Saturday Caps Clips: Too Little, Too Late; Caps @ Maple Leafs Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 21, 2009 9:30 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's loss from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Washington Examiner, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, OFB, Fight for Old DC and Tic Tac Toe Hockey (pictures).
- Preview of tonight's Caps/Leafs tilt from NHL.com, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner (and good buddies) Pension Plan Puppets for the very best coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- Is Alex Ovechkin the best left wing in NHL history? Proteau says yes, Pelletier says not so fast. Gotta give a fellow JP the nod on this one.
- Very cool behind-the-scenes stuff from Hockey Night in Canada's Jim Hughson prepping for tonight's game. [CBC]
- Interesting question: Does star power matter for the NHL in the U.S.? To bring it home a bit, I'll ask this: If the Caps had the same record and recent success but had done so without Alex Ovechkin, would there be as much interest in the team? [Puck Daddy]
- Tomas Fleischmann gets a little recognition from Pierre LeBrun. [ESPN]
- A nice look at Chris Clark's resurgence from OFB's intern. Sidenote: OFB's intern needs to negotiate a new title, one that doesn't have "OFB's" or "intern" in it. [OFB]
- George McPhee did a phoner with Toronto's sports radio station yesterday and touched on a number of topics, including his change of heart regarding head shots (spoiler alert: it's pretty much because he's now got kids playing the game). [FAN590 (audio)]
- Today (or yesterday) in Matt Bradley Week news: a feature as FanHouse's Fight of the Week. [FanHouse]
- AO is Russia's third-richest athlete. [Alex Ovetjkin]
- The Caps will hold their first "Caps Care Casino Night" in January, "where fans will be able to mix and mingle with the entire team along with coaches, alumni and owners." My guess is that Caps alum Rick Tocchet will not be there. [Capitals]
- And a good time was had by all at Hockey n' Heels. [Hockey Mom, OFB]
- The cases for and against five countries winning the gold in Vancouver. [The Hockey News]
- Some interesting stuff from Sergei Fedorov (including a couple of mentions of old Caps teammates), who's still making headlines in North America from an ocean away. [Hot Ice]
- Finally, in case you're wondering, the Caps have visited Toronto for a Hockey Night in Canada twice since the lockout and won both games (December 23, 2006 and December 6, 2008).
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Recap: Canadiens 3, Caps 2
by J.P. on Nov 20, 2009 10:27 PM EST
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[AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary]
The Caps are a phenomenally skilled hockey club (even without perhaps their most skilled player, Alexander Semin), and when Bruce Boudreau turns his boys loose, they're an absolute joy to watch... on most nights. Trouble is, there are certain teams and styles against which run-and-gun just won't necessarily work. Who are these teams? Well, chances are, if a team has a guy named Jacques behind the bench, they're one of these teams.
And Montreal's got a guy named Jacques behind the bench.
The Caps were stifled in the neutral zone and in the middle of the ice all night, they didn't adjust, and they didn't win. Their two goals were both the result of hard work in the offensive zone - not mad dashes up ice - but in the end, it was too little of that and too much trying to take what just wasn't there.
Ten more notes on the game:
- John Carlson's NHL debut was solid, if unspectacular. He got caught out too long on each of his first two shifts (averaging 1:42 on the two), but settled down, rang the crossbar, led the team in hits with five, and finished third among the rearguards in ice time with 17:24, all but four seconds of which came at even strength.
- In goal, Michal Neuvirth was victimized by a couple of unlucky (for him) deflections on the first two goals, but wasn't tested much on the night - his teammates outshot the Habs 27-8 over the final two periods.
- Speaking of Carlson and Neuvirth, they were two of four Caps (Jay Beagle and Tyler Sloan being the others) who were in Hershey Bears uniforms on the night they won the Calder Cup last year.
- Any lingering concerns about Alex Ovechkin's left shoulder entering the game had to have been all but gone after seeing him lead with that shoulder on a big collision with Max Pacioretty just 38 seconds into the game.
- Is it a coincide that on the night that another promising young blueliner makes his Caps debut, John Erskine drops the mittens with the toughest guy in the NHL? One gets the impression that Big John knows there's one and only one way he's going to stick around this club... and even that may not be enough.
