The Washington Capitals begin a four game Western Canada road trip Wednesday looking to rebound from their first regulation loss of the season, a 4-2 against the New York Rangers on Saturday. "It's very important to have a good start because it's going to be a tough road trip with the time change and we don't play a lot against these guys," Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin said. "So it's a huge opportunity to take a step forward." After the Edmonton Oilers, the Capitals play the Vancouver Canucks, Calgary Flames and Winnipeg Jets during their second longest road trip of the season. "Obviously our last game didn't end the way we wanted to, so we want to get back on track," Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby said. "That's one of the things that makes a team very good, is their ability to bounce back after a loss and this is our opportunity to do that early on in the season." Aiding their effort will be help from their special team. Their power play has two goals in 16 opportunities (12.5 percent) and they've allowed four goals in 14 times shorthanded (71.4 percent). "Our special teams, it's a small sample, we know we can be better on both ends of that," coach Barry Trotz said. "The problem with small samples is that when you give up a goal, a big chunk of your percentage gets eaten up. Trust me, I think our special teams will be where they normally are after 82 games."
