Ovechkin sitting on 199 goals....

Theo in goal, Neuvirth the backup as Johnson is still having hip problems....

Game on.

:10 of exciting hockey, and then a stoppage.

Parise with the best chance early- Theo save, no problem. Last game against the Devils this season...

Schultz with a bullet, Clemmensen does the same job Theo did....

Shanny with 3 goals in 5 games, and the interviewer told him "Not bad!" and he agreed entirely- sounded like he was surprised at himself.

Theo gloves one at 16:43 left 1st.

Caps with the early PP as Clarkson tries to take on Brashear, and the Devils end up with too many on the ice....

Ovie, to Semin, to Green........

1-0 Caps!

Caps about to go on another PP after this TV timeout (the fans' boos tip off who the penalty is on).... yep, it's Langenbruner in the box for hooking....

wow- faceoff, back to Ovechkin, to Green, to Brooks Laich....

2-0 Caps!!

 

Devs get a PP, but do nothing- back to ES, TV timeout....

Under 6:30 left 1st, the Devs lead in SOGs 7-5, but trail by 2....

stoppage at 6:30, again at 6:25- not a lot of "flow" right now. Elias takes down Fehr in the middle, no call... Devs offside at 5:16 left, and another TV timeout. Fast period.

Theo glove save at 5:03... Theo save and stoppage at 4:53... Backstrom takes it in, circles, to Laich, who stuffs.....

Clem good save.

Another stoppage, 4:19... Theo standing save at 3:47... again, not much flow. Lots of neutral traps, lots of end to end with no results. Faceoff in front of Clem... Caps work it, but send it out on their own... back in the zone... under 2:45 now... Caps in at 2:14... again at 2:01... more neutral zone turnovers... Clem save at 1:35.  

Green cranks a boomer... post! Now Fehr... off the post! Devils finally clear...

2-0 Caps, end 1st!!

The 2nd starts....

Nylander!!!

3-0 Caps!!!

Already well under 14:00 left 2nd- another fast period. TV timeout.

11:58 left 2nd, Devils on the PP...

uh oh- delayed call, and now at 11:17 it's a 2MA for the Devils... and they score immediately.

3-1 Caps, and the Devs still with good PP time... 

Caps work hard, clear, and kill... 8:45 left 2nd...

Langenbruner, point-blank... Theo! Lots of neutral both ways again... just under 7:00... lots of action, both ways for almost 2:00... 5:03, Feds shoots, Clem covers, TV timeout.

 

Oh, yeah- forgot, Green was 3rd Star on NHL last week, Ovechkin was leader on the "hot" list, Giroux was AHL Player of the Month for January.... nice. Another TV timeout.

Working hard, 2:30 left 2nd... Devs' chance, and again... under 2:00, Devs on the attack... stoppage, 1:48... we're under 1:00...

late penalty, and... it's on the Devils! Caps' PP with :29.9 left in the 2nd....

3-1 Caps, end 2nd. 1:30 of PP coming to start the 3rd.

 

 

 

3rd on, Caps on the PP... Langenbrunner with the SHG!

3-2...

they come down again, 2 on 1... almost another....

penalty killed, ES.

Theo save at 11:58 left, another at 11:17... TV timeout. Replacing a glass here.

Play resumes... 10:51 left, Caps on the PP... 1:54 PP, Caps are offside... Elias, almost another shorty...

Caps come back down, work, work, work... Nylander!!!!

4-2 Caps!!!!

 

Nylander has as many goals tonight (2) as he had in January...

8:08 left, the Devils go PP now... Caps kill it...

we're at 5:45 left reg.

 

Lost my last post...

5-2 Caps final!!!!!

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