Carbery keeps things short with press following OT loss to Hurricanes
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The Washington Capitals dropped their second-round opener to the Carolina Hurricanes in a 2-1 overtime loss on home ice.
Although the final score was tight, the underlying numbers told a different story. The Hurricanes dominated the Capitals, outshooting them 33-14, generating 94 shot attempts to Washington's 34, and holding a 44-31 edge in hits.
Carbery upset with his team following a 2-1 overtime loss to the Hurricanes in Game 1.
Following his team's frustrating showing, Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery kept his postgame remarks brief, speaking to the media for just three minutes.
Head coach Spencer Carbery's full postgame media availability following Game 1 of Washington's Second Round set with Carolina.
Below is the complete transcript of Spencer Carbery's press conference, including all questions and responses.
Q. «Spencer, you talked about how well you know this opponent. Is that exactly the kind of game you expected them to play, this style?»
Spencer Carbery: «Yeah.»
Q. «Coach, are you at all surprised by the lack of success just keeping it in the offensive zone, outshot 33 to 14?»
Spencer Carbery: «From our standpoint? Our ability to get on their half? Yeah, for sure. I thought we would be a lot better than we were tonight. We'll regroup, and we'll have to be better in Game 2.»
Q. «Can you at least talk about LT's play?»
Spencer Carbery: «I thought he was fantastic.»
Q. «Spencer, you mentioned a litany of issues, but the physicality one, I think going into overtime, they out-hit you 42 to 30. Was that a little surprising to you, considering you had that advantage coming into this series?»
Spencer Carbery: «Well, you're chasing a lot, right? So, that's even surprising because they had the puck so much. When you don't have the puck, usually you're initiating contact to try and get it back. But like I said, establishing a forecheck is usually where you get most of your contact, and that was essentially nonexistent.»
Q. «What went wrong in overtime?»
Spencer Carbery: «The first four shifts, we couldn't get on their half. You're back on your heels, D-zone start, D-zone start, D-zone start. They throw a puck to the net and it goes in.»
Game 2 goes on Thursday at 7:00pm from Capital One Arena.
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