My Thoughts:
*Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the season, and has now scored in two straight games. It is good to see him start to produce, and play an overall good game as Barry Trotz moved him up to the third line in the third period. Hopefully Willy can keep it up.
*T.J Oshie scored two last night, the first was on a good bounce and the second was on a nice deflection off of a shot from the point by Karl Alzner. Oshie had a great chance before his first goal but Mike Condon made a great save on a semi-breakway.
*Braden Holtby was just outstanding last night in net, the Canadians outshot the Caps and were coming hard. However, it was Holts who kept the Caps in it so that they could win.
*Overall the Caps didn't play great but they were able to still find a way to win. The mark of good teams is when you don't play your best and win. The boys played the team with the best record in the Eastern Conference and were able to leave their barn with a win. Another step in the process but I am very pleased with how this team is playing.
*Another note is the bottom six is playing very well and I am liking what I see from Michael Latta who is playing like a bull dog recently. Looks like he is starting to come into his own a bit.
*Also Nate Schmidt deserves so recognition as he is playing very well with John Carlson while Brooks Orpik is sidelined, another young player that is making a difference.
*Again I'm happy with the win and that makes six wins in a row going into the weekend. The Caps are currently tied with the Rangers for 1st in the Metro Division but have 3 games in hand still as the Rangers fell to Colorado last night. We will see if they can continue the streak this weekend.
What's Next: Saturday Dec. 5th at Winnipeg 3:00 p.m on CSN
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