For the second time in as many games, Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals shutout the Winnipeg Jets. It was one more for the Caps this time as they shot down the Jets 4-0 tonight at the MTS Centre. It was game one of a back-to-back series at MTS. The Capitals have now shutout the Jets twice in their own building this season. They are the only team this season to blank the Jets this year.
The Jets just weren't prepared since the opening face-off for either Holtby or Alex Ovechkin, who had a three-point night with a goal and two assists. To tell the story of this game, the Jets were only able to muster 20 shots on goal, including a measly eight in the second period.
Andrew Ladd's five-game point streak has ended, as has Blake Wheeler three-game goal-scoring streak.
The good news for the Jets is that the Carolina Hurricanes also lost their contest against the New Jersey Devils, a game where Martin Brodeur has been credited with a goal, on the powerplay. This is the third goal of Brodeur's career. Incredible.
So the Jets still maintain first place in the South-East division, however with Brodeur back in between the pipes, Ovechkin starting to find his game, Ottawa still winning and the Maple Leafs holding strong, if the Jets slip out of first in the South-East and lose the Eastern Conference third seeding, they might just find themselves out of a playoff spot altogether as only six points separate fifth from ninth.
