In their busiest week of the season so far, the Washington Capitals saw a number of key players go down to injury. How did this affect this week’s games?
Things are starting to pick up for the Washington Capitals, as their first of back-to-back four-game weeks saw them split the difference, going 2-2-0. The narrative of the week, however, revolved around the return of Tom Wilson, followed by the losses of multiple important players due to injury.
Entering play Monday, the Caps are now 9-7-3 for 21 points through 19 games and sit one point outside of a playoff spot and four points outside of the wild card. A win on Monday over the Montreal Canadiens puts them at 10-7-3 for 23 points, good for third in the Metropolitan Division. With the fabled Thanksgiving deadline approaching this week, Washington would like to see their luck change quickly.
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Before this last week began, the story was that the team was struggling mightily defensively and on special teams. With three games on the road against some of the best teams in the Western Conference, the Capitals really needed to step that part of their game up.
So, let us take a look at Week Seven for the Capitals, with regards to both the team’s performance as well as entertainment value. Perhaps the patterns that are obvious here will still be relevant come next spring. Or maybe one of these games is just so fun that it must be rewatched.
While I would like to branch out the scope to more teams, I am unfortunately only able to watch Washington Capitals games with any consistency, so these articles will only look at those games. Without further ado, let us look back at Week Six for Washington!