Hear from John Carlson, Charlie Lindgren and Jakub Vrana after the Capitals' loss to the Penguins.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals were far from perfect on Friday against the Pittsburgh Penguins — and they admitted as much.
While the team got a number of chances, Washington couldn't finish and gave up one too many looks in a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh. The team will look to turn the page quickly as it pays a visit to the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
"You could tell potentially, we underestimated how competitive that game was going to be in that first 20 minutes," head coach Spencer Carbery said.
Here's more from John Carlson, Charlie Lindgren and Jakub Vrana on the defeat.
John Carlson
On the team's power-play woes: "... I think our breakouts have been hit or miss and then kind of an indicator of getting that first really good setup or get them on their heels right away, I think that's important. That's probably the biggest area that we haven't done this year. The chances are there, the plays to be made are there, so our execution and/or just putting them in when we get a good chance."
On the chances against the Penguins: "It felt like we were getting a lot of good chances, a lot of like, 'Oh man, how did that not fall?' And you know, those things matter. Those things matter for momentum."
Charlie Lindgren
On his pad save on Rakell: "He made a good play in front, and then just trying to stick my pad on it, just try to get a piece of it. So I'm lucky I did."