Game 10: Washington Capitals @ Edmonton Oilers

We were 21 - 32 on faceoffs, but hey, 3 - 3 on the PK and Holtby stopped 30 out of 31.  

Capitals 4 - Oilers 1.

3 wins in a row and . . .
And now we are in the playoff spot?  Party on people!

 

Game 9: Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets

It took blowing three leads, 7 rounds of a shootout (3 of which were "must score to go to another round"), and many times Holtby pulling our bacon out of the fire, but YES!

Capitals 5 - Jets 4 (Caps win 4 - 3 in the shootout)



 

Game 8: Columbus Blue Jackets @ Washington Capitals

2 - 4 on the power play.  You don't let Marion Gaborik get a shot on goal.  And I still got to yell "Hey Jack Johnson, your music sucks!"

Oh and Holtby only allowed one goal all night AND Erat gets three assists.  

Capitals 4 - Blue Jackets 1.

And to all Martin Erat haters . . .

 

Game 7: New York Rangers @ Washington Capitals

So you are facing a team that is 1 - 4 and has lost games by the score of 9 - 2 and 6 - 0.

So let's get out shot by a 2 - 1 ratio for most of the 2nd half of the game.

Yes the PK went 3 - 3, but the Power Play was 0 - 4.  

Rangers 2 - Capitals 0.

Game 6: Edmonton Oilers @ Washington Capitals

Even though they were out shot 30 - 20, they were 3 - 3 on the PK and went 2 - 3 on the power play.

It was a fun night.

Capitals 4 - Oilers 2.   2 points out of a playoff spot.

And now that the losing streak is over, this is how I feel. . . 

Game 5: Colorado Avalanche @ Washington Capitals

I have to admit, I was hoping to see Patrick Roy go off the deep end and do this:


And before I start to rip into the Caps, I will admit I like the Fehr - Ward - Chimera line.  They are starting to mesh well.

So, Alex Tanguay scores twice for the the Avs and all I can think is "Wait, he is still in the league?"

So you out shoot the Avalanche 41 - 28 and commit 3 penalties and somehow, we make trading Varlamov and keeping Neuvirth look bad. 

Avalanche 5 - Capitals 1.  

Game 4: Carolina Hurricanes @ Washington Capitals

So you see that you will be going up against Anton Khudobin.  You think that you have a decent chance.


Then you go 0 - 5 on the power play (and you even have an a 5 - 3 during the last 0:36 of the game) and make him look like Cam Ward.

Oh, and Alexander Semin finally scores against us.  

Carolina 3 - Capitals 2  (1 - 3.  Just like the Redskins. Yay.)