In the last two days, the Edmonton Oilers suffered two ugly losses on the road. A lot of experts expected that to happen not only because of the back-to-back game scenario. It was also the opponents that the Oilers faced in those games. After beating the Red Wings on Saturday night, everyone knew that facing off against the Stanley Cup Champions and the best team in the NHL in two straight games was extremely difficult.
The Washington Capitals did suffer a loss to the Oilers a few weeks ago and were chomping at the bit for another crack at them.