Two nights after falling to Chicago in overtime a depleted Capitals roster grabbed a 5 to 2 regulation win in Winnipeg.
Here’s Wednesday night’s Plus/Minus:
Plus: Daniel Sprong’s goal is his second in consecutive games and marks his first two game point streak of the season.
Minus: Giving up two goal leads.
Eleven more notes on the game:
- Earlier this afternoon Paul Maurice resigned as Head Coach of the Winnipeg Jets. In his place arrived Dave Lowry and the Capitals as his first opponent.
- Neither team dented twine during the opening twenty minutes of play, with the Capitals outshooting their hosts 14 to 8.