holtby comes up with a nice save here and it leads to a caps break.ad to brooks leigt. 17th goal of the season for him. see the caps on top, 2-1. same score. under a minute to play. the islanders pull their goalie for the extra man and it pays off. ryan strome ties at 2-2. going to overtime and a shootout and the shootout not much action until evgeni. watch the move here. he beats chad johnson. score one for the caps. islanders, one last chance. holtby. that save wins the game. he had 30 in the game. the caps win, 3-2 in the shootout. their fourth s >> we talked about it. you know? we haven't got four wins before this season in a row and we got it going now. we want to try to heat up. it's a big part of the season right now. we will have a lot of division games. we want to win. >> gaining ground on the teams in front of us we have to win four five, six in a row because everyone's playing so good and the teams, too, stringing them together that's a big climb for us so we're very happy. >>> the capitals on a roll right now. back at it tomorrow right her

holtby shut the door. second period. caps run into trouble.er gets the goal and the kings on top of the capitals in the second period 1-0. >> john wall, steph curry. one of the greatest matchups tomorrow in the game. >> great to watch. >> we are worried about the cold tonight. >> yeah. dangerously cold tonight and tomorrow especially tomorrow morning. high winds. as we look at the windchill warning, 30 to 15 degrees below 0. that's overnight tonight through the late morning hours tomorrow. stay indoors if possible. >> more on this [ door opens, closes ] >> good evening. >> good evening. >> good evening.

how about holtby. 30 saves in this game. that one the biggest. they won this one 3-2.ourth straight victory. the capitals they're in philadelphia tomorrow. moving on to baseball now. spring training manager matt williams plenty of problems on his hands this spring. they're all good problems. which pitch ever to start on opening day. steven strasbourg jordan zimmerman. plenty of time to figure that out. spring training continues tomorrow. they will report this tuesday. let's move on to the nfl combine. a number of different position players. ran the 40-yard dash today. former maryland receivers to find digs clocked in at 4.46. now, we are down at the combine today, and there's another potential draft prospect for the redskins. >> jason, the red skenz have lots of needs, but one of the biggest concerns is at safety. today i caught up with him, and told me his dream is to be a washington red skin. >> it was nerve racking when i -- i got up to call my cusp. i was, like man, it's right here. it's crazy. you just -- it's nerve racking because you finally got the opportunite

why the caps need braden holtby to stand on his head tonight and stop the march of the penguins as abc 7 n >> the winter weather didn't stop the new secretary of defense from his first day on the job. ashton carter arrived at the pentagon at 8:00 this morning to start a whirlwind day. scott thuman is live in our newsroom with the challenges that carter is now facing. scott? >> they're numerous maureen. first day at work for ash carter. he's picking up the helm after chuck hagle was pressured out. he becomes the fourth defense secretary under president obama and as you showed he came to work despite the fact that the federal government was shut down and understandably. he's walking into a job with countless serious dilemmas and few easy answers. the one grabbing the most headlines, how to handle the threat with isil and ukraine, north korea iran. daunting list of challenges. now, he was sworn in this afternoon officially by vice president biden. >> i'm honored to rejoin the men and women of the defense department in what is the highest calling which is the defense of our country. >> he

holtby has yelled just one goal in four games. some are starting to whisper mvp. anaheim coming to the phone booth. bruce boudreau, that will be interesting. he'd love to knock off his former team. ducks have the best record in h guest tonight for the caps. >> we got a good team coming into our barn. we got to make sure we come out and kind of empty the tanks and go after them. >> they're a good hockey team. we have a big challenge. this is where the 7-11 going back. it's mentally tough and will take a couple days. >> got to love hockey players, into their barn tonight. >>> maryland quarterback caleb roe applying for a medical redshirt. randy edsall thinks he will get that medical waiver. it would give him a sixth season. he'll be starter next year. a lot of good stuff, of course, fun friday tonight, high school basketball. >> you never know what's going to happen. >> i don't even know what's going to happen. >> the weekend is here and the cbs evening news is next. >> i'll be back with jan and your only local news at 7:00. we'll see you then. bye bye. >> pelley: t

holtby made 35 saves. that was not one of them. 2nd period, 2nd goal for the canes.his time courtesy of jeff skinner an empty-netter as washington loses its third game 3-0. >>> spring training. games haven't even begun yet but hype for the nationals has! washington is a favorite to make the playoffs, including brash outfielder bryce harper. >> reporter: i'm not trying to make fun of you. it's 53 degrees here. but a day after it was 75, that's cold! i know you hate me right now. bryce harper wears things up here over the weekend with his comment. >> you sit there and think we can do it. there's no doubt in my mind. i got confidence in my team. and if i don't have confidence in my team, itemil even in the clubhouse? >> reporter: no bulletin board statements from ryan zimmerman this afternoon. trying to master a position this time on the opposite side of the diamond. >>> our high school game of the week decided by your votes. the blair high blazers versus the lady bears, 1st round of the playoffs in maryland. camile ash ashburn gets a bucket. barons with the win. they p

braden holtby never had a chance. he never even saw it. in the third the capitals on the power play. how about alex ovechkin, blistering the puck. pittsburghwins 4-3. randy wittman and the was her's have serious problems. they had everybody talking in the early season. were 23-8 the first three months, then they went into a tailspin. they are 11-16 through january and february, in freefall. tonight, ricky rubio, nice pass to kevin garnett, one of his two baskets tonight. 53-40 was the score. the game in the nutshell, ramon sessions turns it over. andrew wiggins gathers, strong minnesota hands washington its fifth straight loss, 97-77. winston-salem, north carolina, the drive, the draw, the dish. 70-34. the cavaliers are now 26-1. smith center, saint bonaventure at gw, total domination by the colonials. outscored, shot them, hitting 10 threes. joe mcdonald led the team. george washington wins. the nationals, everybody is in camp the first exhibition game next thursday, the season opener in washington april 6 against the mets. the nats are t