- Mathieu Perreault creates. It's what he does. It doesn't matter what kind of ice time or linemates he has - he works and works and chances happen. Keeper.
- As mediocre as Carey Price's numbers are on the season, he's now 4-2-0/1.95/.941 in his last six starts. How 'bout tweeting that, @walsha?
- Another game, another injury, this time Tom Poti. No word yet on the particulars (though it sounds like he's out for tomorrow night).
- If you thought the Caps had a hard time getting pucks to the net tonight, imagine if Andrei Markov and Hal Gill were healthy.
- Three minor penalties taken on the night is a good number overall... except that all three were taken in the third period. That said, the officiating was a bit shaky, to be generous.
And so the Caps head north to take on the Leafs on Hockey Night in Canada. Battered and bruised, trapped and tripped... but at least the game should be a bit more wide open, and thus to their liking.
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Finding That Dahlen In the Rough: The Busts and the Best of McPhee's Reclamation Projects
by Stephen Pepper on Nov 20, 2009 11:00 AM EST
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Early success earned Capitals GM George McPhee a reputation for discovering and fulfilling "reclamation projects." There's no fixed definition for the scope of that category of player, but my working definition would be: acquisitions of established NHLers once known or projected as being at least modestly gifted and who, following either significant injury or prolonged struggles, or both, are given another chance to demonstrate that they've got something left in the tank.
More so than ever in the salary cap era, when nearly every contending franchise must push its payroll near the cap ceiling to accommodate the varied needs of a would-be champion, a successful reclamation project, ideally one that entails limited financial risk, is a key component of a winning team. It's almost as important as astute drafting and trade deadline swaps.
So, we've compiled a list of McPhee's top five best reclamation projects, and top five busts. First, the busts.
"The Busts"
5. Sergei Berezin - Left Wing
Berezin's arrival in Washington, at the 2002-03 trading deadline, and subsequent performance encapsulates all of the ways in which the "Jagr plan" went horribly wrong in D.C. He fit squarely into the same category as the offensive corps of skilled but one-dimensional forwards seemingly just past their prime, adding to the developing "country club" atmosphere in Washington.
Dealt by Chicago for the Caps' 4th round selection in the 2004 draft (defenseman R.J. Anderson, who never played in an NHL game), Berezin's acquisition otherwise cost the remainder of his season's salary. And, with the Blackhawks, he began to regain the scoring touch for which he was known in Toronto, when he potted 37 goals in the 1998-99 season. He scored a goal in each of his first three games as a Capital and looked like he could be a real playoff force. But a mysterious arm ailment dogged him in April, and he was invisible in the post-season, tallying only a single assist in the disastrous first round playoff exit versus the Tampa Bay Lightning. He never played in another NHL contest after that, instead signing with CSKA Moscow the following December.
4. Joe Murphy - Right Wing
Murphy can lay claim to two of the most prized accomplishments of a hockey player's career: (i) being selected 1st overall in an NHL draft (Detroit, 1986) and (ii) winning a Stanley Cup (Edmonton, 1990). And he didn't get his name engraved on the chalice by accident: he scored six goals and 14 points in 22 playoff games that championship spring, on the "kid line" with Adam Graves and Martin Gelinas. In this respect, he was quite a successful reclamation project for then-Oilers GM Glen Sather, who rescued the "talented misfit" from an impatient Red Wings fan base. After reaching an offensive peak two seasons later, his career began to unravel. He played for four different teams and, in November of 1999, was suspended by Boston for insubordination.
McPhee took a chance and signed him in February of 2000, but he proved uncoachable. And uncontrollable.
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Friday Caps Clips: Canadiens @ Caps Game Day
by J.P. on Nov 20, 2009 6:46 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Previews of tonight's Caps/Habs tilt from NHL.com and Peerless, and be sure to check out our SB Nation partner Habs Eyes On The Prize for coverage from the other side of tonight's match up.
