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Recap – Capitals 6, Thrashers 4

[AP RecapGame SummaryEvent SummaryWashingtonCaps.com Postgame]

It may have taken 79 games, but better late than never (and perhaps right on time) for a headline like “Depth players lead Capitals to win.”

Not only did the Caps get goals from Tomas Fleischmann (first in 16 games), Keith Aucoin (second of the season), Michael Nylander (second in 19 games), Eric Fehr (second in 17 games) and Brooks Laich, but they got five even strength tallies for the first time since February 1 (and for the fifth time on the season).

The path to victory on Sunday was somewhat circuitous (speaking of Nylander), to be sure, but the team still controls its own destiny with respect to the second seed in the Eastern Conference, and that’s what matters at present – five points in three games and second is theirs, no matter what Jersey might do. That the Caps still have something to play for right now is a blessing. Let’s see what they do with it.

Some thoughts on the game:

And so ends the home portion of the regular season with a 29-9-3 record, one point shy of the franchise mark for home points (62 set in 1985-86 and tied in 1999-2000) and one win shy of the team record set by the 1985-86 squad.

But that 1985-86 team lost in the second round to a Rangers team that finished the regular season 29 points behind the Caps in the Patrick Division, and the 1999-2000 Caps bowed out after five games, victims of one of those 2-vs-7 upsets at the hands of Ron Tugnutt and the Pittsburgh Penguins, so those teams can keep their records – this one has its sights set higher.

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