Game 5, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders
Game 4, saw a lot of improvement from the previous games for the Capitals. I will do my best to touch on everything.
The physical play that the Caps are used to returned. Radko Gudas had a very nice and clean hip check. Everyone was registering hits and playing physical hockey.
They did a lot of little things right. Instead of trying to force long passes, they did short precise passing. This allowed them to stretch the defense out.
The Defense woke up and actually played defense. They made it hard for players to have a clean look at the net, and also get in close. This gave Holtby a break from having to stop a ton of shots.
This all happened in the last two periods of game 4. With game 5, being tonight at 8:00, lets see if the Caps, build on the last game.
The game is on NBC Sports Washington at 8:00 est and can also be listened to on the radio at 106.7 fm.
