Stop us if you’ve heard this one, but the Capitals played an uneven game last night (and “uneven” may be putting it too kindly), a sluggish middle frame almost dooming them. As had been the case against Vancouver on Wednesday, last night’s game once again required more than 60 minutes to decide the outcome.
Unfortunately, unlike their outing against the Canucks two nights, this one didn’t go their way, as Nick Suzuki snagged the extra point for Montreal.
So how did it happen? It actually started with a two-on-one the other way by the Caps, with Aliaksei Protas muscling the puck away from Lane Hutson in the defensive zone to kick off the rush.