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?

Capitals @ Maple Leafs

Yes they did.  A 4 - 2 winner over the Maple Leafs.  Though, they were up 4 - 0 after 2 and gave up 2 goals in the 3rd.  Not exactly playing 60 minutes a commitment.  But hey, a win is a win.

In other news. the Jets lost in a SO to the Blues and the Panthers beat the Hurricanes in a SO.

This means the Capitals stay in 9th, but are now 1 point behind the division leading Panthers and 1 point behind the 8th place Jets.  Oh, And 2 points ahead of the 10th place Maple Leafs.

And now, the wait and see game.

What does Today's games mean to the

Don't you love the wait and see game?
 
Today was actually good for the Caps.  The Capitals are still in 9th, but they did not lose ground.

The Maple Leafs were crushed by the Flames 5 - 1 in Calgary, so the Capitals still trail the Leafs by 1 point for 8th.

The Jets lost to the Islanders in Winnipeg 3 - 1.  The Caps are still leading the 10th place Jets by 3 points.