- The Caps will be without Alexander Semin, Mike Knuble, Boyd Gordon and Quintin Laing tonight, and will likely also not have Jose Theodore, Shaone Morrisonn and Milan Jurcina available.
- Prized blueline prospect John Carlson is set to make his NHL debut tonight after being recalled yesterday. [Dump and Chase, CSN Washington, Washington Post, Washington Times]
- More on Theodore. [Washington Times]
- A couple of Verizon Center thrillers and a Jose Theodore picture that never gets old are among the highlights of the decade's ten best games. [Puck Daddy]
- Matt Bradley Week continues #needsmorebradley. [D.C. Sports Bog, Peerless]
- Some (more) well-deserved praise for Brendan Morrison. [CBC]
- From the "If you say so, Larry" file: Brian Pothier is one of at least four mean Capitals defensemen. [NY Post]
- You had me at "Washington Capitals Sparklines." [Missing Monkey Head]
- Wondering where the Caps stack up in terms of man-games lost to injury so far? [From the Rink]
- A tender moment, captured and uploaded. [Flickr]
- Speaking of candids, the three most outgoing Young Guns attended Wednesday night's Wiz game. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- A look at the Caps at the quarter pole. [Puck Prospectus]
- Arturs Irbe was back in his native Latvia to take part in the NHLPA's Goals & Dreams "10 countries in 10 days" tour. Wait, there's still an NHLPA? [NHLPA Goals & Dreams]
- The words say "Malkin is FAR more important than Ovechkin," but what I read is "Crosby stinks." [Rock The Red.net]
- Braden Holtby is back in Hershey and has a new mask. Spoiler alert: no more chocolate bars. [John Walton Hockey]
- The Bears' special teams are the opposite of the Caps': awesome PK, lousy PP. [LDN]
- Eric Mestery is back in Tri-City. Sweet? [Tri-City Herald]
- Kids, Navy, Sylvain Cote and, of course, hockey. [The Capital]
- Russia: gold medal favorites. Canada: wanting so badly to be able to play the underdog card. [The Hockey News]
- Finally, per the HHoF, on this date ten years ago, the Caps "set an NHL record by going 12 consecutive games without allowing a power-play goal, in a 3-0 win at Boston. Craig Billington recorded his 100th career victory (and 8th career shutout)."
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More Matt Bradley
by Becca H on Nov 19, 2009 1:30 PM EST
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At the first ever Caps Convention earlier this fall, one of the highlights was watching as distinguished panelists Brooks Laich, David Steckel and Matt Bradley fielded rapid fire questions from some of the toughest interviewers around – kids.
After hard-hitting queries into their favorite breakfast cereal and how long they’d been playing hockey, one small participant stood up and asked them how many goals they wanted to score in the upcoming season.
"One more than Ovie," Laich joked.
Added Steckel, "probably at least 50 with this line."
And then all eyes were on Bradley. "I'm going to aim high," he said. "I'm going for ten."
It was a classic Matt Bradley joke, told with that modest, self-deprecating style that has endeared him to Capitals' fans since his arrival in DC right after the lockout. And yet with every game it seems more and more likely that his tongue-in-cheek prediction could come true – or even prove to be a vast understatement.
In his five seasons with the Caps, Bradley has performed his duties as one would expect. A good, steady, consistent fourth-liner, he's always been able to add a lot of grit and energy to the lineup while chipping in with the occasional goal or fight (or both).
But this year he seems to have a little more jump, a little more finish - and it shows in almost every area of his stats so far:
After a strong postseason performance that saw him pick up his first two career playoff goals, Bradley has taken the momentum and translated it into a great start to the year. In just a quarter of the games played he's already within one goal and one assist of his entire total for last season; he's also only five goals away from his career best, coming back in 2002-03 when he was a second-year pro with the Sharks.
Bradley's also picked up his game in other areas, becoming a jack of all trades on a team that can use a few. He's shooting more and with better accuracy. He's increased his average ice time - a sure sign of trust from the coaching staff - by almost two minutes over last year. And he's become one of the team's best penalty-killers, and has more points per 60 minutes than either Alexander Semin or Brooks Laich - with considerably less skilled linemates.
