Williams calls OT loss a reality check for Caps
The Washington Capitals were feeling pretty good about themselves heading into Monday night's game against their rivals the Pittsburgh Penguins. Not anymore.
The Caps blew a 3-0 lead in a crazy game, eventually losing 8-7 in overtime after coming back from 5-3 and 7-5 deficits.
Washington forward Justin Williams, who scored his 15th of the season, doesn't want to watch tape of the game, but believes lessons can be learned from the loss.
Justin Williams with the line of the night. Said it was like a 1988 Smythe Division game.
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"Tonight was a good reality check just to say, 'You know what? You're not that good,'" Williams said, according to CSN's Tarik El-Bashir. "You still got to work for things.
"We came back multiple times," Williams added. "I'm proud of us for that. But again, crappy game."
Head coach Barry Trotz will take the point after his team allowed eight goals.
"We got a point and we probably didn't deserve to get a point, but we got one," he said.
The Caps remain atop the Metropolitan Division with 64 points, but Columbus has 62 and two games in hand. The Penguins moved to within five points of Washington with a game in hand.