Recap: Caps 3, Hurricanes 2

The Caps climb back from an early two-goal deficit and get a late, ugly, go-ahead goal to take two points from Raleigh.

Third Period Thread

Joey Crabb, goal-scorer, cuts the Carolina lead to one with twenty minutes to go.

Third period ahead...

Second Period Thread

...didn't we do this two nights ago? Nice to see they're consistent, at least, as the Caps are down 2-0 after one. Second period ahead...

Tonight's Lines: Ovechkin, Backstrom Reunited; Poti Returns; Perreault, Wolski Sit

Per Stephen Whyno, Adam Oates has shuffled his lines (see below), and Mathieu Perreault and Wojtek Wolski will be back up in the press box tonight with Joey Crabb and Aaron Volpatti drawing back in, while Tom Poti appears to be good to go, sending Cameron Schilling upstairs. So expect the lines and defensive pairings in front of Michal Neuvirth (making his first start in over a month) to look like this:

Matt Hendricks – Nicklas Backstrom – Alex Ovechkin

Eric Fehr – Marcus Johansson – Troy Brouwer

Jason Chimera – Mike Ribeiro – Joel Ward

Aaron Volpatti – Jay Beagle – Joey Crabb

Karl Alzner – Tomas Kundratek

Jeff Schultz - John Carlson

Tom Poti – Steve Oleksy

That leaves John Erskine, Mike Green, Brooks Laich and Jack Hillen all out with injuries, and Perreault, Wolski and Schilling out healthy.

Capitals @ Hurricanes Game Thread

The Caps head to Raleigh looking to rebound from an ugly loss on Tuesday and keep their playoff hopes alive.