Game on, Kolzig vs. Carey Price....

wonder of wonders, Eminger is in the lineup today (thanks to Poti and Pothier being out)!

Caps blow a 4 on 1.... unbelieveable. Waaaay too many passes.

And, in response, Montreal scores :20 into a PP.

1-0 Habs, very early on.

Caps kill the next time, but it's 10-5 SOGs Habs late in the period. All Habs, all period... late chance, Habs off the post on an EN and Kolzig covers, facing the net and boards....

1-0 Canadiens, end 1st.

Over 4 periods now, no Caps' goals....

Cap in the box (Morrisonn) less than :45 into the 2nd.... killed.

Schultz had something like 9:34 TOI in the 1st, tells you how desperate this team is. 

And Kostitsyn come in 1 on 4, and buries it....

2-0 Canadiens.

Ovechkin, and then Backstro have tied it up.

2-2

And before the end of the period, Gordon gives them the lead....

3-2 Caps, end 2nd!

Ovechkin's was right off a faceoff (for maybe the 4th time this season), Backstrom's was a nice wrist shot (they interviewed him- the kid speaks English pretty well already- and he said he didn't have time for a slapshot, so tried a wrister), and Gordon's just beat Price cold.

Funny team, but in the lead....

Not for long- the 3rd starts, and a shot caroms off the boards behind Kolzig, and right to Hamrlik.

3-3

Stopped watching after that goal, weak clearing attempts on the part of the D. Eminger's not making a good case to stay in the lineup.

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Better keep watching, Michael- Alex O just put them up again, with a sweet shot!

4-3

Now Kovalev ties it up, just over 8:30 left in regulation....

Rats- off a sweet pass from backstrom, Ovie whacks one off the goalie, off the crossbar, and.... straight down and out, no goal....

we go to OT.

Here I am, with 32 seconds left to the third period (maybe less, I can't listen now).

EDIT: K, overtime, hehe.

Can't -- I have an MBA application due before Monday and am trying to upload everything by tonight!

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We gotta try to win more often in overtime and shootout, if we want to do something in the playoffs, because it's the only thing that we miss. Over .500 is good, but if it's with tons of OT losses, it doesn't make you go too far into the playoffs.

But I saw the cast on nhl.com -- GREEN WITH THE GWG!

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And some hot passing, a Green gets the game winner in OT!

5-4 Caps, final!

LOL, I was about to say, "Green had two assists tonight, it would be cool if he could score the game winner, he'd lead all d-men alone with 11 goals."

Congrats to the kids (Green and Backstrom are a huge satisfaction) and the rest of the team. Ovechkin is having a lot of fun, right now. Too bad he doesn't get more assists.

I've watched the video summaries of the last four games, and the Caps do look great. Too bad they give up a few softies from time to time, but at least they play with passion and are constantly moving their feet.

They didn't have two consecutive pointless games with Boudreau, so far. They should be in a playoff berth by March.

I love 'em, I live here, but the playoffs are still a distant dream- too many teams ahead of them in the same boat, not enough time.

While he didn't get a "star" in the game, Mike Green got 2nd "Star of the Night" at NHL.com....

"the playoffs are still a distant dream- too many teams ahead of them in the same boat, not enough time"

Yes, too many teams around 44 points. But that could be our chance, because the Southeast Division leader only has 2 more points than the team currently ranked 9th in the conference. In my opinion, we only have to watch the other teams of our division. One is already behind. Next one will be the Panthers. And the Thrashers are only 4 points ahead. The division title is not out of reach. Not to mention that the Thrashers have played 1 more game, and the Hurricanes 2. We're potentially 3 points away from the division title, and have 40 more games to play. There's no reason to give up now.

We do miss another good defenseman, though. Poti is not the best one around; he cost us a few goals lately, I think. But I guess the coach and the GM don't want to break the team's momentum. The guys here are obviously happy to play together.