nicklas backstrom looking to keep up his strong play. he's got a five, game going. caps and rangers coming up. we'll wrap up geico sportsnite when we come back. >>> you can win free tickets to seat caps. go see them against the lightning on march 4 after the olympics. go to csnwashington.com and enter the key word caps to register for your anceto win free capkets en aecia risk theflu soyourinat fn moflu. tor, we can all fight the flu. f omedtrok >>> you're watching comcast sportsnet. you're watching the official sports network of the capitals, comcast sportsnet. >>> apparently my mike was off. mike dunleavy stepped down as head coach. >>> coming up, live women's basketball next on comcast sportsnet. plus tom kastle berry and christie scott will call the game. richmond hosts jmu. in a 3 way tie. james medal madison headed by dawn evans. evans a candidate for three different national playerser of the year. she scored double figures and we'll talk to nicklas backstrom who will represent the defending olympic champs sweden. satt sit back and relax. caps going for 12 in

out to nicklas backstrom. he gathers the loose puck. the capitals have done it again. in basketball, maryland traveled to tallahassee to play the seminoles. it was a battle. drives the middle to tie the game at 66. the terrapins take charge. turnover. no bucket. the terrapins win. the terrapins are now in first in the acc. there is a look at sports. have a great day. >>> the news continues. >> our oprah contest winners get to the surprise of a lifetime. we will take you behind the scenes. >> washingtonians start heading to work this morning. getting home will be a bigger challenge. getting home will be a bigger challenge. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >>> it is friday morning, february 05. we say good morning, washington. i am alison starling. >> and i am julie parker in fort doug mckelway. we start with school dismissals in the district. >>> your traffic and weather together every 10 minutes. the man of the hour, meteorologist brian van de graaff. >> we are excited. this will be quite a historic orm, i think. we do have that moist

nicklas backstrom with it. revving it? . stepping back, score! cruising through crease. ightning in a bottle. ovechkin coming in. a beautiful movement rebound, score! backstrom in with it. he scores! through the crease for 7. back door, score! semin to the point. he scores! semin with the final thrust. coming on in. tries to make a book door pass, and he scores! fehr working the goalline on the backside rotation. score! richards in with it. a tap in for ovechkin. backstrom to semin. bull's eye. 5-1. score! great glove save. ovechkin with the score! alex ovechkin breaks the tie. >>here are the longest win streeks for the pro sports teams. the red skins went on a 14-game one. believe it or not the nats had a win streak back in 2005. we had to look that one up. despite winning a championship in 1998 the wizards franchise has never ever had a ten-game win streak. the wizards have a chance for a modest three-game win streak if they winnen to the against boston. another great performance from mike miller would sure help. he went with the for a season high 25 the last time out a