Caps get robbed early- Gordon in alone, gets one under Grahame, and pokes it home..... sorry, whistle had blown.

The only thing blown there was the call.

Gordon moved to the second line tonight, Semin and Pettinger his wings.

Williams clangs it off the iron, but it goes out instead of in....

5 guys right in front of Grahame, Clymer gets a shot off ice level, but denied- JB and Locker keep saying you have to get it up against this guy.

13:37 left 1st, timeout.

Caps get a PP- Eminger almost gets called for a trip, but Williams dives so hard, the only call is on Carolina.

Seidenberg almost wraps one around on Kolzig, but he's not too tall, and jams it into the side of the net.

Clark scores!!! Dump in to the corner, comes right out to Tanabe's stick and in the wide open net. Grahame came out to play it, but had no chance to get back.

1-0, Caps.

edit: I just had to- I was so wrong at first.

Stats:

SOGs 17-11 Caps. That's right- SEVENTEEN! IN ONE PERIOD!

Hits 17-11 Caps

Faceoffs, Canes at 77% (12 of 17)

Penalties, each 1 for 2:00

Period 2 flying along, almost 6:00 gone already- no stoppages, some pretty good action. JB reports Wallin was injured in the first (the dreaded "lower body injury") and won't be back tonight. Schultz made a good play a few ago, poking the puck away from a streaking Cole.

13:04 left 2nd, TV timeout.

Kolzig with a fine stop on Staal in very close.

Caps on the PP again, Wesley goes for interference. Ovechkin blasts one (misses everything).... turnover... Belanger gets a clean breakaway..... loses the puck on his own, not even a SOG.

Canes kill. Nice job, really. Sutherby gets stoned by Grahame, and the Canes commit yet another penalty.

One more with the man to the good for the good guys.

I'd say the Caps have to score on this PP- a 2 goal lead would give a lot of confidence to this team after the last 3 losses.

WOOT! :03 off the faceoff! Semin!!

2-0 Caps

Clear, clear, deflection off the rink, clear, clear, clear, killed.

Excellent defense. 3:00 left 2nd now.

Cleared, cleared, neutral zone clear, cleared, cleared at :18 left PK, and killed.

Excellent job again. Icing Caps with :38.5 left in the 2nd.

2-0 Caps, end 2nd.

JB's description of the Semin goal.... "That wrist shot is just FILTHY!!!" lol

It was pretty wicked, and off his right foot again from the slot. Pretty goal.

3rd on. Several stoppages in the first 2:00 -no real flow going this period.

After some work, Belanger gets a shot off, Commodore shoots the rebound across the crease, and Cole pots the goal from the open side of the net.

2-1 Caps, with 17:11 left in regulation.

Woohoo!!!!! Semin breaks past the D AGAIN, and this time he makes it good!

3-1 Caps!

edit: His 4th multiple goal game this month- he may be the player of the month in the NHL if he keeps this pace up.

The latest Semin goal brought to you by the assist of......

Donald Brashear. What a pass!

Whitney smokes one up high past Kolzig from outside the right circle (either Staal or Nycholat tipped that one).

3-2, now 7:04 left in regulation.

Lots of good work on both sides, and I wanted to watch rather than write- we've got 1:54 left in regulation..... 1:30.... Grahame heads for the bench at 1:22.... Clark gets the empty netter off Seidenberg with exactly 1:00 to play. Under review (net got knocked off).... it counts. Grahame pulled again.... Ovechkin with the empty netter.

Caps are going to come home with the 2 points and an attitude.

5-2 final.