Capitals stumble out of gates in Detroit and leave themselves no room to catch back up: numbers for the morning after
Briefly

The Capitals struggled in the first half of the game against Detroit, allowing multiple high-danger chances that led to early goals against them.
Despite their early struggles, the Capitals managed to recover in the second half, but they were unable to overcome the damage done earlier in the game.
There are concerns about player safety and the quality of the game due to the NHL scheduling the Capitals for back-to-back games with minimal travel time.
Alex Ovechkin scored his 870th career goal, maintaining a remarkable pace of 56 goals this season despite having missed 16 games.
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