The Washington Capitals looked terrible from the start against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were not good in any facet of the game,\u201d head coach Spencer Carbery said postgame. \u201cEmbarrassing performance at home from our group.\u201d<\/p>\n
After going down 1-0 and recording just three shots on goal in the first period, the Capitals began the second period with more of the same, seeing Shane Pinto score Ottawa\u2019s second just 3:27 into the frame.<\/p>\n
Pinto tallied the goal after being driven into Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren by defenseman Jakob Chychrun, with the puck trickling over the goal line behind the mass of humanity. Lindgren, who was unable to make a save or defend the net, was furious with the on-ice officials for not immediately signaling no-goal on the play.<\/p>\n
After taking a timeout to review replays, Carbery\u00a0decided to initiate what would become another unsuccessful coach\u2019s challenge and explained why during his postgame media availability.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe felt like the odds of us getting it right were probably slim, but judging by the way that our group looked, I felt like we needed to keep that game at 1-0,\u201d Carbery said. \u201cSo, it was worth a shot to go down 2-0 at that point in the game. With how we looked, I thought it was going to be a difficult hole to climb out of.\u201d<\/p>\n
The referees quickly ruled in favor of the Senators, putting the Capitals in a 2-0 hole. After the failed challenge, Ottawa began the next shift on a power play, which they converted on just a minute into the man advantage.<\/p>\n
With the goal allowed, the Capitals have now taken on collateral damage twice this season after a failed challenge, seeing the Vancouver Canucks score on an ensuing power play a week ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n The NHL\u2019s situation room provided the following explanation for the call.<\/p>\n