But numbers don't always tell the whole tale, and they certainly don't with Bradley. What he brings to the team, on and off the ice, is exactly what you want from your role-players - grit, hockey smarts and the ability to lead by example. It's not hard to see why he's beloved by both teammates and fans alike.
Matt Bradley is never going to challenge Ovechkin for the scoring title or become a heavyweight fighter like Donald Brashear was. Yet none of us will soon forget Bradley's performance against the Rangers the other night. It was Bradley that people were talking about afterward. It was his momentum-changing, face-bloodying scrap against the Rangers' Aaron Voros, followed by his game-winning goal against one of the league's best netminders, that carried the discussion.
It takes a lot to overshadow Alex Ovechkin. In one game, with just two shifts, Matt Bradley did exactly that.
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Thursday Caps Clips: Neuvirth To Get a Start?
by J.P. on Nov 19, 2009 6:42 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- In case you missed it in the overnight, Tuvan published a translation of interviews with Alex Ovechkin and Semyon Varlamov following the Rangers game.
- On the injury/other front, Jose Theodore might not be available this weekend (which would likely get Michal Neuvirth a start), Alexander Semin is also questionable for the two games and Quintin Laing is out up to six weeks with a broken jaw. Milan Jurcina is getting better, Boyd Gordon is not, and Shaone Morrisonn is day-to-day with an upper-body injury. I think that's everyone. [Washington Post, others]
- The Bears have recalled Michael Dubuc from South Carolina and another forward from Kalamazoo of the ECHL. A sign of a recall (or two) from Hershey to D.C. for the weekend? [Patriot-News, @timleone)]
- As mentioned above, Laing will be out up to six weeks with a broken jaw (but at least he got Fark'd for his efforts). Here's a look at part of what the next few weeks will look like for Q. [Peerless]
- AO misses two weeks, still has nearly the most clutch goals in hockey this season. [The Hockey News]
- As far as undersized pivots who have been pleasant surprises for the Caps this fall, Brendan Morrison has to be in the top two. [Washington Times]
- Matt Bradley is probably the toughest environmentalist around... [National Geographic]
- ... and his legend grows. [Washington Times]
- Is Brooks Laich the most underrated player in the League? [Bangin Panger]
- Pierre LeBrun offers some (solicited) praise for Nicklas Backstrom. [ESPN]
- Celebrating Bruce Boudreau's 100th win. [Rock The Red.net]
- Speaking of Gabby, how do you name the League's top-nine coaches on the season so far and not have him on that list? [ESPN]
- Apropos of nothing, Varly's win on Tuesday night pushed him into sole possession of 22nd in franchise history in wins, breaking a tie with Cristobal Huet and Craig Billington. He could be in the top-14 by New Year's and would need 22 more to be in the top-10 by season's end.
- Since you've no doubt been wondering, Sergei Fedorov is currently fourth on his KHL team in scoring with four goals and nine assists in 23 games (and a team-best plus-ten rating) and Viktor Kozlov is tied for fifth on his team with five goals and ten assists in 25 games. And I hear it's really, really great over there and everyone's nice and it rains gumdrops (just in case Michael Nylander's reading).
- There have gotta be scores of Canadian kids growing up and patterning their game after Alex Ovechkin (recall that kids like to rebel against their parents), but probably not as many Russian kids emulating Mike Green. Here's one. [NHL.com]
- The Sabres have named former Cap Grant Ledyard Director of Youth Hockey Development. [Sabres]
- Not directly Caps-related (though we all know the link), a nice story about a kid and one of his hockey coaches. [Autism Speaks via @CapsInPictures]
- Finally, happy birthday to a couple of former Caps and Sabres - Ledyard turns 48 and Dean Melanson turns 36.
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Alex Ovechkin: 'Those Two Weeks Lasted an Eternity'
by tuvanhillbilly on Nov 19, 2009 12:27 AM EST
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Following the extremely satisfying win by the Capitals in MSG, Sport-Express correspondent Vasilij Osipov caught up with Alex Ovechkin and Semyon Varlamov and got their impressions on the game.
