The Washington Capitals' express train to the 2013 NHL playoffs picked up quite a bit of momentum on Tuesday night. The Caps went into Montreal to take on a Canadiens team that is currently seeded No. 2 in the Eastern Conference and came from behind to play their best game of the season in a 3-2 win over the Habs.
The train showed no signs of slowing down on Thursday night as the Caps again rallied from a one-goal deficit and defeated the Carolina Hurricanes, 3-1, to win their sixth straight game.
Earlier in the season, these were the types of games the Caps would have lost. Those days, however, are now gone. The real Washington Capitals are back and poised to take the Eastern Conference by force.
Or so it seems.
Without question, the Caps are on an absolute tear. With a six-game winning streak, the Caps are tied with the St. Louis Blues for the longest current win streak in the NHL. They are 8-1-1 in their past 10 games, the best mark of any team in the NHL over the past 10 games.
Not even the mighty Pittsburgh Penguins have been that good (although 8-2-0 is hardly anything to be ashamed of).
All this has given ...
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