The Washington Capitals secured a 2-0 lead in their playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, winning Game 2 despite nearly repeating their Game 1 mistakes. Goaltender Logan Thompson's strong performance helped the Capitals prevent Montreal from scoring. Throughout the two games, Washington outshot Montreal significantly but faced challenges in the third periods, allowing the Canadiens to gain momentum. Players acknowledge the need to avoid sitting back and to maintain aggression, especially as they head into Game 3 in Montreal, where the Canadiens will be fighting to survive.
Across both games in the first two periods, the Capitals have outshot the Canadiens 50-33 and generated 28 high-danger scoring chances, per Natural Stat Trick, to Montreal's nine.
When teams are down, they play a different style. They obviously played more aggressive, and we just can't sit back. We just need to continue to play the way we were the first two periods.
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