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The main game-day event in the NHL was, without a doubt, the return to the ice of the best player in the league for the past two years, Alex Ovechkin. Or, more precisely, the meticulous conspiracy which accompanied this return. During the morning practice skate Alexander the Great estimated his chances at returning as "fifty-fifty". And with his acting abilities, the head coach of the Capitals could play a spy in a television series. Bruce Boudreau declared, with a tragic sigh, that Ovi probably wouldn't be able to play...
Things only started coming in focus during the pre-game warm-ups. Guest number 8 spent a lot of time warming up on the ice, doing a lot of stretches. After that, Ovi started taking shots at the net with defenseman Green passing him the puck. Just watching him, it didn't seem like the Russian had been sidelined for two weeks, so powerful were his trademark shots.
However, the Russian National Team leader did start out playing fairly cautiously. This continued until the midpoint of the first period, when Alexander laid out the powerful New York defender Marc Staal. The famous Madison Square Garden had built a massive wall against the trespasser, but Ovechkin wasn't going to be stopped now. He had undoubtedly gotten dialed into the game. And soon the Muscovite showed that it wasn't for naught that he had worked so hard on his shot during the warm-ups. After a bump pass from Mike Green during a power play, he shot the puck past Henrik Lundqvist's right hand corner with an almost imperceptible blast
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Red Is Blooming At the Garden
by Stephen Pepper on Nov 18, 2009 1:30 PM EST
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When anyone asks me what I miss most about my hometown having moved north to Gotham over nine years ago, three things immediately come to mind: the Black Cat; the C&O Canal; and the potential to attend every home Capitals game. It is, however, a small consolation that living here affords me the opportunity (sadly now just twice in a regular season) to hop on a subway and, in mere minutes, arrive at the entrance to the Garden and watch Les Capitals.
Yesterday, pulling over a home red Boyd Gordon gamer, I bounded out into the early evening darkness, consumed with thoughts of Alex Ovechkin's continued dominance at the "World's Most Famous Arena." While gentlemen and ladies in business suits dashed in every direction, obsessed with something else far less compelling, I strode through to the E train platform, just as the magic train to hockey paradise arrived.
Expecting to see a handful of Blueshirted straphangers, perhaps muttering something about Henrik Lundqvist deserving no special reverence unless he, as Mike Richter well before him, delivers another championship to Gotham, I spent my underground ride wholly unmolested. In fact, not a single passenger on the train was wearing Rangers accoutrement. Now, I understand that this is a big town, and that there are a myriad of transportation options to get a hockey fan to the arena. But it was not until I was nearly at the enemy gates that I observed event goers defiling themselves with Rangers jerseys.
As I stood before the gaping maw of the Garden swallowing the hordes of blue-clad patrons climbing the staircase beside the great marquee, waiting for my arena companion (himself a suburban Rangers fan), I made every effort to greet every red rocker in sight. This goodwill led to some mockery by Rangers fans, some of which clearly could not comprehend the genuine brother- and sisterhood that we have as citizens of Caps Nation. 'Tis a pity, that their game experience is so lacking.
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Wednesday Caps Clips: Welcome Back, Ovi
by J.P. on Nov 18, 2009 6:46 AM EST
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Your savory breakfast links:
- Recaps and other assorted musings on last night's win from Corey (blog, article), Tarik (blog, article), Vogs, Puck Daddy, Joe B., Ed Frankovic, Peerless, DC Landing Strip, OFB, Scotty Hockey (Rangers) and Blueshirt Banter (Rangers).
- Steinz on Matt Bradley's night... [D.C. Sports Bog]
- ... and a related caption contest. [FanShot]
- Quintin Laing's hard luck continues - a broken jaw blocking a puck. Um, ouch. [@cmasisak22, DC Landing Strip with a tribute]
- Nice Alex Ovechkin profile by Chris Botta over at Da House, but, believe it or not, youth hockey existed in and around D.C. before AO arrived. [FanHouse]
- Why FiOS is irking many a Caps fan. [Mike Holden's blog]
- "10 Things You Should Know About... Mike Green." [Capitals]
- Speaking of Green, apparently he's only the second-best Greene in hockey. That joke would probably be better spoken than in text and even better if it was remotely accurate. [SI]
- Sticking with #52, I definitely need this card for my collection. [FanPost]
- More power rankings, with the Caps holding at fifth at Fox Sports and down five to seventh at CBSSports.com.
