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Montreal Canadiens haver properly prepared the Capitals to play in loud buidings
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The Washington Capitals earned a Game 2 win against the Carolina Hurricanes thanks to clutch scoring and a disciplined defensive performance in front of their home fans at Capital One Arena.
The series will now head to Carolina for Game 3 on Saturday night tied at one a piece.
The Capitals are ready to face another loud road building at Lenovo Center in Carolina.
Tarik El-Bashir reports that Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery hopes that Montreal properly prepared his team to play in a hostile environment.
For the second straight series, the #ALLCAPS are going to face a very loud road building in Lenovo Center. Carbery hopes Montreal prepared his team well. «The experience of playing in Montreal, the noise, everything that goes with playing in a hostile environment, I think we can lean on those experiencesYou can argue those are two most difficult buildings-Montreal and Carolina-to play in in the league.»
Christopher Babos from The Hockey Writers writes that Wilson's impactful hit on Canadiens' defenseman Alexandre Carrier was a turning point in Washington's Round 1 series, and his strong showing Thursday night played a key role in propelling the Capitals into Round 2.
«He leads the charge. He was right there tonight in dragging guys into the fight.» -Carbery
Carbery and the Capitals will need another strong performance alike to silence, on what will be, another hostile and very loud crowd at Lenovo Center in Carolina.
Look for Washington's heavy hitters to take charge and steal the momentum from the Hurricanes in Game 3 on Saturday.
Tom Wilson will look to lead by example as the Capitals head into a pivotal Game 3 at Lenovo Center on Saturday. After splitting the first two games at home, Washington must now steal a win in Carolina to keep their Eastern Conference Final hopes alive, something they haven't achieved since their Stanley Cup run in 2018.
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