WASHINGTON | There were no smiles in the opposing team’s dressing room at Capital One Arena. When a team loses, it often does. But after an embarrassing 9-2 loss we could expect to see several baboons.
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Brendan Gallagher was mumbling in a corner of the dressing room. Josh Anderson also had a very deep voice. And it was the same story with Cole Caufield, the author of the two goals for his team.
“It hurts, you don’t want to see a result like that,” said Caufield. But we will learn from this defeat. We have to get through this as a team. We must forget it quickly. It’s the NHL, there’s always another day and you can’t cry over the past. »
“We made several mistakes in the third period,” the left winger continued. It’s a 9-2 loss, there were some bad plays. We will watch videos. »
frustration
In the bad play category, there was one that saw Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov circling in offensive territory for seconds. They looked like two teenagers playing eight-year-olds at the local rink. Johansson ended that streak with his 10th goal of the season.
“No, we didn’t stop playing in the third,” Gallagher defended. It’s difficult when you play a match like that. Frustration can overwhelm you. As soon as you let frustration flow into your game, you start making mental mistakes. We played against a good team. »
“I feel bad for Jackie (Jake Allen), chained number 11. He was struggling in front of the net. You’re never as good as you think you are when you’re winning games, and you’re never as bad as you think you’re when you’re losing games. »
Flowers in Ovechkin
Caufield got his smile back to talk about Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals captain scored the 30th hat-trick of his career.
” It’s cool. We all support this player, we encourage him. But it’s annoying when he does it against your team. Ovechkin is really a special player. »
A referee’s view
Gallagher received a misconduct penalty in the faceoff after Johansson’s goal in the third game. The right winger found himself next to Ovechkin. However, he did not wreath Ovechkin, but the referee (Frédérick L’Écuyer).
“To be honest, I’ve said a lot worse,” Gallagher said. I spoke to the referee, it wasn’t against Ovechkin. He stared at me. I told him not to look at me and he was waiting for my answer. At that time he gave me a punishment. That did not please me. »