37
Which is the number of shots Washington allowed in the first 2 periods of Friday night's game. Washington, who had looked good in their first two games defensively, has now forced goaltender Olie Kolzig to stand on his head and keep the team in the games in two straight. Against the New York Isles, they forced Kolzig to stop 30 of 31 shots. Tonight though, Olie was mortal, allowing 3 goals on 41 shots total (still a .926 save percentage).
Again, the Caps had trouble scoring, only mustering 25 shots against the Rangers, despite having 6 power plays (they mustered only 2 power play shots). Also, the penalty killing, which had been perfect so far this year, surrendered 3 power play goals to the Rangers who hadn't scored on the PP until last night.
On a positive note, Alex Ovechkin scored his 100th goal last night on a gorgeous move to beat Henrik Lundqvist and tie the game at 1 in the first. Unfortunately, the team played flat in the first as they did against the Islanders and weren't able to come back. The 37 shots alone were more than Kolzig or Johnson have had to face in previous games and the 16 shot deficit is the worst the Caps have had this year.
Again, the Caps had trouble scoring, only mustering 25 shots against the Rangers, despite having 6 power plays (they mustered only 2 power play shots). Also, the penalty killing, which had been perfect so far this year, surrendered 3 power play goals to the Rangers who hadn't scored on the PP until last night.
On a positive note, Alex Ovechkin scored his 100th goal last night on a gorgeous move to beat Henrik Lundqvist and tie the game at 1 in the first. Unfortunately, the team played flat in the first as they did against the Islanders and weren't able to come back. The 37 shots alone were more than Kolzig or Johnson have had to face in previous games and the 16 shot deficit is the worst the Caps have had this year.
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