Capitals fall to Penguins again, 5-3
The Washington Capitals have quickly squandered their 2-0 series lead over the Pittsburgh Penguins, losing their second straight game, this time in a sloppy, 5-3 loss.
The Capitals seemed like they didn’t even really care to be on the ice, quickly falling behind 3-1 after the first period.
Rookie goaltender Simeon Varlamov, who has been nothing short of sensational in the playoffs, really struggled in Game 4 and let a number of shots into the back of the net that weren’t that hard to save.
The team has less than 24 hours between the end of Game 4 and the start of Game 5 to regroup, so you hope that Varlamov doesn’t have any confidence issues.
The one bit of good news is the Capitals have still held serve at home, and it is now essentially down to a three-game series, with two of the contests being played in Washington.
