Kolzig back, and in goal tonight- who knows why.

Talk on the pregame was Ovechkin needs 9 goals these last 12 games to reach 50; his best streak last season was 13 goals in 12 games. At present, he has 7 in his last 8 games..... gonna have to step it up a little to get to the half century mark again (this season).

Tarik's blog says Jurcina will be asked back next season (whether that means a qualifying offer, or a real contract has yet to be determined), since McPhee likes the way he plays.

Game on.

1:21 in, Clark takes advantage of a rebound and puts the Caps in front....

1-0, very early.

NHL tidbits

Nillson (kent's son and one of the guys they got for Smyth)makes his NHL debut tonight for the OIl


Jeff Cowan the Brabarian has been bumped up from the 4th line to the 1st(sexy sedins)
He will also get pp time
the bras may be coming down tonight
lest hope so cause the game is on my tv

Dipetro(sp?) NYI may have a concussion

Caps to the PP now, off an elbowing call, with 16:35 left 1st.

So much for the PP- Sutherby goes for roughing.

We have :34 of 4 on 4, and then a Bruins' PP.

Nothing for the Bruins either- back to ES, and 13:00 left 1st.

games in Boston just ain't the same without the garden !

what is the crowd like ?

Sorry I beat you as thread starter, Tom!

Caps have another PP coming, after this TV timeout.

When I first logged on the site this evening, there was an advertising thread started, by a new member- 007MC. In the interest of fairness, here's the link to what he (I assume it was a he) was advertising:

http://www.millionairesclub123.ca/

I deleted the "thread".

Laich makes it 4 on 4- looks like the Caps won't get a full PP tonight.

Crowd "looks" pretty good- camera only picks up the first several rows around the glass, but seems fairly full. More filled than empty, anyway. Not a lot of noise, though.

Bask to ES, and 7:50 left 1st.

some of those gals were goodlooking
but nothing happens when I clicked on their pics to get a better look




just discovered that the Devils /Car game is on tv

Elias,Gionta and Madden are not dressed

Cam Ward is injured
John Grahame gets the call

4:00 PP for the Bruins, Morrison in the box for a high stick that drew blood.

last time I saw a game from Boston
the announcer made mention on how quiet the crowd was
then again there wasn't one bodycheck thrown in the whole game so I could understand why the crowd was silent .

this SUCKS
a game from Car and they did not show Holly singing the anthem

that is if she still sings the anthems

39 tics into the game and NJ gets an odd man rush
gomez scores
1-0

:50 left in the Caps penalty, and Boston commits a 4:00 minor of their own- 1:27 left in the 1st, and the Caps may start the 2nd with 2:42 of PP time. ANOTHER Bruins' penalty gives the Caps 2:00 full minutes of 5 on 3! :55.8 left 1st.

A Full Betty

:15.2 left 1st, and Clark pots his second of the period!

2-0 Caps end 1st, with 1:41 of PP to start the 2nd!

Good for Clark



delay in Car
a HORN has been going off for about two minutes now
times keeper seems unable to stop it


a close up of two of the car gals(cheerleaders)YUMMY

3 and a half minutes of Horn
game back on but the scoreboard is turned off

Tanabe ties it at 1

Assists so far:

goal 1: Gordon, Pothier    goal 2: Semin, Ovechkin

Stats after 1:

SOGs 11-11

Hits 6-4 Caps

Faceoffs 55% Caps (11 of 20)

Penalties Bruins 5 for 10:00, Caps 4 for 16:00- I thought Morrisonn got 4:00 for high sticking, but he actually got 2:00 for the stick and a 10:00 game misconduct for headbutting.

2nd on, and the Caps don't convert on the long PP. Still 2-0. Plus, I'm confused- Morrisonn is still out there skating..... I'll check the call again, but NHL had a 10:00 game up.

17:10 left 2nd, and the Bruins get the man advantage again.

Well they switched that call back to a 4:00 double minor for high sticking, thus Morrisonn skates on. Almost no offense on this PP, and Kolzig had denied what little O the Bruins have brough tonight.

Kolzig's the man, he looks good.

