The Capitals had an optional practice today and the guys who participated in it were 89, 26, 17, 42, 46, 6, 62, 25, 27, 3, 83, 1, 10, 4, 18, 30.  The last time the Caps were doing 0-2 in a series was 2009 when they lost the first two games at Verizon Center to the New York Rangers and came back and won the series in seven games.

The Caps have really struggled on the power play, going 0-11 so far, while the Lightning are 2-9 on the power play.  The Lightning are also 5-0 when they’ve scored first and have first period goals in both games.  Game three and game four will be back to back on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, so whoever wins game three will have a lot of momentum for game four.  Check out what Bruce Boudreau, Jeff Schultz, Jason Chimera, Mike Knuble, Brooks Laich, John Carlson and Karl Alzner had to say before they left to Florida today.

Bruce Boudreau Practice Audio

Jeff Schultz Practice Audio

Jason Chimera Practice Audio

Mike Knuble Practice Audio

Brooks Laich Practice Audio

John Carlson Practice Audio

Karl Alzner Practice Audio

Sky Kerstein is 106.7 The FAN’s Capitals Beat Reporter and co-host of “Morning Skate” every Sunday from 9am-10am on 106.7 The FAN.  Also you can find video recaps of every Caps game and post-game interviews on www.1067thefandc.com.  You can get in touch with Sky on Facebook or via Twitter at www.twitter.com/SkyKerstein.