WASHINGTON — Perhaps they were still outside on the steps of the National Portrait Gallery, reveling in the pure joy of finally getting to see Shaggy and Sting share a stage.
Or maybe they were trying to sweet-talk Pat Sajak’s security detail, the group guarding his ice-level seats inside Capital One Arena.
In reality, though, Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final Saturday — a 3-1 Capitals victory that nudged them ahead in the series — saw the NHL’s concussion spotters pretty much where they always are: directly in the crosshairs of the league’s ongoing debate over player safety.