Last night was the back half of the Washington Capitals’ first back-to-back of the season, and it showed. You could clearly tell which team played yesterday and travelled last night, and which team hadn’t played since Thursday. The Carolina Hurricanes were relentless, and the Capitals were just trying to keep their heads above water. The Caps put up a decent fight, but they ran out of gas.
While this was not Charlie Lindgren’s finest outing in a Caps’ sweater, he gave his teammates the best chance he could. He made some solid saves, especially while the Canes were on the power play about halfway through the second period.