Johnson in goal tonight. Call it a benching or a rest, but Kolzig said about last night "handling a puck like that one-handed, a rookie mistake..... the weak wrap-around, I should have had...."

Benched the next couple games? You decide.

Tampa Bay kicks butt at home.....

we shall see.

After 4:00+ of sleepwalking by both teams, an easy shot by Paul Ranger goes off Johnson's glove high, and dribbles over the line....

1-0 Bolts, on a very weak goal. And now Fleishmann gives the Bolts a PP, as well. 

But MSL makes it a 4 on 4.... and now, Johnson gets crushed, he looks to be out on his feet when he regains his footing, had to hold on to the net to get his balance, and the Caps have a 4 on 3 PP... now a 2MA for just over 1:00.

Nothing on the 2MA........ and on the 5 on 4 either.

Caps suck.....

Motzko was the scratch tonight (in addition to the usual Erskine and Eminger), should have been Nylander, in my opinion. He's been invisible.

No longer invisible- he gets an assist on Fleischmann's goal, although I don't know how. I thought it was Poti to Semin to Flash, but what do I know.......

1-1 late 1st.

1-1 end 1st.

I went out to the kitchen to do the dishes, the 2nd started, and the Caps scored- Steckel, I believe.

2-1 Caps, very early 2nd.

After a few minutes of even, the Bolts come in, Prospal drops it off for Vinnie as the trailer, and Johnson doesn't get the 5 closed quick enough......

2-2.

6:40 left 2nd, Kuba catches Ovechkin in the face with a high stick slash.... Ovie's down, for a good long while. Finally up and off, under his own pwoer.

4:00 of PP for the caps........

First 2:00 almost done, and Nylander screws up and lets the Bolts clear.... few seconds later, Ranger breaks in SH on Johnson, but BJ is up to the task....

some action for the Caps with :35 left in the PP....

killed.

Not a good sign.

2-2, end 2nd.

I'm smelling not just a boring OT period, but the Bettman "Special"....

a shootout.

Maybe not- at 14:54 left in regulation Pothier pots one on a PP...

3-2 Caps.

3-2 Caps, final.