Streak Watch!

Since the trade deadline in their respective sports, two teams have continued to make noise as the playoffs approach with very impressive streaks. They also happen to be two teams in which I frequently blog about...what a coincidence:


NHL: Washington Capitals 9-1 in the past 10 games, 41-21-10
Key acquisitions: Jason Arnott, Dennis Wideman, Marco Strum

 The Caps have been winning with a stern defense and amazing goaltending during this streak.  A pair of goalies have been on fire.  Second year goalie Michael  Neuvirth and late season AHL call-up rookie Braden Holtby have been nothing short of fantastic.  With Semyon Varlamov set to return for the playoffs, this is a problem any team would want to have.




 NBA: Denver Nuggets 9-2 since dealing Melo, 41-27 overall
Key Acquisitions: Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilio Gallanari

The Nuggets have been winning without one of those acquisitions and a key piece of the Melo trade.  I'm talking about Danilio Gallanari, power forward.  People were expecting him to be one of the Nugs biggest sources of incoming offense, but it looks like this team is deep enough to make a run with or without him.






Opposite Streak Watch!
Don't look now, but there are two more equally impressive streaks going on in both Washington, DC and Denver, that no one seems to be talking about:


In the NHL the Colorado Avalanche have lost 19 of their last 20 games and may be the worst team in the league.  Meanwhile, the Washington Wizards have lost 11 of their last 12 games, often times playing themselves out of the game before crunch time is even in the picture.

Its like the two cities have bizarre and polarizing teams flip flopped in each sport, spooky.