It would be easy to say the Washington Capitals had a case of the Mondays, if it weren’t for the fact that Monday’s game looked very similar to Saturday’s in many ways except the score.
A spurt of three goals in a five-minute span in the second period gave the St. Louis Blues the edge to beat the Capitals 4-1 Monday night at Capital One Arena.
Neither the Capitals‘ offense nor defense mustered anything after the first period to keep them competitive against the Western Conference opponent. Alex Ovechkin scored Washington’s only goal, his league-leading 33rd of the season, on a power play.