First intermission.

It's 1-0 Caps, thanks to Nylander's second goal of the year, at the 11:24 mark, from Backstrom (3rd assist) and Green (idem).

Johnson in goal, of course.

Shots are 13-4 Sabres. Caps scored on 1 or their 2 ES shots (they also had 2 PP shots).

Caps had two PPs after the goal, but will be on the PK for 1:51 in the second period, because of a late cross checking penalty whistled against Bradley (the first penalty of the game for the Caps, not bad).

Kolbe about the first goal: "Scoooooooooooooooooores!!! A little give and go between Nylander and Backstrom..."

Sounds like it was a beautiful goal. Backstrom and Green definitely have their place here. But Fleischmann...

Game has resumed.

Scratched: Semin, Gordon... and Sutherby (healthy scratch, I think).

Motzko has been recalled. He was good in preseason, really. He's a career AHLer, I believe, but to me he was good enough to stay a little with the Caps... and he's a RW! Mwahahahaha!

Johnson makes a great save. "Highway robbery," according to Kolbe.

I think I like our lines, tonight:

Ovechkin Kozlov Clark
Pettinger Nylander Backstrom
Brashear Steckel Bradley
Fleischmann Laich Motzko

The pairings are the usual ones, of course:

Poti Green
Morrison Jurcina
Erskine Pothier

Spacek scores on a one-time! 1-1. That was with their 31st shot.

They score again! Wrister by Afinogenov! 2-1 Sabres.

And again! 3-1. What happens to our Caps?

This rink announcer is obnoxious.

Johnson is going to get pulled, I guess. 4-1 Sabres. 4 goals in less than 5 minutes, I think.

They scored with shots #31 and 32, then 36 and 37.

Adam Mair! Not exactly a sniper. He had 2 goals in 82 games last season.

Standing ovation by the fans. We lost this game in 5 minutes of bad play (or bad goaltending, I can't say... but he was so good a few minutes before).

Johnson is still in goal in this third period, and he just made a great save!

And another big save by Johnson.

And now, a short-handed chance for Laich, but denied by Miller!

GREEN SHOOTS AND SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!

This kid is good, I tell ya.

4-2.

Ovechkin with his first shot on goal of the night, but denied!

Campbell from Afinogenov! 5-2.

(Officially: Campbell, unassisted)

OVECHKIN SCOOOOOOOOOOORES!!! Top shelf! 5-3.

The fans are booing, LOL! Not too loud, though.

Assists on that goal: Nylander and Poti.

Breakaway for the Sabres, save by Johnson!

And now they score again! Wow! 6-3? I don't remember, LOL!

Laich got an assist on Green's goal, by the way.

About 7 minutes left to this game.

In other news, Crosby scored his first goal of the season tonight, in his team's fourth game. It's Pens 4 - Leafs 4, so far, with about 12 minutes left in the third.

Spacek, one-timer, it hits the post and goes in. 7-3. Not a good night for the Caps. It goes in too easily.

Final score.

7 goals against... Johnson still made 46 saves!!! He only had 5 bad minutes, but the team was bad defensively for the whole game, apparently.

Last season's record for the Caps was 54 shots against. Tonight: 53.