Hear from Charlie Lindgren, Nic Dowd and Matt Roy following the Capitals' 3-2 loss to the Devils.
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals have played enough hockey to know that there are going to be ups and downs throughout the regular season; you're not going to win every game, and there are going to be moments of adversity.
That's the case right now, as D.C. suffered back-to-back losses for the first time after falling to the New Jersey Devils, 3-2, on Saturday. All the while, the Capitals are trying to cope with not having their captain, Alex Ovechkin, in the lineup as he recovers from a broken leg.
Despite the circumstances, though, no one in the room is pressing the panic button.
“Oh, I think we’re fine," Charlie Lindgren said. "We just got keep our heads down and keep working.”
Nic Dowd, who expressed displeasure with the amount of penalties he and D.C. took — including a controversial high-sticking call — that it'll be vital for the team to bounce back in Florida on the mentors' trip and avoid a three-game slide, and at the same time, said that the key is finding more offense with Ovechkin out.
"It’s on us and the guys filling in and the guys stepping up to score some goals," Dowd said.
Hear from Lindgren, Dowd and Matt Roy postgame.