Okay so I know I haven't been on here to post in a while, the middle of the semester is always the hardest time to get other things done. The last time I posted almost every Caps fans was starting to worry. The offense, especially the power play, was non existent, and the boys in red, white and blue had just been embarrassed twice by Tim "Super Human" Thomas. Even the games the the Caps WERE winning were always very close.
But now, all is well.
Since then, the Caps have won 7 of 8, their only loss coming to Minnesota, the second game of a back-to-back in which the Caps had to travel from Washington to Minnesota overnight. They have also won 5 straight, including a great come from behind win last night against a gritty NY Rangers team in which the Caps did not hold a lead until Matt Hendricks' goal midway through the third period.
There have also been many other noteworthy accomplishments during this 8 game span. The Caps have outscored opponents 33-19. They have won two more overtime games against Atlanta and Philadelphia (they haven't lost in overtime this season) and won their first shoot out of the year against Toronto (hear Steve Kolbe's call of the shootout here: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?intcmpid=nav-video-main). They pitched their first shutout of the season against division rival Carolina, and exposed Tim Thomas for 3 goals before he was pulled in a 5-3 Capitals victory. October's Rookie of the Month Michal Neuvirth continues to play like a seasoned veteran. He leads the entire NHL with 9 wins and is currently holding a 2.46 GAA and a .912 Save Percentage.
The Caps need to keep the momentum going with two games against a sizzling Tampa Bay team in the next two and a half weeks. In that time span, the Caps also face Atlanta and Buffalo each twice, as well as games against Philadelphia and New Jersey, two teams who will look to get back at the Caps after being beaten by them earlier in the year.
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