"The Capitals just have not had "it" for probably over two months now. The Sharks are not a good five-on-five team, and they smoked the Caps in this one, edging them out in shot attempts (44-35), scoring chances (23-15), high-danger chances (11-5), and expected goals (2.39-1.57). The Capitals' second period was particularly atrocious, as they recorded only four shots on goal and zero high-danger chances. They gave up three goals in three minutes, which was the deciding stretch of the game. Bad."
"The penalty kill was also pretty good as they were perfect against three Sharks opportunities, although a lot of that was due to goaltender Logan Thompson. The Sharks recently scored four power-play goals in the same game against the Dallas Stars. Dylan McIlrath played 6:04 of ice time. Was he solely dressed because Ryan Reaves is on the Sharks and Tom Wilson wasn't playing? At least that reason would make some sense rather than actually choosing to just play with five defensemen again. For those keeping track, Hendrix Lapierre played just 6:30, and Sonny Milano saw 7:28."
Washington Capitals fell 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks, extending a slide to 0-6-1 since early December. The Sharks outperformed the Capitals in shot attempts (44-35), scoring chances (23-15), high-danger chances (11-5), and expected goals (2.39-1.57). Washington managed only four shots and zero high-danger chances in the second period and surrendered three goals in three minutes. Ryan Leonard scored his 10th rookie goal, logged 18:34, and added two hits and a blocked shot. The penalty kill went 3-for-3 while Logan Thompson made 23 saves on 26 shots. The Capitals sit outside a playoff position with 34 games remaining.
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