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Capitals vs Islanders Game 1: What Worked and What Didn't

With Game 1 on F Street decided handily by the foe on Wednesday evening, Thursday morning brought a surprise optional skate (with a surprisingly low attendance rate).

It also, presumably, brought an until-our-eyeballs-bleed film breakdown - a film breakdown session that would, presumably, illuminate some anecdotes about what worked (not a whole lot), and what didn't (a whole lot).

Since we aren't privy to the inner workings of the Caps' meeting rooms, here are some things that may have come up:

What Worked

On March 28th, the Alex Ovechkin line was centered by Evgeny Kuznetsov, and Nicklas Backstrom was knocked down the depth chart to pivot Marcus Johansson and Troy Brouwer.