Postgame Recap: Kings 4 Caps 3 OT

 The Caps once again dug themselves a hole on Wednesday in LA. The Kings took a 3-0 lead in the first period and looked like they were going to run away with the game. However, the Caps battled back with 3 goals in the third to force overtime. Jeff Carter would win it for the Kings, sending the Caps to San Jose with a overtime loss.

My Thought's:

*Another bad start for the Caps, three goals in the first period. I wonder if this team will ever correct that. If they don't then they may be in for a rude awakening.

*T.J Oshie started the rally in the third period with his 20th goal of the season on the power play. Marcus Johansson and Matt Niskanen got assists.

*The Caps continued to rally as on another scrum in front of Jonathan Quick, the puck found its way to Nick Backstroke who scored his 18th goal of the season to cut the lead to 3-2. Alec Ovechkin and T.J Oshie got assists on the goal.

*Dmitry Orlov would tie the game with his 8th of the season from Justin Williams and Evgeny Kuznetsov. It looked like all the momentum was in the Caps favor at that point.

*A bad line change lead to a odd man rush in overtime, Jeff Carter beat Braden Holtby and the Caps comeback would fall just short.

*Braden Holtby in my opinion looked like he was not playing his best again last night. After a strong game against the Ducks he just didn't look good. Maybe he is going through a bit of a slump. It's ok to have that now but he has 15 games to get out of it.

*The Caps seem to be hard headed when it comes to getting off to a decent start in a games. I don't know what the issue is but they need it corrected and soon.

*Overall the Caps stole a point in a tough place to play, against a good team. They will have a chance to end the road trip on a positive note. The Caps are 2-0-1 so far so we will see what they can do Saturday.


What's Next: Sat. Mar. 12th at. San Jose 10:30 p.m on CSN