barry trotz is back for hoist second season as head coach. tonight they open up their 41st season. t.j. oshie didn't make it on the score sheet. he will. puck goes off the stick of the defender. devils come back. tied at 2 in the third. ovechkin sfoils us us with this kind of stuff. puts the caps up 1. try that at home. later in the period cams get on the power play. ovi gets a back feed. that's a slam dump. the capitals beat the devils 5-3. oklahoma state won. >> is that the conka calf? >> it's the warm up before the world cup. >> and go caps. the home opener and they mulled out a win. a new "saturday night live" up next. next. have a great i would kill for something sweet. i know... we could have one of those. one? are you kidding? we'll end up eating like thirty. wanna split that? ughhhh...no, so much fat. don't fight your instincts. with each each for 150 calories or less try our chocolatey brownies, tangy lemon bars, and new creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. go on, have one. >>> watching "fox & friends." >> welcome back to "fox & friends." i'm

head coach barry trotz would not elaborate, but said he would play thursday. they could have really used him on the ice today. brent burns with the wrister, 1-0 sharks, and that was just the beginning. san jose shut out the caps 5-0. >> we could have used him tonight, he is a great player. there is no question come he is our captain, he is our leader. he makes everything go offensively. we do not have him today, and that's no excuse. we still have to play in our game do not stack up. nationals have reportedly conducted their first interview to find matt william'' replacement. according to "u.s. ta. today," phil nevin met with rizzo today. cubs fans shouted for joy today, the cubbies blasted three homer thestomach ,beating cardinals, advancing to the national league championship series. they are one step away from the world series. have gone more than a century without a world series title, and that is a big achievement for them. and dodgers, in new york. top of the third, justin turner -- his beer -- alison's face [laughing] cespedes scores. they go on to win

barry trotz despite that, still pacing behind the bench. kuntz scores his first goal of the season.tty passing from the top line. they take a 1-0 lead. in the second, tied at 3. john carlson sends the puck in the air, it's chased down. goes one-on-one with the goalie. you know who's winning this one. caps up 4-3. later in the period, caps not done, the russian center not done. great pass from kuzy. caps up right now, 6-4 in the third. >>> to baseball, game six of the acls, blue jays taking on royals, kansas city fans fired up. top of the eighth, royals up, 3-1. make that two. no bat slip there, ties the game at 3. literally raining on the royals parade and then this one ending in a rain delay, for the girl scout meeting. okay. for the soccer team. for the girl scout meeting. how many meetings are you having? giant just dropped prices on thousands more items. which makes the checkout lane, victory lane. my giant. it's also about the going home. and being connected all along the way. whether you're working or recharging, do business travel on your terms. acela. take off. >>> having tr

. >> barry trotz is not too happy about the last game and they came out firing tonight.x ovechkin set his alarm for the right time today. he was back on the ice with his teammates against chicago. the captain definitely made an impact after getting blown out by san jose. his head coach trotz said every game matters and they played like it. after that one game suspension, first period, no score, capitals on the power play. the newbie, t.j., scoring his first goal as a cap. giving them an early 1-0 lead. second period now, caps on the attack again. this time, defenseman john carlson spins around and sends a laser towards the net. watch this one. great screen by the goalie. caps up a couple of goals. a 3-1 game. alex ovechkin. back to obie for the score, his second for capitals. they pick up a second win. and more importantly, this team is starting to build chemistry. >> it's definitely coming around. a big part of that is i started to settle down a little bit and get comfortable playing hockey and obie has set me up on the slide a couple times with the backhand and it was

i got to chat with barry trotz in his second year as the head coach. what do you think the experts pegging the caps to make it to the finals this season? coach trotz: i'm okay with it. expectations are good to have. we talk about it. we can avoid them. the expectations are just, they are like betting on a horse. erin: how long can oshie go without getting his monkey off his back? >> the stanley cup one? erin: yes. that big monkey. coach trotz: that's really a capitals thing. this is something we need to take care of. the one thing they want is the trophy. you will have a determined athlete the next few years here. erin: he is a gem. i could have talked to him all day long. i had a blast. >> still ahead tonight -- >> the universities rally to call for extended background checks on the gun sales. coming up, we hear from a student whose mother survived the sandy hook elementary school tragedy and hear from the gunright advocates about what they have to say about it all. that is next. alison: capitol hill is no stranger to protest. diane cho shows who made