"After a pretty brutal road trip (that at least had a decent ending), the NHL schedulers didn't give the Caps any breaks, hitting them with a Saturday night bout against the Carolina Hurricanes as a "welcome home" present. That's a tough task on any night; on this night, the Caps went into it minus both their goalies, half of their top-four defensemen, and Connor McMichael."
"Minus: Regardless of the fact that the Caps largely outplayed Carolina early in this one, it didn't keep the 'Canes from putting two quick goals on the board late in the first period - and that's not what you want to see against one of the NHL's more potent offenses (and stingier defenses). Already missing key players, the Caps put themselves in a tough situation, largely as a result of preventable mistakes."
Washington Capitals faced a difficult home game after a brutal road trip, missing both goalies, half of their top-four defensemen, and forward Connor McMichael. The team committed a few early miscues that led to an own goal and allowed two quick Carolina strikes late in the first period, creating a three-goal deficit. The Capitals mounted a gutsy comeback to erase the three-goal hole and tied the game late. Jakob Chychrun assisted and scored the game-tying goal, Tom Wilson delivered a hit that led to a goal, and Clay Stevenson provided a strong performance in net.
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