Can the good guys keep it up?

Looks like Kolzig in goal again, Erskine's still up, Gordon got a lot of press the last several days.

Caps should win this one

Because I just turned on the radio and Thorogood's version of "move it on over" is on .
Good omen for the Caps

Great song(back when GT was good............before he added the sax player)= great performance by the Caps .

some non caps news
BJ's have fired Gallant as their coach

Ducks made a few trades today
Feddy to Philly
Parros to Ana
Cheeseoff (chistov)to Bos

Just at the 3:00 mark, the Caps go on the PK....

Hi.

WASHINGTON Capitals

Ovechkin Zubrus Clark
Semin Klepis Pettinger
Clymer Sutherby Bradley
Brashear Gordon Fleischmann

Pothier Morrisonn
Heward Green
Erskine Eminger

Kolzig
(Johnson)

14:49 left 1st, and this is turning into another Southeast Division snoozefest. Not much going on here.

any tube tops in the crowd ?
Last time I saw a game from Flor
There were some nice tube tops

My eyes aren't that good, unless they zoom in.

Finally a little excitement, here- Kiwi goal gets washed out, as Gelinas passed it to him by hitting the puck with a high stick.

Back to the nap.

FLORIDA Panthers

Roberts Jokinen Horton
Olesz Larman Stumpel
Peltonen Gratton Kolnik
Gelinas Campbell Kwiatkowski

Mezei Bouwmeester
Allen Montador
Salei Van Ryn

Auld
(Belfour)

Still napping.

One nice sequence of Ovechkin taking the puck into the offensive zone by bouncing the puck in the air three or four times off his stick, a la Tiger Woods and the golf ball.

9:17 left 1st, and it can't go by any slower.

8:42, and Kolzig with a pretty good save- his 11th of the game.

Bouwmeester is my biggest disappointment in NHL
This guy should be a Stud on D by now.
But he is not


roger
I hope that they do zoom in for ya .

Buff are up 3 -0 after one IN Car

What action!!!!!

Stoppages at 9:17, 8:42, 8:32, 8:15........

Cats miss a two on one at 7:42.....

SOGs are 12-3 Panthers.....

whew. Slow down, guys- my heart.

Stoppage at 7:01......

Cap in the box again, at exactly 6:00 left 1st. Clymer with a hook.

What is the crowd like in Flor ?


has Eddie B duked it out with any of his teammates tonight ?
here's a tip for you all
Do not go drinking with Eddie B !

Not many crowd shots yet, but it looks to be adequate for a Monday night. Lots of kids, showing EB in the baseball hat.....

I wouldn't drink with Eddie B for a billion dollars!!

Looks like the CBS Game Center is up to date:

http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/live/NHL_20061113_WAS@FLA

It's even a few seconds ahead of the radio.

PETTINGER SCOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!

That Dallas cop probally still kicks himself for turning down that Bribe !

Hope the kids in the crowd grow up to be hockey fans.
The NHL needs all the fans they can get .

Green with a great pass, Pettinger powers around the D, gets Auld to slip to his left, and pots it!

But now, it's under review, as the shot didn't get through the first time, and went in off the skate.... it should count.

edit: I said "his left"- Pettinger's left (Auld's right).

Komisarek pots a shorty in Ott
1-0 Habs

It's a goal. 1-0 Caps.

Hey, Marc- nice to see you tonight. Check out my shift chart question (about 4-5 threads below this). Any ideas? I still haven't been able to copy any of the charts since NHL changed to this new site management.

1-0 Caps, end 1st.

kudos to petty

Heward the interview- played good Saturday, maybe 2-3 good defensive games in a row. Got to be better than last year (to improve). New rules make it impossible to tie guys up (in front)- have to get body position, let play develop, and let the goalie see the shot. More lower strength now, keep your stick on the ice.

Quick stats:

SOGs 14-10 Panthers

Hits 7-6 Panthers

Takeaways 3-0 same

Faceoffs 71% Florida.....

everywhere but where it counts.

New rules make it impossible to know what is going on !
Still see many times when the ref blows his whistle and no one on the ice(or in the stands) has any idea what the pen was .

my Betty rant for the night

Ovie got hit in the face with a high stick (no call) right at the end of the period, but he's back out there- and maybe with a little more fire in his eyes now.

They think it was Mezei that got Ovie with the stick- and Laughlin says Brashear has had words with him already in the 2nd.

Pothier to the box for tripping.

Panthers on their third PP.

And just as I hit post, the PP comes to an end.....

1-1.

If the highstick wasn't totally unententional(sp?)
Then Brash should have more than just words with the guy !

OVECHKIN SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!! 2-1 Caps.