braiden holtby will get the night off after getting the win last night in ottawa. this game should have a playoff type atmosphere. ducks have won eight of their last 10 games. alex ovechkin leads the league in goals and has seven goals with eight assists in nine career games with the ducks. robert burton caught up with the head coach a moment ago. >> alex ovechkin, how hot is he right now? >> he's been going good. he's hot. he's scoring 5-on-5 and scoring from tips in front of the net to rebounds. those are the things that make those guys have those runs where they can pluck a lot of goals. >> let's stay with hockey. did you see what happened to rangers goalie henrik lundquist? he took a brad malone 80-mile-per-hour wrist shot to the throat. it was brutal. i thought it killed him. but now, the good news is the rangers say lundquist will be back. but he'll be out three to four weeks with a very, very serious vascular injury. a puck to the throat. tgif. it is friday and this should be a great weekend of college basketball. 17th ranked maryland plays at iowa on sunday

and simmons puts this past braden holtby. philly adds the empty netter.ge basketball, maryland on the road taking on iowa. not a fun day for the freshman point guard trimble. first half fouled hard. takes a tumble into the cameraman. watch it again. very slow to get up. his head coach, mark turjin worried about his star. he walked off with a bloody nose but returned to the game. later in the half more trouble for trimble. poked in the eye while driving the lane. loses the ball. it led to the hawkeyes' fast break. they knock down the three-pointer. he would be all right, but maryland weren't. they fall to iowa, final 71-55. >>> in college park, fifth ra maryland women hosting 19th ranked nebraska. first half terps up four. lexi brown, can't leave her open for thre she'll knock it down. later in the game a three-point game. brown, tough jumper here. she scored 14 points as the terp led by five at halftime. the second half a rare miss here for lexi brown. grabbing it and feeds howard. the fifth ranked terps go on to beat nebraska 59-47. maryland undoted, 12-

holtby 27 save shutout.win it 4-0. >> i think we've learned from some mistakes earlier on in the year that we need to continue to force teams to make mistakes and not let them come at us. >> overall we played tight. we didn't allow them too much score chances either. so good job. >> good job, guys. the cavsps bounce back now time for the wizards. tough times like these are why you sign leaders, veterans like paul pierce who know how to regroup these guys before facing the best in atlanta. >> we just got to get our edge back. that's all it is. we've got to play with a better swagger. right now that swagger hasn't been there over the last couple of weeks but it starts with the defense. i'm going to continue to preach that. once you have a defensive swagger around this league, teams are intimidated by that. so time is now for us to start trying to peak, trying to develop those consistent good habits so that we can continue through the playoffs. >> hopefully john wall is feeling better. up to syracuse. hanging o

braden holtby stopped all 27 shots he faced to move into a tie for most shutouts in the league. caps win tonight 4-0. >> last few games we've been consistently playing better. tonight was a very good effort from our group. we stuck to our structure all night long. >>> college hoops, 12th ranked west virginia visiting 21st ranked oklahoma. 2nd half sooners in transition, heland, three of his game high 201. oklahoma upsets the mount nears -- 21. oklahoma upsets the mount nears 71-52. >>> terps last two of -- mountaineer 71-52. >>> terps lost two of the last three. >> things have slowed down a little bit for maryland dropping two of their last three conference games including a humbling 80-56 loss at ohio state. a few days off now, back home to face penn state wednesday night. >> we've just really worked on us. we've had great practices. mentally and physically we've worked on us. i don't know how we're going to perform tomorrow night, but i know we're in a better place today because we've worked really hard since the ohio state game. >> we just didn't playvery well at ohio state.

braden holtby gets the rest.ashington haa big game tonight, undefeated at home this season 9-0, 11-0 dating back to last season. tonight they play in a conference game against dayton down at the smith center. georgetown also with a big conference game tomorrow. visiting seventh ranked villanova. this will be a good one. it was last month at the verizon center the hoyas knocked off the fourth ranked wildcats. fans stormed the court after the 20 poindexter win. remember that? but now with the big east standings getting crowded at the top, the hoyas know just how important this one is for their season. >> it's a conference game. we're not trying to lose two games in a row the way that the league is. i think we're in a good situation so, we're able to get a win against villanova, that would put us right back on that horse we want to be on. >> one win you go to second one lotsz, i don't know where you go. all the teams are so close. everything is so tight together. every win is very important. so we have to play well.

how about braden holtby? he's thrown two shutouts against the pens this season. this is a tonight. all right, switching gears now. friday night, we introduced you to blake johnson at the army regional's wheelchair basketball final from fort belvoir. we showed you his half court shot on abc 7. he's been shown nationally and blake has gone from hero to household name. he is army sergeant blake johnson. >> got the playoff game in 2012. >> and now, he can add gone viral to his list of accomplishments. >> i'm not used to it. i'll tell you that. >> tankshanks to his amazing half court shot first seen on abc 7 sergeant johnson can lay claim to making today's "good morning america" as well as espn "top plays. ">>sergeant blake johnson joins us on "sportscenter." >> everybody went nuts and the celebration was better than the shot itself. >> i woke up to 50 notifications. you're on espn. i was like oh, that's cool. so i saw it all on instagram and facebook and twitter. yeah. >> sergeant johnson's day job is what makes him a real hero. he enlisted in the army when he was 18. >> my father serv