The rivalry game was all that it was said to be. Hard hitting. Intense play. Purposely aimed hits. Outstanding saves. Incredible shots. It was a world of difference than the debacle in Philadelphia, where the Capitals were embarrassed 7-1.
This one ended in regulation with a 1-1 tie. Ended in overtime with a 1-1 tie. Victor Kozlov and Jose Theodore provided the glitz in the shootout to lift the Capitals to an NHL long 7th consecutive win.
Caps started out the scoring on a sensational pass by Alexander Semin, from behind the net, to Nicklas Backstrom who made an easy dump in the net past Flyer goalie Marty Biron. Backstrom was simply in place, Biron struggled to get back from the pass and was too late. It was Backstrom’s 12 goal of the year, coming on a power play in the first period.
That was it for scoring until the third period, only 23 seconds in, Brayden Coburn powered a long slap shot past Jose Theodore to tie the game at 1-1. That would stay the score through an overtime that in which Philadelphia out shot Washington 6-1.
In the shootout, Victor Kozlov nailed the first one thorough to put the Capitals up 1-0 in the shootout. From there, it was all Theodore, who stuffed Simon Gagne, Mike Richards, and Jeff Carter to preserve the win for Washington.
Multi-Point Scorers:
None
DCPSR Player of the Game:
Jose Theodore. Theodore stopped 33 of 34 shots on goal, including three neat stuffs in the shootout to win his 6th consecutive start. Of the 6 wins, in 5 of them Theo has allowed 2 or less goals, in 3 of the 5 he has allowed only 1 goal. If Caps fans were waiting for the real Theo to arrive, well, welcome him, he is here.
Next Up:
Friday, January 9th at the Verizon Center against Columbus Blue Jackets
Jan 7th 2009
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