The Penguins’ relentless forecheck finally took its toll. The dam was broken and on came the goals.
The Capitals never had a sniff last night. They came out hard in the third and at least made a period of it, but from Marc-Andre Fleury’s incredible stop on Ovechkin’s breakaway in the first, the Penguins were the better team, and they deserved the win.
To be brutally honest, I was surprised that it went to 7 games. Every game was a one-goal difference. The Capitals were outshot and outworked on the boards for 5 of 7 games, after winning the first two at home. A blowout was bound to happen. Just so happens it was Game 7 and the Caps don’t get another chance this year.
Breakdown day is tomorrow, and we’ll hear what has been ailing Mike Green, who has been nearly invisible in the playoffs.
Boston is my #2 team, so I’ll pull for them the rest of the way. Blackhawks are my #1 team in the west, so I’ll pull for them too. There’s still quite a bit of good hockey left to watch.
Let’s Go Caps…all the way to the golf course for awhile, then back in full force for another phenomenal season in October. I get choked up thinking about how great this season was, and how awesome it was to be there to experience a lot of it — good times and bad. <3 Hope you’ll think about taking me to some games next season. :)
Of course!
of course you will come to games!