A five-game skid is the longest the Bolts have gone without winning since April 2013, with Jon Cooper newly an NHL coach and Anders Lindback in goal (that one was six). The question going into tonight's game was, which skidding good team would continue to skid? Would it be the Washington Capitals' fourth loss, or the Bolts' sixth, tying Cooper's 2013 loss record?
“We had to end that skid we had going, and ending it at home in front of these fans, obviously it was nice,” Ben Bishop said, neatly summarizing the game.
Special teams proved to be the making of the game through all three periods, with the penalty kill especially strong through five of the six Bolts’ penalties.