On Saturday the Caps traveled to Winnipeg to take on the division rival Jets. The caps were coming off a 4-1 loss to the flyers, in which the flyers held the lead for 59 minutes and 38 seconds. The Jets had won 5 of their last 6 games and were trying to get into the top 8 in the conference, the spot needed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs which start close to the beginning of May. The Jets came out firing and outshot the Caps 15-5 in the first period. Braden Holtby, the Capitals goaltender, held firm to stop all 15. In the second period the Caps reved up the offense and started to strengthen up devensively, as they outshot the Jets 13-4, including a goal on a beautiful deflection by gritty center Matt Hendricks. In the third the Caps seized control as Troy Borwer and Mike Ribeiro each scored in goals separated by 52 seconds to give the Caps a 3-0 lead. Holtby would preserve the shutout as Washington took it 3-0. The Caps have now won 6 of their last 9 games, and host Boston on Tuesday