When your team plays an even, toe-to-toe game against the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks, even with the Sharks' recent run of better form, you should be worried. The Capitals managed just five high-danger chances against the league's worst defense and only scored once.
The power play is a combined 0-for-8 in those two games. I feel like you don't need me to tell you much more about that unit at this point. The Capitals do have the fewest power play opportunities in the NHL so far this season (53) but I don't think them getting more chances would change much and they simply don't play with the puck enough at five-on-five to earn more calls.
Zero individual high-danger chances for Alex Ovechkin in the game. Ovi now has just five goals through 18 games. He's on pace for just over 20 goals this year. There are about 1,000 reasons why that's scary.
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