1
Obviously it was the number of points the Caps managed to escape with and the number of goals they were able to score. But the number 1 also holds many other significances in terms of continuing trends throughout the season...
- 1 more game in which Alex Ovechkin didn't record a point (that's 2 straight and 3 of his last 5).
- 1 more game in which the Caps effectively dominated the first period (16 shots for, 6 against, went to the power play 3 times) but did not win
- 1 more game where the momentum of the first period was erased by a lazy second period (7 shots for vs. 13 against, 4 times shorthanded)
- 1 more game in which they went shorthanded more than 5 times (the had 6 TS) and lost the game
- 1 more game they lost despite outshooting the opponent (32 shots to Atlanta's 31)
- 1 more game where they ran into a hot goaltender (who has Ondrej Pavelec on their fantasy team)
So granted, the team got a point, but there's no reason to be encouraged. They only got an OT loss against a team that was tied with them for last in the Eastern Conference and is now ahead. Now, as the Peerless informs us, all is not lost. The playoffs are not gone, but with Ottawa on the horizon, this Caps team needs to correct these consistent problems if they want to avoid another year of April golf
- 1 more game in which Alex Ovechkin didn't record a point (that's 2 straight and 3 of his last 5).
- 1 more game in which the Caps effectively dominated the first period (16 shots for, 6 against, went to the power play 3 times) but did not win
- 1 more game where the momentum of the first period was erased by a lazy second period (7 shots for vs. 13 against, 4 times shorthanded)
- 1 more game in which they went shorthanded more than 5 times (the had 6 TS) and lost the game
- 1 more game they lost despite outshooting the opponent (32 shots to Atlanta's 31)
- 1 more game where they ran into a hot goaltender (who has Ondrej Pavelec on their fantasy team)
So granted, the team got a point, but there's no reason to be encouraged. They only got an OT loss against a team that was tied with them for last in the Eastern Conference and is now ahead. Now, as the Peerless informs us, all is not lost. The playoffs are not gone, but with Ottawa on the horizon, this Caps team needs to correct these consistent problems if they want to avoid another year of April golf
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