Once again, Comcast Arlington has at least 2-4 audio channels plying simultaneously, so I have picture on the TV and Kolbe on the radio....

4:00 into the game, hasn't been a lot of heavy action. Kolbe rambling on about the Isles' troubles in goal (lots of injuries and callups)....

Caps get the first PP as Witt hits Semin up high.... TV timeout.

Caps control, set up the umbrella.... center, to the right, center, to Ovechkin on the left....

1-0 Caps! Wicked shot off a "crisp" pass (Kolbe's words)! 

11:03 left 1st, now it's the Isles with the PP, Semin in the box for interference.

Best shot on the PP, Fleishmann on Denis.... killed and back to ES.

TV timeout.

I'll be here for the second and third periods. Go, Caps! Good beginning, so far, after the great victory against the Bruins. Looks like they're serious again.

My bad, it's Yann Danis, not Denis.... the Isles have a guy playing (missed the name) his 5th game in 6 days, he's been sent down/called up so often...

decent play but nothing exciting, we have 2:21 left 1st with the puck out of play....

under 1:00.... the Isle had a lot of pressure on there, one Cap without a stick, hand pass in the D  zone to finally get a clear, and here come the Isles right back.... Theo good save with :16.2.... Caps win the faceoff, come down....

1-0 Caps, end 1st.

Over 5:00 gone 2nd..... not a "zzzzzzzzzzzzzz" game, but not blood-curdling, either.... Ovechkin the turnover at the O blue line, a 2 on 1 by the Isles..... Theo saves the day.

Caps on their second PP...

Not many opportunities, it seems. Almost over. Over.

Caps to the PP at 11:41 left 2nd.... Theo saves the day again, a SH chance from very close in by Park.... and again, Theo comes up big.... who's on the PP here?

Forgot to mention, Machesney is the backup for the Caps today....

easily killed, back to ES.... under 9:00 left 2nd.... Theo easy glove save at 8:46 left, TV timeout.

PP units were:

Ovechkin Kozlov Backstrom Laich Green
Ovechkin Kozlov Fleischmann Fedorov Nylander

(SH chance was with the first unit)

Kolbe reminding that Jon Sim has scored a dozen goals against the Caps, and many were key goals, I think.

Isles hit the goal post! Sounds like Theo was beaten.

Must mention that Johnson is scratched, and Machesney is on the bench.

Yes, indeed- Jon Sim.

Cap Killer.

Isles have the best of it the last 4:00 of the 2nd, Tambellini off the post, someone makes Theo work hard with the pads.... we're under 1:00 left 2nd....

Laich makes Danis work.... and again.... Theo under fire.....

1-0 Caps, end 2nd.

Laich with a good opportunity, but Danis makes the save!

Now, Islanders with a shot, but wide, not cleared yet, but the period ends, 1-0 Caps.

Today is MLK Day here, and I had to work- but as happens many times, with the weather changing, my sinuses were acting up all day. My work caught up, I begged off the afternoon for health reasons, but is it my fault there was a matinee game? lol

I'll work tomorrow, and watch Barack take the oath on TV at noontime.... but today, it's the Caps.

"I begged off the afternoon for health reasons, but is it my fault there was a matinee game?"

Total coincidence.

3rd about to start....

Caps get the early PP, but it's killed....

15:19 left in regulation..... and the Isles go on the PP.

Good opportunity for the Isles, it seemed, but Kozlov intercepted the pass.

Doesn't sound like the Caps are attacking too hard.

Interference call against the Caps. Clark. Isles on the PP.

Turnover by Danis, Ovechkin with a wide open net, hits the goalpost!!!

Ovechkin, the Isle D without a stick, Danis comes toward him to challenge..... clank!

All post.....

Killed.... back to ES.

12:42 left regulation, TV timeout.

Killed. Only shot on the PP was short-handed.

Isles to the PP again, Fedorov with the high stick....

Looks like my feed is late, hehe. I read your comment before Kolbe announced it.

And I hear Kolbe about 3-4 secs before I see it.... oh well.

Backstrom to the box for tripping, and now Ovechkin for delaying game. Long 5-on-3 PP for the Isles.

Isles' PP..... now, a 2MA....

1-1.

And as expected... score! 1-1.

And one more to kill. About a minute left to Ovie's penalty.

One more to try to kill, I meant, because the first one was not.

Goal was scored by an opossum, they said.

Second penalty actually killed. Back to ES. Caps must wake up and work hard, now.

Working hard, but so are the Islanders- 3:45 left regulation....

TV timeout.

1 minute left, and you already see the Bettman special coming...

Ovechking going end to end for the shot, but wide!

And we indeed get an overtime.

Caps on the PP in OT. Could be the moment. Must be now.

OVECHKIN SCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORES!!!! WOOHOO!

31st.

I'd be curious to know the stats of Theodore after that terrible game where he got pulled after a few shots, and recalled after Johnson's injury. He's been good, for sure.

Good evening, Roger, and I hope you feel better soon.

I may try to catch Obama's speech too tomorrow, I'll see that.

Good night, Marc- that was so exciting, I fell asleep.....

go, Caps!!

Theodore with his 200th NHL win.... Ovechkin with his 4th 30 goal season in a row....

Caps with their fastest to 30 wins season ever.

This may turn out to be an amazing team- we shall see.

"Ovechking going end to end for the shot, but wide!"

That was a typo.

30 goals, yes, but he'll very probably get another 50-goal season. He's on pace for 55-49-104. Semin is on pace for 39-48-88. Green for 24-42-66.

If we don't count Kariya who has only played 11 games, the Caps (Semin 1.38 and Ovechkin 1.31) and the Pens (Malkin 1.47 and Crosby 1.28) have the four best players in point per game average. But only the Caps have a third player with more than a point per game (Backstrom 1.02). Green, who has missed 13 games, leads all defensemen with 0.97.