T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Breaking down the Washington Capitals special teams.
Special teams can make or break seasons. When you need a goal, if you can’t get one when given an opportunity on the power play it may be the difference between advancing or going home. The same can be said for the penalty kill. If you have a lead that you need to preserve and your penalty kill can’t keep the puck out of the net, that could easily be the reason you’re sitting at home rather than playing in the later rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs.