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The Narrative: No Pressure, Home Ice and The Bottom Line

1. No Pressure

It’s Game 7 and neither team’s feeling the pressure... nope, not one bit. The Caps have been there, done that, and have the rings to prove it (or, if the ‘Canes prefer, they can just turn their gaze to the rafters at Capital One tonight). Via NHL.com:

“The thing we had success with last year was the situation didn’t bother us at all, we just played our game,” Capitals goalie Braden Holtby said after an optional practice Tuesday. “That’s one thing that we could’ve done better in this series, and now we have a chance to keep improving on that with an opportunity to win a series.