They lost last Saturday to Tampa Bay at home, 3-0. And then they got bullied in two straight games at the Ottawa Senators earlier this week 6-2 and 6-1, respectively.
In the twentieth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot of the season, the Carolina Hurricanes were hot, the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins were not, and trade rumors swirl. Read on to find out what happened and what is next for all eight teams in the division.
Pius Suter scored twice, Robert Hagg ended a 75-game goal drought and the Detroit Red Wings stayed hot by beating the Washington Capitals 3-1 on Tuesday night.
The Capitals and Red Wings entered Monday’s game against one another as two teams headed in different directions. Things continued that way with the Caps’ 3-1 loss Monday night that pulled Detroit even with the Capitals in the Eastern Conference standings at 62 points.