With the weight of the past looking on and the shadow of Monday’s blowout blanketing them, the Red Wings came out looking for an early goal. Lots of early pressure with four shots in the first five minutes with Rasmussen looking for redemption coming off his suspension.
For all the history of the ‘98 cup win, Ken and Mick had a lot to say about the more recent history between these two clubs, including Detroit not beating Washington in regulation at home since Petr Mrazek blanked them in 2015. Real ugly stuff.
The best opportunity thus far for either team came from, of course, Kubalik.