Even with the Capitals' 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday night - the team's first regulatory loss since Oct. 10 against Nashville - the Capitals still have a league-leading 36 points through 24 games.

Evgeny Kuznetsov wore Cheap NHL Suits and Tom Wilson said they would take the president's trophy, superstition or not. Wilson said the team is trying to win as many matches as possible to score points and will "cross that bridge" with the president's trophy when it gets there.

The Washington Capitals are well aware of the superstitions that go along with winning the President's trophy at the end of the NHL season. Even less than a third of the way into the campaign, they hear talk starting with: "Do the capitals win too much?"

Wednesday's national TV tilt between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers was dominated early by the Caps, except for a few breakdowns as goalie Braden Holtby wore a Washington Capitals suit that was sent with relative ease.

While dissatisfied with the league's decision, Hathaway said he chose not to appeal and ultimately took responsibility for what he had called an "emotional game", "a quick reaction and unfortunately the wrong one."

22-11-2019, 07:50 geschreven door drakterherre