we start with john carlson and joe ward into mid-season form and in case nationals need help. first period, no score and puts on the brakes, and he sees ovechkin for the one-timer and with that sixth of the year and hopes for the save. had 21 saves on the day. the third period, tied at 1 and with that cross to obie and beats headburg, the second of the game, 7th of the season. caps in front 2-1 and two plus minutes -- minutes later and loses it behind the neck. wrapped around and scores the first short-handed goal of the season and lead 3-1. less than 5 to go and on that power play and buried the third of the game and with that 11th career had thetrick and this is adam oates on obie. >> if you're doing the right thing, it will turn your way and you have to believe that and good things happen. >> and it's back. he made the first start this spring and since the september shut down last season and gives him the ride and over the wall and with that two-run home run and gets lucas, a strikeout looking. he goes two innings, allows three hits and two runs and pitches every fifth day

mike ribeiro gives to john carlson. he unleashes a slapshot past henrik lundqvist. the capitals have a 1-0 lead. 2nd period same score, the rangers working along the road. then ryan mcdonough sends one on net creaked by karl haglund right past braden holtby, game tied 1-1. 3rd period, game still tied, rangers on a power play, brad richards in front to derek stephon and the rangers have a 2-1 lead. the capitals have their chances to tie in the 3rd. alex ovechkin shot off of lundqvist and the crossbar and then later troy brouwer in the slot shoots wide, not meant to be tonight, capitals falling 2- 1 despite a great effort by holtby with 38 saves. >>> the nba all-star game was tonight in houston. there's no better way to celebrate than on michael jordan's birthday who turned 50 today. east versus west and this is a show, east in blue, lebron james to d. wade who tosses it off the backcourt board, back to king names for the dunk. later in the 1st quarter kobe bryant with the steal. he flings it to kevin durant. he gets the dunk of his choice. the d.c. native goes for th

john carlson flips it into the zone. sometimes it is better to be lucky than good. itchirs pauses, fires and scores. the penguins go on to take the final period when the lakers acquired steve nash and white howard, many were punching their ticket to the finals. the electors are eight games out of the final playoff spot in the west. howard sitting this one out with these shoulder injury. that is the way you draw it up. led by as many as 18. kobe was all smiles. destines come back. cutting the lead down to 1. just over a minute to play. who will take the clutch shot? kobe bryant of course. the lakers get a much-needed win. stay with us. john collins is ba >> tonight, a flurry or two. mike flurries tomorrow. the daytime forecast is great. not a bad forecast. >> we'd like it. it keeps it barbara rush hour. >> we will be back here right after the game. plan on joining us after the super bowl. this season has been a lesson in character, the best in sporting competition and now we get to celebrate that down in new orleans. orleans. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the f

john carlson and joel ward into the mid-y is san -- season form in case the nationals need help. devils playing the second time in three days at verizon and to ovechkin for the one-timer and that is his sixth of the year. caps in front, 1-0 and in the first period, awarded the penalty shot and hopes for the save and had that on the day. tied at one and up the right side to ovechkin and beats him and that is the second of the game and caps in front 2-1 and loses it behind and they lead by 2 and with less than fito go on the power play and his 11th career hat trick. the capitols are 4 in the third period and beat the devils 5-1. >> the chances are there and to go in and that is the game, almost every shot to go through and that is the thing and it was good tonight and i think that is good for the confidence and for us to look forward to the next game is a big win for us. >> and he will have no restrictions this season. every player does and today was the first outing and some things shut down last september after 28 starts and 159 and a third inning. and pumping strong after an ext

john carlson dumps the puck in. tomas vokoun leaves the net to play behind the boards. a fluke bounce off the boards and veers into the empty net. what the? carlson will take it, his first of the year. less than three minutes later, pens on the attack. letang gets it, beats braden holtby and pens back on top 3-2. and then 30 seconds after that, here we go again. sidney crosby to have chris kunitz. first of three goals for him. the hat trick. caps lose 6-3. they drop to 2-6-1. >> i think we have been in positions to win games a lot of nights and let it slip. tonight was no different. 2-2 midway through the second period. we were in a good spot to win. like i say, we are having good opportunities, good zone time, and all after sudden we get scored on twice, and like i say, you can't recover from it. >> it's details. we've been saying that since the beginning of the year. you need to be focused for 60 minutes. you cannot put your guard down and we did for five minutes. not even five minutes. and it cost us games. you cannot win giving five goals a game. >> yeah. no time to