Back to ES.

the devils and car actually had a few minutes of entertaining hockey so the ref felt the need to put an end to it
calls a cheap pen against Car
our first pp

1st ends in Car
1-1

car has only given up 1 pp goal in their last 11 games

Still 2-0, and the Caps are showing all the O tonight. Fast 2nd period as we only have 11:06 left.

philly is up 2-1 over Atl
Tkachuk has the goal

Bradley and Alberts go at it with 8:45 left 2nd. Draw.

Play starts again, and Morrisonn gets literally checked over the boards and into the bench as he's trying to leave the ice- someone else jumps onto the ice to take his place.

Bob McKenzie just had a story about NHL teams trying to get NCAA players to join them for the rest of the season
mentioned lots players names but not a cappy prospect among them

3:12 left 2nd, Fleishmann takes a seat for holding.

WOW! Natural hat trick, a shorty for Clark off a turnover and a 2 on 1 with Eminger!

3-0 Caps!

Good for Clark

now he needs to go for the Howe Hatty

Sens(kelly) just scored
1-0 over NYI in the 2nd

Well, that's what I get for getting excited by the Caps' play- first, a Boston PP and they score to make it 3-1. Then, another Caps penalty, and now a double minor on Eminger to give the Bruins a long Betty when the 3rd starts up.

Can the Caps hang on? We shall see........

3-1 Caps, end 2nd.

Ott now leads 2-0
Corvo scored


the 2nd in Car hasn't exactly rocked
the 1st per was good

NJ gets a pp

3rd starts, Boston scores, and still over 1:00 of PP coming.

3-2 Caps.....

18:25 left in regulation, and we're tied at 3.

blowing a 3 goal lead
not good

Caps get a PP with 13:39 left in reg, but they don't look like the same team now. First minute of PP doesn't get them much.....

oddity to the game- Clark's goals, there are 6 guys with assists. Boston's 3 goals, Savard has assisted on every one.

Back to ES. Ugly "PP".

Buff are up 3-2 over Flor
Zubrus has a goal

Dallas are up 2-0 on Cal
Cal goalie McLennan has 14 pims in the 1st per

Why do Car have a pig as their mascot guy ?

Mmmmmmmmmmmmm............. bbq.........................

rasmussen scores 40 tics into the 3rd
2-1




bbq ribs would go down good right now

another closeup of the canes cheerleaders
yummy


5-0 Ott over NYI
Dunham has been pulled by NYI

Out of hat trick and a 3 goal lead, the Caps will be lucky to get a point out of this game.

1:01 left in reg.

Before tonight, Caps had won once in last nine trips to Beantown.....

OT.

over 11 mins to go in Car and the game is all but over
Praise makes it 3-1
Marty B ain't going to blow a 2 goal lead




Caps better score in OT
NO SHOOTOUT !

Car fans let out a big moan
not because of this game but because Duke lost tonight

2:00 left in OT.........

both teams had decent SOGs, but no real dangerous chances here in the extra time.

1:30.... 1:15....  Semin hits the post! in close at 1:06.... 1:00....

:39.6, and the Bruins get the extra man for the rest of OT.

:20.... :15.... :10.... :05.... and Kolzig saves a point with a BIG save at the end.

Shootout.

Bad news- Kolzig was hit in the knee with that last SOG, and he is in pain. He stays in, and here comes Bettman's fantasy.....

I'm out. Have a good one, and I'll see you late tomorrow after I leave the game.

 

oops maybe I spoke too soon about the demise of car tonight
Gleason scores
3-2
over 9 mins to go

see ya on Fri
I think the game is on tv out here.

I was told Kolzig stayed in for the shootout, but shouldn't have- 2 Boston "goals", and the Bruins win the game 4-3.

A wasted hat trick, and a wasted 3 goal lead.....

our Caps.

Yes, what a waste.

Captain Clark was named first star of the game, and first star of the day ("Clark scored three times for his second career hat trick, but the Capitals fell to the Bruins 4-3").

Lineup:

WASHINGTON Capitals

Ovechkin Novotny Brashear
Semin Beech Fleischmann
Laich Gordon Clark
Clymer Sutherby Bradley

Jurcina Morrisonn
Pothier Schultz
Eminger Green

Kolzig
(Johnson)

I won't be able to follow tonight's game (I have my children). See you Sunday afternoon. Go, Caps! (I mean: let's reach that second worst place and then win the lottery).

Looks like Kolzig deserved at least the third star. Is a PPG better than 36 saves (including great ones)?