Three regulation losses in a row: numbers for the morning after

"The Washington Capitals have lost three games in a row by a combined 11-2 score. The team's latest loss, a 3-1 defeat on Friday night, came against a tired New York Islanders team that had lost three games in a row on their four-game road trip. Another injury to a key player as well. The boys need to rally for a big win later tonight."

"The overall five-on-five stats flatter the Capitals because of their absurdly dominant first period. Within the first 20 minutes, they collected 25 shot attempts, 19 scoring chances, nine high-danger chances, and 2.11 expected goals. Unfortunately, Pierre-Luc Dubois' injury disrupted their lineup, and that level did not remain for the remaining 40 minutes. In the final two periods combined, the Capitals managed just 27 shot attempts, 12 scoring chances, five high-danger chances, and 1.24 expected goals."

"He also leads the Capitals in overall scoring with 12 points (6g, 6a) in 11 games, joining Dylan Strome (10 points in 9 games) as the lone two players on the club scoring at above a point-per-game rate. Per MoneyPuck, Ilya Sorokin was tremendous in net for the Islanders, saving 2.43 goals above expected. Logan Thompson also had a good night, stopping 0.05 more than expected. Sorokin definitely stole the game by keeping New York in the game during the first period."

The Capitals lost three straight games by a combined 11-2 score, including a 3-1 defeat to the Islanders. The team dominated the first period but produced only modest chances thereafter, with five-on-five numbers collapsing after Pierre-Luc Dubois left injured. Tom Wilson scored the lone goal and leads the team with six goals and 12 points. Ilya Sorokin stopped several high-danger chances, saving 2.43 goals above expected while Logan Thompson performed slightly above expectation. The power play went 0-for-4 and is 0-for-9 over three games, managing just three shots and surrendering a controversial shorthanded goal. Dylan Strome's return is needed as the top trio of Ovechkin, McMichael, and Leonard has underperformed.

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