Announced yesterday: Alzner and Beagle to Hershey.

Added to the roster tonight: Erskine and #44 Staffan Kronwall. 7 d-men.

I won't be able to follow this game, but... let's go, Caps!

Kozlov and Kronwall were the scratches.

I left mid 1st with the Habs up 1-0, 2-2 when I got home and still 2-2 end 2nd.

Goals are Higgins (PPG) and Kostitsyn (PPG, the guy is back from the minors- no idea why they sent him down) for the Habs, Ovechkin and Backstrom (PPG) for the Caps....

3rd on in just a moment.

3rd on, good action both ways, still 2-2 after 2:00.

CL says Ovechkin's goal in the 1st was "highlight reel style", so I'll be sure to watch the sports tomorrow AM....

AO's goal was unassisted, NB's was assisted by fedorov and Green....

TV timeout.

Koken's report just now, Johnson's surgery was successful, but they found more than they thought when they operated. Still talking 4-6 weeks recovery, and Theo with only 2 sets of b-2-b games left, will get the boatload of work he's always wanted- 65+ games.

Semin in the box for a hook at 11:12 left reg....

And at 11:03, the puck gets through Theo and the Habs lead 3-2.

Now Ovechkin goes off, wincing- took a puck off the foot, and he's in serious pain on the bench...

under 9:00 left reg... we're ES... Green with a BIG shot at 8:33, but Price gobbles it up...

TV timeout. 

Ovechkin tests his foot during the break, and it looks like he's going to play through whatever it is...

scrum in front of Theo, Higgins surrounded by Caps... under 8:00...  Ovie back out there, looks like himself...

under 6:00... Habs get a clear break, Theo stops it... 5:30... offside Caps just before the 5:00 mark, TV timeout.

Under 4:00 already... caps with a hard time even getting out of their own end... under 3:00... 2:55, stoppage for a hand pass... 2:43, Price with a cover...

off the faceoff... Poti shoots...

STECKEL DEFLECTION!!!

3-3!!! 

 

About 1:05 left, heavy pressure by the Caps, but the puck just eludes a stick or two... :37.6 left, a timeout...

:25... :15.... :10...

OT.

Koken says Fedorov talked to at least 4 different guys before the start of the OT... pad save, Theo... glove save, Price...

under 3:45 already... under 3:00, Caps with the puck... pad save, Price... then a stick save... 2:30 left OT... 2:13, Theo a save... under 2:00... 1:30... under 1:00... last time down at :35... wow Kostitsyn hits post at about :28...

shootout.

I'll check in the morning.

And again, the Caps gets NHL.com's full attention:

Game of the night:

COME BACK CAPS
Washington rallies for 4-3 shootout win over Montreal.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=409968
> GAME BOXCORE
> WATCH OVIE'S BRILLIANT GOAL
> OVECHKIN DESCRIBES THE GOAL
> SOUTHEAST NOTES

Plus a full section about Backstrom:

SOPHOMORE JUMP
Nicklas Backstrom is more relaxed, productive this season
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=409875
> CAPS SCORING LEADERS
> BACKSTROM CARD