Plus: Nice to see the Caps get on the board first tonight, courtesy of a beautiful tip in front by Aliaksei Protas – and, of course, nugs.
Minus: If John Carlson doesn’t become the joker after the sheer number of goals that have been washed out when he’s a part of the play, he’s a stronger man than most. Really tough to figure out what’s goalie interference these days when the only criteria seems to be “a Capitals player shot the puck and another was near the net”.
Our three stars:
*** Jakub Vrana (1G)
** Charlie Lindgren (24 saves)
* Aliaksei Protas (1G)