The Capitals went into last nights game hoping to keep to streaks in tact. Firstly, the club was going for it's tenth straight home victory, which would tie the record set by the 2000-01 team.
Secondly, Jose Theodore was vying for his 7th straight win which would tie his all time record which he set in the 2001-02 season.
Neither statistic was achieved as the Caps were blanked for the second time this season by Calder Trophy front runner Steve Mason.
Mason warded off all 45 shots he faced, notching his 14th win and 6th shutout of the season.
The 20 year old Oakville, Ontario native leads the NHL in GAA (1.74), SV% (.938) and shutouts (6)
Meanwhile the Capitals had Sergei Fedorov and Tomas Fleischmann return to their line-up last night, both of whom had rather pedestrian outings. Jeff Schultz is back on the shelf as he is still struggling with his broken finger. Tyler Sloan was recalled for yesterday's game, and will suit up again tonight in Montreal.
Washington has not lost in back-to-back games since their injury riddled western road trip in November when they dropped games to Los Angeles and San Jose.
Let's hope that this streak continues. As they say, "one outta three ain't bad."
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