{"id":519213,"date":"2026-03-23T22:29:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/519213\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T22:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T22:29:06","slug":"capitals-vs-avalanche-recap-caps-hang-on-fall-in-ot-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/519213\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitals vs. Avalanche Recap: Caps Hang On, Fall in OT 3-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mar 22, 2026; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) battles for the puck with Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson (43) in front of Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson (48) during the second period at Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

In a contest against a very tough opponent, the Caps put together what was a pretty solid defensive effort to slow down the Avs\u2019 potent attack and hang with the best team in the league\u2026minus a few little stumbles along the way.<\/p>\n

Plus: The Avs\u2019 power play is almost as bad as the Caps\u2019 power play, but good job by the Caps\u2019 penalty killers to make them look even worse.<\/p>\n

Minus: The first 10 minutes of the third period were a comedy of errors that no one found particularly funny, with Logan Thompson \u2013 who otherwise was great, again \u2013 turning over the puck and gifting the Avs a goal and then Cole Hutson \u2013 who has been excellent to start his young career \u2013 being unable to corral a puck that resulted in a go-ahead goal for Colorado. Rough start after 40 solid minutes.<\/p>\n

Caps Player of the Game: Justin Sourdif (and his whole line) had a very good game, scoring what was the lone tally through the first two periods.<\/p>\n

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