When trying to mount a comeback late in a hockey game, the only thing worse than taking a stupid penalty is taking an undeserved penalty.
Unfortunately for the Capitals, they got hit with the latter in Game 4 on Wednesday night. It hurt them, they lost, and now have their backs against the wall three games to one.
With that being said, it’s pretty hard to feel bad for the Caps.
Sure, it was a very bad call — there’s no arguing that — and you hate to see bad calls affect the outcome of a crucial playoff game, but this one didn’t feel entirely unjust.