Can they keep up the good work they showed against Ottawa?

3:00 in, we're even and zzzzzzzzzz so far.

"Chess match", according to Laughlin.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, according to me. Not a lot going on, except the clock.

0-0, end 1st. Except for the occasional shot by either team, it looks like early February on the ice. And this, after both teams won their last game after going through some tough times.

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Should I do zzzzzzzzztats?

ok....

SOGzzzzz 8-5 Caps (although there were NO odd man breaks either way, and I'd bet most shots were from the far outside)

hitszzzzzz 6-5 Bolts

faceoffzzzzzzz 53% Bolts (8 of 15)

zzzzzzzzzecond izzzzzzzzzzz 9:00 gone, already...........

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Capzzzzz had a PP, but it wazzzzzzzz killed eazzzzily.

Kuba scores off a faceoff, and it's 1-0 TB with about 7:00 left 2nd.

edit: That was a PP goal, but so disinteresting, I have no idea who was in the box, or why.

Finally, about 1:40 left 2nd, Green breaks in with a good move, passes to Ovechkin on the left, who dekes the goalie down and fires into a wide open net....

1-1.

1-1, end 2nd. 39:56 of zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, :04 of action.

I missed the start of the 3rd, and it's 3-1 Tampa Bay already.

Prospal and St. Louis, according to Joe B.

Halfway through the 3rd, still 3-1, and now Hlavic is down in Kolzig's crease, injured. Bolts to the PP here....

edit: Green to the box for a high stick, 4:00

4-1, and the Bolts still on the PP.

Fleishmann scores late to make it 4-2 with under 4:00 left in regulation, but it's not enough....

... because Ranger gets the ENG to make it 5-2, final.

I'm sorry for being so rare, lately, but I'll be back. I see that the Caps are not doing too well. It is unfortunate. Being under .500 now doesn't give us too many chances to make the playoffs. Something must happen now. Fire Hanlon AND get a new player.