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Capitals @ Blackhawks Recap: Caps Blow 2-0 Lead, Fizzle Out in 3-2 Loss to Chicago

Plus: Andrew Mangiapane scored an absolutely stunning goal that belongs on all of the highlight reels.

Minus: Pretty much everything else. The Caps had all the momentum after the first period but came out for the second looking all kinds of sloppy. The epitome of this second period disaster for the Capitals was the back-to-back bench minors for too many men on the ice, AKA giving Dylan Strome a full four-minute rest in the penalty box. The bad vibes continued into the third, when the Blackhawks scored a shorthanded goal to get on the board and ended up scoring three goals on five shots in the final frame.