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Caps vs. Canucks Recap: Video Review Dooms Washington, Caps Fall 2-1 in Shootout

The Washington Capitals welcomed their crunchy West Coast cousins the Vancouver Canucks to Capital One Arena for a weekend matinee. Would it be a comedy, or a horror?

Here’s Saturday afternoon’s Plus/Minus:

Plus: Jakub Vrana continues to shine, and tease Capitals fans with what his “ceiling” might possibly look like.

Minus: The difference between one point and two is the width of a crossbar. More on that below.

And now, this...

Ten more notes on the game:

1. Washington would take the ice once again without forwards Nicklas Backstrom, Carl Hagelin, or Nic Dowd.