My Thoughts:
*Caps were sloppy, not a lot of passes went tape to tape and the Sharks were also very good at putting pressure on the defense that lead to it being difficult to get out of their own zone.
*Alex Ovechkin did no play last night due to personal reasons. Barry Trotz said it will remain personal but expects OV to play on Thursday.
*The Caps took a lot of early penalties and though they were able to kill some it didn't help the momentum of the game.
*Braden Holtby didn't have much help last night as the goals he gave up were not really his fault they were mostly defensive break downs and the last two goals were empty net.
*The turning point of the game could have been when Dmitry Orlov had a goal disallowed because Jay Beagle was called for goalie interference after a coaching challenge. In my opinion from the arena it looked like Beagle didn't touch Jones or if he did it didn't stop Jones from seeing or stopping the puck.
*Overall it's just game #2 on the season so no need to worry. A lot of Caps fans were turning the other way last night. However, this team will be fine. Just remember it took last years team a few games to get going as well. It's a long season.
What's Next: Thursday Oct. 15th vs. Chicago 7:00 p.m on CSN
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