Capitals vs. Devils Preview: To Trap or Not to Trap?

March 18th, 2011 by Christopher Ong Leave a reply »
In the midst of all the madness, tonight's NHL tilt between two of the Eastern Conference's hottest teams will definitely be on the radar of many sports fans.

Both the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils have been incredible stories this season. The two teams have had to overcome as many obstacles as any team in the league, and both have really built strong team character in the second half of the season. One of the more outstanding features of this matchup is that the Caps and Devils are, without a doubt, the two best defensive teams in the league, and they have taken their defensive styles to unseen measures.

Not only have games involving either one of these teams been nearly virtual locks on unders in game totals to sports bettors during the second half of this season, both franchises have also been able to successfully transform their purely offensive-minded Russian snipers into two way players.

Any true hockey fan should definitely be curious as to what type of game we will see tonight in Newark.

Let's start with the Washington Capitals, who have completely transformed their style of play over this past year. This team was ...

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