In Game #79, the Washington Capitals returned home to face the visiting Lightning in a desperate situation, having dropped seven of their last eight coming into this one and trying to stay alive in the playoff race. This time, they stepped up, starting strong and then taking up the defense of a fallen teammate to fuel their victory. A huge two points in the books for a team nearing the end of the fight.
Three Takeaways:
- The officiating last night was…suspect. You could make a legitimate case for a call or a non-call on the hit on Nick Jensen, but the more egregious missed call was the elbow to the face of Tom Wilson by Nikita Kucherov late in the second.