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The Washington Capitals have been consistently inconsistent this season, and no stat drove that point home more than their weeks-long stretch without a winning streak.
Coming into Saturday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals had not won twice in a row for 58 days. The 27-game drought began after the Capitals defeated the Los Angeles Kings on December 2 and the San Jose Sharks 7-1 on December 3, the last two victories of a six-game winning streak that began on November 24.
And then the Capitals got meh. Like really, really meh.
Capitals streak of not winning back-to-back games
Streak
Date
Game
Result
1
12/5
Capitals @ Ducks
L 4-3 (SO)
2
12/7
Blue Jackets @ Capitals
W 2-0
3
12/11
Hurricanes @ Capitals
L 3-2 (SO)
4
12/13
Capitals @ Jets
L 5-1
5
12/16
Capitals @ Wild
L 5-0
6
12/18
Leafs @ Capitals
W 4-0
7
12/20
Red Wings @ Capitals
L 5-2
8
12/21
Capitals @ Red Wings
L 3-2 (OT)
9
12/23
Rangers @ Capitals
L 7-3
10
12/27
Capitals @ Devils
W 4-3 (OT)
11
12/29
Capitals @ Panthers
L 5-3
12
12/31
Rangers @ Capitals
W 6-3
13
1/1
Capitals @ Senators
L 4-3
14
1/3
Blackhawks @ Capitals
L 3-2 (SO)
15
1/5
Ducks @ Capitals
W 7-4
16
1/7
Stars @ Capitals
L 4-1
17
1/9
Capitals @ Blackhawks
W 5-1
18
1/11
Capitals @ Predators
L 3-2
19
1/13
Canadiens @ Capitals
W 3-2 (OT)
20
1/15
Sharks @ Capitals
L 3-2
21
1/17
Panthers @ Capitals
L 5-2
22
1/19
Capitals @ Avalanche
L 5-2
23
1/21
Capitals @ Canucks
L 4-3
24
1/23
Capitals @ Flames
W 3-1
25
1/24
Capitals @ Oilers
L 6-5 (OT)
26
1/27
Capitals @ Kraken
L 5-1
27
1/29
Capitals @ Red Wings
W 4-3 (SO)
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1/31
Hurricanes @ Capitals
W 4-3 (OT)
Saturday, however, the Capitals’ ended their severe bout of bleh when Justin Sourdif found his own rebound and scored on Frederik Andersen. The Capitals’ 4-3 overtime victory Saturday, combined with their 4-3 shootout victory over the Red Wings two nights prior (h/t to shootout master Nic Dowd) gave them their first winning streak of the new year.
Yay.