GO Caps

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100% of the shots you don't take don't go in."
- Wayne Gretzky

No changes for the caps, according to JB. Knuble out for the remainder of the sries, if not more, for the Flyers.

2:59 gone, Bradley to the box for interference. Flyers on the PP.

Richards scores.................

1-0 Flyers.

Montreal leads Boston 1-0 early as well.

8:00 in, Ovechkin still the invisible man for the Caps- Philly has done great at shutting down his offensive moves. Caps need someone to step up big the next 5:00, or they're going to be in a deep hole again.

Icing Flyers, Caps just got the line changed- here's the opportunity.

And they don't do anything with it, the Flyers intercept and get the change too.

Caps get a PP when JB and Craig thought it might go 4 on 4................

get it back, boys.

Nothing on the PP... Kozlov is a waste.

Caps on the PP with 3:28 left 1st.........

Semin loses the puck, and the Flyers clear.... Ovechkin denied, and cleared.... Biron glove save on laich (it was wide) just as they go ES.

Ovechkin with 2 shots on goal, plus 2 blocked, and no hit so far, unlike in previous games.

Semin goes to the box for cross checking.

And Prospal almost scores one, seconds into it. Glove save by Huet.

Flyers go on the PP with :38 left 1st..... Semin with the crosscheck.

Huet glove save at :26.4.... :09.3, the puck goes out of play....

1-0 Flyers, end 1st. Flyers have 1:22 of PP coming to start the 2nd.

Dead even game, according to the stats- except the Flyers have 1 more goal, and have a very slight lead in faceoffs.

Caps have apparently not started this game as hard as they should have.

Flyers are leading, they can move on tonight. Caps have nothing to preserve. They gotta go out and go earn their victory or they're done.

True. A very intense Laich for the interview (and a far different guy than the one I met in the owner's box two years ago)- basically, said the Flyers got lucky on the goal (they did- it was a shot off the boards, that ricocheted right to Richards for the open net goal).

Ovechkin had a chance or two, but got nothing.

The wall is definitely at their backs, now. No where to go, but forward.

Briere scores on the PP to start the 2nd.....

 

And now, the Flyers to the PP again.... Jurcina to the box.

2-0 Flyers, and the man advantage.

I'm a little late and geez... Caps better come back quick.

A few big stops by Huet on this new PP for the Flyers (team penalty).

Huet HUGE save with :09 left in the PP.... so many guys in the crease, both teams, I can't count them all.

Killed. The Caps need some offense, and soon. Fedorov rips one from long range, and Biron stops it.

Now sounds like Biron made a big save in front of Fedorov.

Caps to the PP, 14:13 left 2nd. Coburn to the box for interference.

Penalty to come against the Flyers, extra attacker... Puck touched by a Flyer, Caps on the PP. Coburn for interference. Crowd booing.

Needless to say, Caps gotta score now.

Flyers clear, and 1:46 left PP, Biron the save. Green off the net at 1:14.... Biron save at :26.... Biron covers at :19.... Flyers clear at :09..... ES.

Icing Flyers, 10:57 left 2nd.

Canadiens leading 2-0 too, now.

Tic-tac-toe, BACKSTROM SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES! 2-1.

WOOHOO!!!!!

The Caps come down with the give and go, Laich, Backstrom- Semin- Backstrom....

2-1!!!!

Ovechkin taken down, crowd goes crazy.

Assists: Semin and Laich.

Backstrom has been great, lately. Just when people started to criticize him, he became the most important player. Semin also delivered a very beautiful shot in the last game, and he seems to be able to change things too.

What set that up was the outlet pass from Eminger to Laich- and JB/CL talking about how Boudreau says Eminger is a key guy (after all this time of him sitting on the bench.... )

Sounds like Eminger hit Upshall rather hard.

Erskine en route to 10 hits. Ovechkin with more shots on goal than expected (5, plus 2 blocked). He should be able to score before the end of the game.

SEMIN SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!! ON THE REBOUND!!!! 2-2.

Wow, no doubt, these two guys are the best, now.

I've been entranced, just watching the play both ways- real playoff hockey.........

SEMIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Caps almost score the third one, but Biron makes a big save!!!!

The crowd is not as loud, now, hahahaha!

Big save indeed- off the post, and he laid on it without knowing where it was.

