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Power play opportunities for the Montreal Canadiens, only one of which they were able to score on. The game, which ended the dreaded Capitals' five-game losing streak, was marked with incredible discipline shown by the Capitals against the NHL's second best power play. The Caps are 20th in the NHL in terms of penalty kill with an effectiveness of 80.8% while the Habs are a solid 22.9% on the power play.
The Caps are also 15th in the league with 219 times shorthanded, an average of 5.3 per game. Going under your season average against a team that knows how to cash in on their limited power play chances (they have 41 power play goals on 179 chances). The Habs only average 4.5 power play chances a game and 1 power play goal a game. That the Caps held them to that and prevented them from scoring even strength goals (one of my keys to the game) was the reason the Caps were able to win.
Power play opportunities for the Montreal Canadiens, only one of which they were able to score on. The game, which ended the dreaded Capitals' five-game losing streak, was marked with incredible discipline shown by the Capitals against the NHL's second best power play. The Caps are 20th in the NHL in terms of penalty kill with an effectiveness of 80.8% while the Habs are a solid 22.9% on the power play.
The Caps are also 15th in the league with 219 times shorthanded, an average of 5.3 per game. Going under your season average against a team that knows how to cash in on their limited power play chances (they have 41 power play goals on 179 chances). The Habs only average 4.5 power play chances a game and 1 power play goal a game. That the Caps held them to that and prevented them from scoring even strength goals (one of my keys to the game) was the reason the Caps were able to win.
posted by The Jet at 7:30 PM
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