Seconds after stepping out following another successful kill, Hagelin scored the go-ahead goal on a breakaway to help the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 on Sunday night for their seventh consecutive victory. Since he and defenceman Nick Jensen joined Washington at the trade deadline, the penalty kill is 19 for 21 and has killed off 16 in a row. For much of the season, a porous penalty kill looked like the Capitals’ biggest obstacle to repeating, and suddenly it has become a strength. Their guy made some good saves, they got some good breaks around the net, but our compete was good. That hurts you.”The Capitals’ penalty kill has hurt plenty of opponents during this winning streak and allowed them to look again like a championship contender.

Source: National Post March 11, 2019 01:41 UTC