More of the same leads to more of the same: numbers for the morning after

"Stop me if you've heard this one before, but the Capitals dominated the game five-on-five but couldn't finish their chances and lost the special teams battle. The Caps owned 63 percent of the expected goals at all strengths but were burned by a Lightning power-play goal, and their number-one netminder had a rough night for the first time this season. They also did not score on their lone power-play chance."

"I say Logan Thompson had a rough night, but he only let in three goals. Per MoneyPuck, he allowed 1.31 more goals than expected, and I imagine a lot of that comes on Tampa Bay's third goal, which he really needed to stop. Thompson finished with just 16 saves, making his first non-quality start of the season. Brandon Duhaime scored his first goal of the season."

The Washington Capitals lost 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning, extending a 1-5-1 stretch over seven games and keeping a road-win drought since October 24. The Capitals controlled five-on-five play, owning 63 percent of expected goals, but failed to convert chances and lost the special-teams battle, allowing a Lightning power-play goal while scoring none on their lone opportunity. Logan Thompson surrendered three goals and allowed 1.31 more goals than expected, finishing with 16 saves. Brandon Duhaime scored his first goal, Ethen Frank provided energy, Aliaksei Protas missed several high-danger chances, and Justin Sourdif saw minimal ice time.

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