And it's pretty, too, Marc- wait until you see the replay. Nice passing, good work.

(And did I call it with that stick in his face?)

kudos to AAAAAAAAAAAAAA-OOOOOOOO


Robitaille has scored for Philly
1-0 in Pitts

"And did I call it with that stick in his face?"

You did.

Forgot to mention Ovechkin's new addition- a scruffy goatee.

Very Russian looking.

The Panthers' PPG was by Horton from Bouwmeester and Salei, by the way. I believe TAK likes Horton.

Crosby has tied it at one in Pitts
both goals have been unassisted !

Hamel tied the game in Ottawa, against the Canadiens. Huet is 23/24 with 26:40 left.

If Horton could stay healthy
He would rock !
Love to have him on the Caps !

Sounds like Olie just made some good saves.

yes he did, and lost his stick to boot. Killed it again, back to ES. Game is getting a little more physical, hitting picking up, lots of good checking (and several tries for the big hit both ways).

BONK(mon) makes it 2-1 in Ott
I like saying BONK

Semin hasn't scored a goal since October 21, and was scoreless in 7 of his last 8 games. It would be great if he could score one tonight, even an empty netter.

Staal the younger has scored for Pitts
2-1

Marc Staal(NYR pick) may be the best of the three.
Think about it

Semin hasn't scored a goal, but he's been working hard. Had a great chance tonight but Auld just stoned him on it. I really think it's his learning to work with different guys that's slowed him down a little. He seems very aware, on the ice, and always seems to flash across the screen wherever the action is.

He'll get more.

just to get Bettman's Dander up

mMany Nucks fans here are not happy with the Ducks picking up parros .They have seen the Ducks and then Flames outmuscle their beloved two games in a row and now the Ducks add even more muscle(Feddy was out of the lineup) .
Look for the Nucks to add some "grit" in the lineup very soon .

6-3 now for Buff over Car


slow night Kerfuffles wise
only Roy(pitt) and Grant(phi) have gone

Hejduk has scored for the AV's
1-0 over the oIL

ex caps Klee and Brunette picked up the helpers .

13:37 left in regulation. A lot more action now; Ovie is really having a good game- lining people up for hits, getting control of the puck behind Auld, setting people up for shots.

Kolzig has been stellar again, bless his heart. Except for the carolina game, he looks like a kid again.

Speaking of kids, Larman looks pretty good in his first NHL game.

There's been a few scrums here, but no blows.

Caps finally get another PP......

How has Jokinen looked ?
He is their big star(just look at his salary) and is supposed to lead them .
Have nothing against him but he ain't worth the money that they are paying him .

8:47, and a timeout. Florida has been controlling the action, Caps in control of the game. All the shots are coming from outside again, and while there are a lot of them, few are really quality chances.

Habs are up 4-1 in Ott

Me thinks changes are a coming in sensville
This the same Habs team that was embarrassed just a few days ago in Tor.

But Bettman loves it.....................parity
Any team can suck on any night !

Buff beat Car 7-4

OJ looks OK, but I agree for the money, he's a little much.

Gordon and Pettinger taking over the game now. Great last shift, couple of steals, keeping the cats bottled up in their own end.

Kolzig approaching his usual 40 saves......

ZUBRUS SCORES!!!!!! 3-1! WOOHOO!

PPG. Assists by the Alexanders.

usual 40 saves and Flor related

Mnay here say what is wrong with Luongo is that isn't facing 40+ shots a game anymore.
He needs the action .

I htink goalies thrive when they get tested.

Glad you told us- Comcast has lost the game feed!

Then Carol Maloney tried to tell us that, but she wasn't wearing her microphone......

dolts.

How amny does Zubby Doo have now ?


isn't Ms Maloney a babe ?

misto says the face of the League just dropped the big F-bomb on national TV.....

but they won't or don't promote Ovie.

Bettman smiles.....

Semin hurt........... doubled over on the bench. Took a hit, looks like his shoulder.

I was just about to tell you how sweet that last goal was: Semin, backwards between his legs to Ovechkin, who feeds Zubrus for the shot.

1:15 left. Semin's empty netter is going to happen.

EDIT: Oops. Not Semin. More probably Pettinger or Sutherby.

Nope- it's Zubie.

... or Zubrus.

Zubrus scores into an empty net. 4-1 Caps.

4-1 final, Ovechkin with another GWG.

Olie will hit the 3 Stars board tonight for sure.

They started a little slow, but at the end were playing as well as they have in the last 10 days or so.

Ovechkin and Zubrus both with 12 goals, now. Amazing.

Agree about Olie: 44/45. Plus Zubrus and Ovechkin.