powerplayer wrote:
CriminallyVu1gar wrote:
I agree with VF26. I think the capitals record in 1-goal and overtime games suggests an early exit if they meet a quality opponent, or a hot goalie.
Hmm, hello Tukka Rask...
Put this in perspective:
THe Caps haven't got a great record in 1-goal games, but they also HAVEN'T HAD a lot of 1-goal games. DO you know why? Hmmmmm?
Because they have often dominated the shit out of their opponents---and this includes plenty of the "quality opponents" you speak of.
ECF - Penz and Caps.
WCF - Vancouver and Detroit
Anybody's guess after that.
I'm sorry, but you're just wrong.
Number of 1-goal games played (as of 4-5):
Montreal - 31
Buffalo - 28
Washington - 27
Pittsburgh - 27
NYR - 27
Boston - 27
Philadelphia - 26
New Jersey - 23
Ottawa - 21
And it doesn't matter if you haven't played as many. Good teams win a majority of their close games whether they play 5 or 25. Period. Paragraph.