Game 45: Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

We all know this was a must win for the Capitals and Canadiens.  What a way to spend a Saturday night with two hockey teams fighting for playoff positioning.  There is one problem.  Apparently only one team showed up.

Capitals 5 Canadiens 1

Game 40: Washington Capitals @ Montreal Canadiens

Oh, it is getting good.  Just 8 games to go and we are in a playoff spot right now.  Let's hope nothing bad like this happens.

And we need more of this.

Capitals 3 Canadiens 2

Game 3: Montreal Canadians @ Washington Capitals

I guess the Caps like to play short handed.  They had 7 penalties.  They lost to the Habs 4 - 1.

The scary part, they outshot Montreal 31 - 22.

I am not sure if this is the Washington Capitals or the Washington Generals. 

What does Today's game mean to the Caps 3/03

Well, today makes the playoff picture interesting.

The Panthers lost to the Predators, Maple Leafs beat the Canadiens, and the Lightning beat the Hurricanes.  
Bottomline, the Capitals are still in 9th place.  1 point behind the Jets, 1 ahead of 10th place Lightning, and 2 ahead of the 11 place Maple Leafs.  Oh, and the Capitals are still 3 points behind the Panthers for 1st place in the SE.

18 games left.  Who is ready for the madness?

What does Today's game mean to the Caps 2/26

Well, the Panthers beat the Habs 4 - 2.  This means the Caps are now 3 points behind the Panthers for the SE Division lead. (They are still 1 point behind the Jets for the 8th spot in the playoffs.)

Also, the Lightning beat the Devils, so they are 10th place and 2 points behind the Caps.

The Wait and See game.  So much fun, isn't it?

Canadiens @ Capitals

Yep.  A 4 - 1winner over the Habs.  The Caps are now in 9th place.  They are tied in points with the Maple Leafs but have the tie breaker.  

The Caps did look good, but they gave up a short handed goal.  Oh, and they were outshot 31 - 23.  Come on guys, Neuvy had a great game but you can't always relay on the goalie.  You have to do a better job controlling the puck.  

The Capitals are 1 point behind 8th place Florida and 2 points behind Division leading Winnipeg. 

What does Today's game mean to the Caps 2/19

First the good news.  Bruce Boudreau's Ducks beat the Panthers, the Capitals are still 2 points behind Florida.

The bad news.  The Jets beat Varlamov the Avalanche dropping the Capitals to 10th.  The Caps are 1 point the Maple Leafs (8th) and Jets (9th).  Oh, and the Caps are 5 points ahead of 11th place Lightning, 12th place Islanders, and 13th place Canadiens. 

Sounds like they could be a pile up for the last playoff spot. 

And to think, in the last 7 games, the Caps are 2 - 4 - 1.  (Ironically the 2 wins are against the Panthers.)  That is 9 points left on the table.  I guess a rock star life style allows for that.

It will be cruel irony if the Ducks get into the playoffs and the Caps do not.

What does Today's game mean to the Caps 2/16

Jets won in a shootout over the Wild.  This means they are in 10th place and 1 point behind the Caps.

Boy, I am sure glad we beat the Jets when they were hear sure got that extra point for the shootout loss last week. 

And contrary to some band wagoners, the NHL does exist outside of Washington.  3 teams are 5 points behind the Caps (the Islanders, Lightning, and Canadiens.)


The next few weeks could be get crazy on the scoreboard watching.

Panthers vs. Devils, Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs

Good News:  Canadiens crushed the Maple Leafs, so the Caps still 1 point behind 8th place Maple Leafs.

Bad news:  Panthers beat the Devils, so now ahead by 2 points for division and Capitals stay in 9th.

Oh, and the Caps are 3 points ahead of 10th Jets.

Sunday, a Caps win over the 1st place (in the conference) and second best in the league Rangers puts them in 8th.  Panthers are on Long Island to play the Islanders.