- The 2003-04 Caps were one of the decade's worst teams. We've come a long way, baby... but there's a ways to go yet. [Puck Daddy]
- If you didn't listen to the Bruce Boudreau segment on HNiC radio we linked to yesterday, Steinz has pulled and transcribed some of the high points. [D.C. Sports Bog]
- Zach Miskovic, Sean Collins, Karl Alzner, John Carlson... and Bangin Panger's mom. (Best set up ever?) [Twitpic]
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Recap: Caps 4, Rangers 2
by Becca H on Nov 17, 2009 10:40 PM EST
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[AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary]
The Caps' performance tonight was about as uneven as the horrible MSG ice, with just as many ruts and bumps along the way. But there was more good than bad as the Caps earned their first regulation win in New York since 2004 - and Bruce Boudreau became the fastest coach in Caps' history to 100 wins.
Naturally any night instantly becomes better when someone like Alex Ovechkin makes his return - and it didn't take long for #8 to put his stamp on the game. He capped off a dominant end to the first with a power play goal and threw his body around with reckless abandon, to the tune of seven (credited) hits. The only slightly uncharacteristic stat on the night for Ovie? One shot on goal (along with six that either missed or were blocked).
Of course, in true Ovechkin style, one shot was all he'd need.
Ten more notes on the game:
- The Caps were without Erskine and Ovechkin against the Devils, and thus without any physical presence. With both players back in the lineup, the bodies were flying once more - and it was contagious. Ovechkin's seven hits were complemented by thirty others from throughout the lineup. Although any night when New York's Chris Higgins is credited with seven of his own is a night to question the validity of the stats.
- Which is more surprising - that Nicklas Backstrom finished with an even 50% success rate on faceoffs...or that Morrison won just three of eleven?
- They may have allowed a power play goal to a team that has struggled with the extra man recently, but the Caps' penalty kill was aggressive and effective. Especially good PK performances by Dave Steckel, with his usual calming influence, and Brooks Laich, with his usual awesomeness. Er, willingness to block shots.
- On the flip side, the power play showed no ill effects from getting the world's best player back and struck twice. And the key thing about both tallies was the traffic - Ovechkin's shot went through about 276 bodies (give or take a hundred) on its way in, while Laich picked up another of his typical crease-crashing goals.
- Speaking of Laich, he continues to lead the team in power play goals with five and is now tied with Semin for second among Caps' goal-scorers.
- Okay, that Marian Gaborik guy is pretty good. His game-tying goal in the third was one that only a handful of guys in the league could have gotten - although one of them had a nice view of it from the visiting team's bench.
- Semyon Varlamov performed well but wasn't tested all that much, facing just twenty shots and stopping eighteen of them. He didn't seem all that comfortable in net tonight, though, and appeared to lose track of the puck a little too much - particularly late in the game.
- Let's trademark this thing right now: the Matt Bradley hat trick. That's a goal on Henrik Lundqvist, a fight, and a busted-open face. After all, anyone that awesome deserves his own hat trick.
- The Rangers came out absolutely flying to start the first, with five quick shots - and one quick goal - on Varlamov before the game was five minutes old. After that, however, the Caps took over and didn't allow another Ranger shot on goal until the second period.
- How about the defensive trio of Mike Green, John Erskine and Brian Pothier? They combined for a goal, an assist, a +3, 10 shots on goal, 4 hits and 6 blocked shots. Not bad.
It was a little rocky at times but overall not a bad outing for the Caps, who pick up the two points they needed to reclaim first in the East (for now) and did so with the help of - but not just because of - Alex Ovechkin.
They "blew" a lead, but there's no shame in doing so when the guy stealing the lead is named Gaborik. They played physical, but not at the expense of generally sound, disciplined hockey. They maintained a lead, but didn't play as if they were afraid to lose it. And they come away with a good team victory...no buts about it.
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