Washington Capitals: Match Ratings for February 2019

Week 19: 2/10 – 2/16

Spotlight: Capitals @ Sharks (2/14)

In January, I spotlighted San Jose’s trip to the nation’s capital, a 7-6 OT loss for the Washington Capitals that was one of the wildest games of the season. While I thought the Caps played pretty well in that game, they played way better here.

As the first stop on the dreaded California road trip, and as part of Washington’s season-long six-game road swing, it would not have been much of a surprise if the Caps came out flat here; after all, they have traditionally struggled in San Jose.

Instead, after spotting the Sharks an early lead, the Capitals dominated the rest of the way, controlling play against a very good opponent en route to an impressive victory. It may have been their best effort of 2019 at that point.

Unfortunately, the sheer dominance of the Caps meant that there was very little drama associated with this game. On the bright side, that meant that fans could go to bed at 12:30 and not have missed too much.

Performance: 8/10

Entertainment: 4/10

Other Games This Week:

2/11: Capitals vs. Kings (6-4 Win)

Performance: 6/10

Entertainment: 6.5/10

2/12: Capitals @ Blue Jackets (3-0 Loss)

Performance: 1.5/10

Entertainment: 2/10