and when you have ovechkin,nd backstrom andpi k, they know what to expect. in tight game where carolina doesn't have nearly the experience that they showed it. >> tight game and playoff hockey are almost the same thing. that's why special teams that chs the course of a series. special teams were not that great for the capitals in the regular season. you like what you saw in game 1. >> statistically you're right, they weren't great in game one. but any time you have alex ovechkin that's a help. fiven five play for the capitals in game one, they have more to give. the thing i liked was not a lot of panic. when you got karl hagelin, who they got at the deadline do a great job at attacking the blue line. but tapitals stuck to the plan. the penalty kill, durong the se wasn't great, they were good down the stretch and really good in game one. >> hurricanes outshot the capitals, they're tops in the nhl in getting shots.re yoot going to win a lot of games with 18 shots on goal. >> you don't. they have to be better on the boards. carolina, they'rey not ove physical b