"The Washington Capitals have yet to win in the shootout this season, losing all four of their games that have gone past overtime. After falling to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night, the Capitals now have a 6-12 record in the shootout since head coach Spencer Carbery joined the team in 2023-24. And though the Caps brought Oshie in as a consultant last season, the end results haven't changed."
""It's really tricky, hard, because we just actually just came from chatting about (the shootout)," Carbery said. "Because you're watching some different players that haven't been shooters for you in the past. For example, talking to Justin Sourdif, he's shot twice in his pro career. Used to shoot in junior, was really good, is 0-for-2 in the American Hockey League. But you don't know until you get an opportunity. And sometimes you get an opportunity and you get hot.""
The Washington Capitals have failed to win any shootouts this season, losing all four games that reached overtime and holding a 6-12 shootout record since Spencer Carbery took over in 2023-24. Carbery described the recent loss as "probably the last straw" for the current shootout lineup and spent nearly 10 minutes outlining potential changes. The team has relied on Dylan Strome and Anthony Beauvillier as primary shooters while rotating a third shooter. Coaches have considered adding Tom Wilson, Aliaksei Protas, Jakob Chychrun, and Justin Sourdif, though less-experienced shootout options carry clear risk despite occasional upside.
Read at RMNB
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]