backstrom with the kick. ovechkin throws it right to the chest of price and there's no rebound. >> craig: ike toll the face-off that he wants to send this game to overtime. kicking it back with his foot. he ties up plekanec's stick then uses his feet to kick it back. well done by nick backstrom. if it doesn't work with the stick you turn your body and work your feet. >> joe: metropolit has had a good night at the face off. he'll come off the bench and take this draw. control belongs to washington. five seconds now four. ham electric floats that one. green was in the way. and this game will go to the shoot-out. 65 minutes, very entertaining stuff. price and varlamov both at their best in the second half of the hockey game. bruce boudreau's troops are going to the shoot-out as the head coach works on his lineup. we'll get you back to bell center in a moment on comcast sportsnet. >> joe: tonight on comcast sportsnet the capitals had the first two goals of the game. thankfully they had the last one that is the mo

backstrom, the stop.by toskala and no rebound >> craig: he was stopped in front of the net. good job defensively by jeff finger making sure he took the body. good opportunity down low. that's a set play where you go from the half wall and brooks walked out on his forehand. brooksy close to double digits in goals, 11 of his 21 point have been scored in the third stance >> joe: now third best in terms of total points on this washington team, brendan morrison back on the ice taking the faceoff against warren primeau. he seems to have been rejuvenated >> craig: no, ma'am encumberred by the brace he has been wearing. i think physical therapy, you a the training he did, the system fits perfectly in washing tonight one of the reasons, he elected to sign with the caps. he has been better than expected. he has been all over the place, a q b on the back line on the power play and he has that secondary scoring to that line that desperately needs it. he had the last goal last night that turns out to be a 3-2 loss to

that riccochets to backstrom.mark over to the right shoulder of varlamov. hiding behind the net plekanec, great save varlamov, he robbed cammalleri. ovechkin with the take away. he's in. alex ovechkin. in tight. in deep. wow! >> craig: great goal tending saves at either end, first varly and then price. what a couple of great saves against cammalleri and then ovie just moments ago. >> joe: travis moen working the wall on for sass rita. even at -- pacioretty. scoring chances at both ends, varlamov getting the call against montreal. in the first meeting it was moyver who was saddled with the loss. pacioretty for gorges. supporting the rush. metropolit towards the front. angled away by pothier. pacioretty and pothier to the wall. erskine locked up there by white. white into the boards. morrison reverses it. >> craig: good interchange between pothier and erskine working with morrison. good job defensively, interchanging and making sure they had the right assignment. >> joe: metropolit finds laich for a wrister. blunted

backstrom gets the shot, goes wide with t ovechkin, same shift, gets it up to backstrom. backstrom spips and shoots off the net. this happens notice first few minutes. tomas fleischmann, backstrom to brooks laich who fans on t once he got a piece of that, they are up 2-30. they started moving their leg, started getting their shots. j b with the big move to the net. forces a. they did a big job. it was too a little too late as far as i was concerned. they were just way too tired. this is where you start to see the absence of semin, guys like knuble because you saw that first line starting to get together and they needed some come patriot compatriots >> al: we talked about alex ovechkin. the question was for ta.riq from the washington post. ovechkin complained about not playing well. we disagreed. >> alan: i thought he did his job tonight. right from the get go, i thought he was ready all game long. he was a physical presence p presence out there, and at the start of the game, you know, this pass from brooks laich, he snaps at the net. doesn't even look at the puck. good wo

backstrom in for fleischer.give and go interchange, stepping through the goal mouth. backstrom is so good at making that pass in traffic t toskala, can't find the rebound and he dives giaccomo to cover with ovechkin looking for the tap-in >> craig: that was trite lace, right time for toskala. he relies on his athleticism. just a nice wrist shot, deflection like and look at ovi coming in. had he a lot of room there in that empty neat but he just jammed the back hand right back into the body of toskala. goods save, nicely done by vesa. >> reporter: mike green comes over to coral. lee develop yak left a calling card on him. 1:20 to go. 6 :25 to go in the period. around the wall, stempniak keeps it moving. the capitals will reorganize. fleischer takes that pass in stride, looking for green, tides up by stajan. ovechkin, fleischer, one more for laich. green walletsing with it. backstrom, through the seam one time, blocked there as ovechkin loaded it up. stajan, up for it and he will back hand it all the way down. >>

. >> you're talking morrison versus backstrom. they're two guys going different ways.had more complimentary players play with him, more set lines and he has been scoring at will an the net, especially this month. and nick backstrom has fell into hard times. i thought the first 10 games he was awesome. the last 10, just all right. he needs a better, more different right winger. he hasn't had that line trouble. >> look back at the last two weeks of play and the numbers speak for themselves. >> yeah, one assist in a miens three for nick. for brendan five point and the same amount of shots. two centers that will have to be big tonight. >> 21,000 crazy canadians can't wait to see the caps play, michael. >> we're looking forward to it. gentlemen. thank you. coming up, playoffs in college football don't usually go together. there first round playoff highlights are on the way. >>> plus, virginia and virginia tech renew the rivalry for the commonwealth cup. while maryland tries to end a disappointing season on a high note, next. i'll be an alcoholic. all: hi, emily. announcer: