Caps/Panthers Highlights:
My Thoughts:
*The Caps didn't play poorly but they were never able to really put a ton of sustained pressure on the Panthers.
*Mike Green's turnover lead to the only Panthers goal. Other than that the defense corp played very well and Braden Holtby was once again very good but did not get enough goal support.
*The Caps have now earned points in 6 straight games, so even though they lost progress is still being made.
*Troy Brouwer scored on a powerplay in the 2nd period. Brouwer has played very well in this current 6 game stretch.
*Roberto Luongo was very good for the Panthers, even though the Caps didn't put a ton of pressure on him he was up to the task when the Caps did get chances.
*This game was so even to the point of a 20 round shootout. The longest in NHL History! The Caps had chances to win in the shootout but didn't. At the end of the day it wasn't really a bad loss. This team is playing better and the Panthers are not a bad team.
*I like the way Evgeny Kuznetsov is skating, he doesn't look to be as hesitant as he was early in the season.
*Michael Latta played a very solid defensive game, he is playing physical and developing into a good bottom six forward for the Caps. What is also helping is he is doing very well in the faceoff circle.
*Overall they earned a point and still are playing better. They are in the middle of a battle in the Metro and need to win yes but there are a lot of winnable games coming up. So, the next week will be huge for the Caps.
Whats Next: Thurs. Dec. 18th at. Columbus 7 p.m on CSN
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