Johnson in goal, Olie.... benched? Supposedly, this is for the Pens Monday, as well.... we shall see.

Fleishmann loses a skate blade early, and heads for the room for repairs....

5:00 in, an even game...

7:00, and the Caps jump out in the lead, a Kozlov deflection of a Green shot on a PP....

1-0 Caps.

And as I edit, Erskine rips one home....

it's 2-0 Caps, very early on.

And off a faceoff about 8:45 left, it's 3-0....

Kozlov again!

Panthers with the PP late in the 1st, but the caps hold them off.....

3-0 Caps, end 1st, Florida with :17 of PP to start the 2nd....

won't do them a bit of good. This one's over already.

Erskine, the interview.... "They went 1 up on us last night (in standings' points), we're just trying to get it back...."

Lisa Hillary: Tell us about your goal....

JE: "The guys, just getting me the puck back there, guys were screening the goalie...."

keep up the good work, boys.

2nd on and as usual, the caps victimized by a guy with his first ever NHL goal- Shawn Matthias makes it 3-1.

A Panthers' PP, and..... Matthias again.

It's 3-2, less than 5:00 gone in the 2nd.

9:23 left 2nd, and we're tied....

3-3.

Semin!

4-3 Caps!

Erskine goes, on an iffy call..... Panthers' PP.

Killed.... Backstrom with 3 assists already tonight....

4-3 Caps, end 2nd. Morrisonn was injured early on, hasn't been back.

3rd on.... Caps' PP.... right off a faceoff....

OVECHKIN!!!!!

5-3!

Comcast blurb just said Backstrom's 4 assists ties the Caps' rookie record, set by Rolf Edberg in the '78-'79 season....

5-3 Caps, final.

Not near as close as the score.