The Washington Capitals are in the middle of an interesting stretch. Over their last nine games, they’ve won four-straight games away from Capital One Arena, but have dropped five-straight on their home sheet. Ilya Samsonov started five of those nine, appeared in seven, and has gone 3-0-0/.959/1.69 on the road and 0-3-0/.833/4.80 at home over that span. And those trends are actually fairly in-line with how the season has gone for Samsonov - of the 33 NHL goalies with 11 or more appearances on home ice, only Arizona’s Karel Vejmelka has a lower save percentage than Samsonov’s .
Are the Washington Capitals *Really* a Better Team on the Road?
