Losing streaks are the scourge of playoff hopes. An NHL team can lose three or four games in a row in November without much panic and with little anxiety. But drop even a couple of games in a row once mid-April rolls around, and a team’s entire postseason outlook can take on a different paintjob. Such is life now for the Washington Capitals, whose 1-0 series lead of four nights ago is now a distant memory after two straight overtime losses to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tyler Bozak’s power-play goal at 1:37 of overtime – seven seconds before Caps center Lars Eller was to be sprung from the penalty box – lifted the Leafs to a 4-3 win on Monday night at…
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