The Narrative: One and Done, Three and Out and Big Decisions

1. One and Done

A lot will be made about the Caps’ finishing touch disappearing at the worst time (again), and while that’s certainly true, to an extent, there are two ways that offenses get shut down this time of year: they don’t convert their chances (we all have a very clear example that comes to mind here) or they don’t create chances. While Game 5 certainly was more of the former, the series overall was more balanced, leaning towards the latter. These numbers are five-on-five (the impotent power play is a discussion for another day):

via NatStatTrick

Sure, they got “Rasked” in Game 5, but the big number there is the 6.