New System Starting to Bear Fruit?

Well, the Capitals made their annual father-son trip down to Sunny Florida, and again it was a huge success winning both games in the extra session. The Caps are a different breed of team this year. While last year's team was a frontal assault version with offense being their main weapon, this year's team has a new look with a more responsible defensive system, and with rare exception the Caps are winning low scoring games usually decided by one goal. While the Caps offense and power play have struggled mightily this year, the penalty kill has become one of the Caps strengths with the team in the top five in killing off penalties. While Boudreau and management believes the new system is necessary after being ousted in the first round of the playoffs the last couple of years, he and the team have to get it done in the playoffs this year, or they will likely be looking at some significant changes in the system off the ice as well as on.