. >> one minute and 15 seconds, john carlson of the capitals beat the rangers goalie. the capitals off to. other races or to. long questnot solve again. the capitals winning streak on the road. >> . the spring >. >> bryce harper, his first campaign in the majors was impressive. the nationals left fielder was last year.ing expecting great things for himself. down with britt mchenry florida. it's every player may say it, bryce harper is out for a world series. tobringing something back d.c. is my main goal. fingereveryone every since i was 5 years old. biggest goal. is what i am gunning for. >> that's a quick look at sports. a good day, everybody. patrick is making history again. she won the daytona 500 pole. that makes air the first woman secure the top spot for any race in that circuit. part the baltimore ravens are set payday.ge the same cannot be said for the fans or the city. a university maryland economics says the city and at probably will not see much more than a more jumpin and off-season bragging rights. fans studies have shown have a higher being after a big v

you have a guy like john carlson that has been on ice for 21 goals this year. caps only have 23 goals total. so they are not getting a lot of help in front of them. >> a rough thing for them. we'll see if they could rebound again tonight in pittsburgh. wusa will re >>> it's time for cool schools and tonight students at one are focusing on traffic safety. they are literally saving lives. >> reporter: busy intersections could have a disaster of consequences. >> and you are just distracted. you need to get the word out that it isnot fair. >> reporter:tht of the top ten accident prone areas at the county for pedestrians. >> and you have people that are right here and then the cool zone. you know, they go into the belt way. honestly a very busy street. we have chipotle across the street so you know students are going to cross the street. >> reporter: which can be deadly. this metrobus is aimed at stopping it. a part of the campaign called the blare watch project. that's their watchful stare. >> i have had people come up to me to say hey, i've seen your eyes. >> repo

john carlson got us on the board there.uy they call him the king in nyc didn't give up any more goals. our guy was very good. traffic in front gets the equalizer right there. and we were all tied up going into the third. hanging out in front. caps lose 2-1. they now have 11 points which is not good. tied for the least amount of points. 5-9 and 1 as we've played 15 games. only 48 game season. >> i have a question at the end of your sports cast. >> this is.no defense nba all star game as you see lebron james there. there was defense there. get it up ahead. >> kinda pretty. >> i was entertained for the first half. they are not going to play defense. lob city. lob, lob city. one more from kevin durant. it's an all star game. >> i don't think he traveled. >> i don't think so either. cpiii is your mc p. how about history. danica patrick, the first woman ever to gain the pole position at daytona 500. last year was first time in daytona. her top speed yesterday, 196.4 miles per hour. she gets congratulations there from jeff gordon.

john sasaki, ktvu channel 2news. >>> a fatal interstate on 880 shut down westbound lanes through richmond for several hours this afternoon. the highway patrol says the accident involved several cars near the carlsonvard exit around 1:15 p.m. one person was killed. traffic was getting by on two lanes, causing a lengthy backup until the freeway fully reopened around 4:30. >>> authorities say a man is in custody, suspected of setting a fire in antioch that displaced a family of five. crews responded to the suspected arson on theodore avenue, near east 18th street just before noon. firefighters say no one was hurt, but the fire caused by $75,000 in damage. the red cross tonight is helping the family with housing. fire officials say antioch police arrested a man at the scene on suspicion of setting this fire. it's not clear what his relationship is to the people who live there. his name has not yet been released. >>> pleasant hill police identified a man who allegedly sparked a tense hostage standoff this morning. investigators got a call about a man with a knife inside the jack if the box on contra costa boulevard around 5:45 this morning. the suspect is identified as 41- year-old samuel guerrero of