Anybody's game, at this point.

LET'S GO, CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Assist goes to Erskine.

Now, if only Aleksandr Avyechkin could score the go-ahead goal.

Morrisonn hits Upshall hard, he goes to the box (roughing), but Upshall goes too, for diving. 4-on-4.

Huet save with :11.1 left 2nd, and Ovie levels Upshall.... it ends up 4 on 4....

2-2, end 2nd. 1:49 of 4 on 4 left to start the 3rd.

Great hockey. 

Hey, I feel better than a few minutes ago. I'm gonna eat something.

Canadiens are leading 3-0, now. Bruins need a miracle. They better score a pair early in the third. At least the Caps did that just in time, and they can focus on trying to win it, now.

lol I had to get something to eat as well- comfort food, I think (toaster waffles, for me).

Craig says first 5:00 of the 3rd SO important....

we shall see.

Hi MARC

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100% of the shots you don't take don't go in."
- Wayne Gretzky

Hi, Lulu.

3rd on.... Coburn hits the post!!!!!!!!! just a few seconds in......

4 on 4 is over. Back to ES 5 on 5....

OVECHKIN, THE BREAKAWAY, SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!!!! 3-2 Caps.

A TURNOVER............ OUT TO OVECHKIN, ALL ALONE..............

3-2 CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, didn't I announce the names of scorer #2 and #3?

Assist: Kozlov.

Now we need a goal by Green, and a PP for the Caps comes at the right moment. The crowd is almost silent.

Now Ovechkin draws the hook, and the Caps go on the PP with 14:13 left in regulation.............

They must not get too excited, they're only saving their lives, there. They must not think of Game 7 yet, hehe. Keep trying to win this one by the largest possible margin. Work hard, hit hard.

Laich makes it 4-on-4 hockey, and now, another penalty against the Caps.

Laich to the box, 4 on 4.......... now the Flyers end up on the good side of a 4 on 3..... now a Flyers 2MA for :49.........

 

Caps kill the 2MA..... and the PP!!!!!!!!

Back to ES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First penalty hard to kill, now 5-on-4... killed too, easier.

I have goosebumps... playoff hockey. Nothing better.

PP Caps- too many on the ice for the Flyers!

Under 10 minutes left.

Whistle, too many Flyers on the ice, this time! Caps on the PP. Hope they won't reduce this one to nothing.

"I have goosebumps... playoff hockey. Nothing better."

Sure thing. Caps playoff hockey, you mean, because it's not the same thing with other teams.

I'm sure the Caps love it too, and want it to last.

OVECHKIN SCORES!!!! A LASER BEAM!!!!! 4-2. The crowd is in tears.

BOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OVECHKIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4-2 CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Geez, when we think they're done, they find a way to do this. Never been as good as when they had their back against the wall. 2 goals behind, 2 games behind, even 14 points behind, and they come back to win.

Sprawling save by Huet!

Poti is on the bench and may have to stay there (knee).

Assist on Ovechkin's last goal was by Laich, his second of the night.

The crowd has gotten VERY quiet now, with 6:18 left in regulation.........

Poti is back on the ice, now.

"The crowd has gotten VERY quiet now, with 6:18 left in regulation........."

Yes, and it's not normal. They should help their team now, there's still time.

Five minutes, though.

A half-hearted 'Let's go, Flyers!" cheer................. dies out.

Exactly 5:00 left in regulation, a TV timeout with the Caps ahead 4-2.....

Looks like Poti didn't miss a shift, so I guess Kolbe and his pal were worried for nothing, or Poti is playing through pain. That, or I didn't get what they said, hehe.

4-0 Montreal, and they'll move to the semi-finals....

Oh, I guess I had not understood them. Green is back. He was the one who had disappeared.

2 minutes left...

And now 5-0 Canadiens, with 7 seconds left. Bruins need a machine gun.

CAPS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GAME 7 TOMORROW..................

Empty net, extra attacker...

35 seconds...

Eminger ices one. 30 seconds left.

15... 10.5 seconds left, whistle.

Are you that early? Hehe. Still stoppage here.

Final score!!!! Woohoo! Best game of the series.

lol I might have cheated a few seconds.................... but the spirit of the post is the same.

Caps have another day to keep the dream alive...

we shall see.

I'll be there, rockin' the red!

K! I'll be here!