I thought this game was going to be on my tv
I was wrong

Cinny/Stockton ECHL game is on my TV
do not ask why !
announcers expect a rough game here
know dick about these two teams.

Van Giants/Prince george(WHL) will be on tv in a few

ECHL games mean nothing to me
know none of the players

raycroft vs Kolzig
3 mins into it
sogs 1-0
not a barn burner

Giroux scores to make it 1-0 Caps
Eminger/Green get the helpers

odd that this gaol came at the 1:46 min mark .
Last time I looked it was 0-0 after 3 mins .
never trust the internet !

an unassisted Semin finds his way to the net
2-0

ain't watching the game but I am guessing that Tor has not shown up .

My children are sleeping. I can stay for a few minutes only. I'll post the lineup. Clymer out, Giroux recalled and in.

First NHL goal for Giroux, assisted by Eminger and Green.

And now Semin! #34, unassisted.

2-0 Caps.

Hopefully, we'll blow this lead and lose. I don't have anything against our guys scoring goals, as long as we lose at the end. :D

WASHINGTON Capitals

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

Jurcina Morrisonn
Pothier Schultz
Eminger Green

Kolzig
(Johnson)

Hanlon is going to rely a lot on his Laich-Gordon-Clark line again, I guess.

Caps on the PP for long minutes, including 22-second and 13-second betties, but no goal.

Jurcina to the box.

Caps NEED to win this one
I do not want the leafs to make the playoffs
call me petty .

And now Morrisonn. 44-second Betty against the Caps, this time.

Both penalties killed.

Kolzig with 11 saves, so far, with 1:04 remaining to the first period.

raycroft has let 2 in on 6 shots
I knew that the Leaf faithful were fooling themselves over this guy .


Mon in Pitts tonight
last time these two met there were some bad feelings
will the Habs be as brave now that laraque is a Pen ?
answer...........no

3 big hits so far, according to the play-by-play sheet, all by Caps: Beech, Green and Ovechkin.

End of first.

Shots: 12-11 Leafs.
Hits: 7-5 Caps.
Faceoffs: 11-10 Caps.

Total shots (shots on goal + missed shots + shots blocked by opponents):
Caps: 11 + 9 + 9 = 29
Leafs: 12 + 4 + 4 = 20

Hehe.

Crosby makes it 1-0 Pitts over the Habs

30th goal, 105th point.

Must go to bed. Bye, Tom. You'll probably see Roger in a few minutes.

Have a good sleep

Oh, before I leave: François Bouchard no longer leads the QMJHL in points alone: he's now tied with Thomas Beauregard (71-52-123 in 67 games; 20-year old, undrafted, 5'11, 185 lbs). But the two guys drafted by the Caps are ranked 2 and 3:

François Bouchard, 45-78-123 in 66 games (#7 in goals, #1 in assists).
Mathieu Perreault, 40-77-117 in 65 games (#10 in goals, #2 in assists).

"Have a good sleep"

Thanks. Bye.

comment in the Hockey News Future edition about Bouchard
"knocked for poor work habits,spotty footwork.Maturity might solve those"

First goal was all Raycroft- he misplayed a puck that bounced right at his feet, and Giroux was right there to tap it in.

Second goal was ALL Semin.

2-0 when I left, and now 2-1 as Antropov tips one in.

2-1 ?

Can the caps blow another lead ?

The leafs are a team the Caps Should beat !

Gordon puts the Caps back up by 2 on a sweet pass from Semin.

3-1 Caps

what is the attendance in wash tonight ?
I mean real bums in seats(and not the official nhl rosy total)

Good on Gordon
This ticks me off
The Leafs are battling for a playoff spot and yet the caps are a better team(in my opinion).

Looked to me to be a little over half filled tonight- lots of Leaf fans in attendance. Caps have had a zillion PPs without a goal tonight (2 Bettys in the 1st alone).

in the Stl Loo/Van game lastnight
there was an odd 4 min pp for the Nucks very late in the game(they scored on the pp in ot)
no one understood why the nucks got this 4 min advantage

I see betty's mentioned and i think of lastnight
the refs are strange

it's now 2-1 Pitts in the 2nd

did you know that the Mellon Arena has a retractable roof ?
They can open it
Not that it would work now .

Ah, Spring..... we're having sleet tonight in the D.C. area.

Caps' PP tonight is 0 for 6, 11:55. Yikes.

Beech puts the Caps up 4-1..... the thrill of victory is in the air.

pp's seem to sucking all over the league right now
I know that the Nucks have been awful on the pp lately.

Still 4-1, with 10:00 left in regulation.

tsn advertised all week that this game was on tv and then they show the Raptors B-Ball game instead !
I am ticked off .

anyways
Sunday night the van Giants venture into Chilliwack(last game of the season...I do believe) .
These two teams will be meeting in the upcoming WHL playoffs.

Expect the knuckles to fly on Sunday

Old time hockey .

Caps already on a PP, and on a delayed call Fleishmann gets the 5th Caps' goal.

5-1

must admit i am iffy on the caps winning or losing from now on .
I want them to win and yet does it really matter ?
They will finished second last and get a good lottery pick(in a weak draft).
I want next season to start now


Bo Diddley/Ron Wood "RoadRunner" playing as i type
saw them live together a few years ago
one of the best concerts i have ever attended.

Leaf with a very short Betty, but it's killed, and under 1:00 left in reg now....

PP killed with :09 left in reg......

5-1 final!

Caps win! Caps win! Caps win!