plus more than…
