. >> now the caps will have to play without nicklas backstrom tonight. the club placed him on injured reserve. he missed the last two games on taking an elbow to the head. no timetable in his return. the caps called up tomas. he will play tonight. >> all right, also there seems to be some life in the wizards locker room after all. they finally won their first game after going 0-8. they beat the toronto raptors. he sat andre and rhode island shard lewis, started rookie. they had a season high 20 assists, complete opposite. now can they make it two in a row tonight against chicago? well this has been a good week for redskins linebacker. first the probowl and today announced he won nfl bart star award and given to a player who shows outstanding character and leadership. time to vote for the game of the week. high school game of the week poll. some of your choices, for the boys and for the girls, good council at archbishop. also, robert griffin iii from baylor. the heisman trophy winner declared for the draft. they are rumored to make a draft. the fans are s

the caps following their fourth straight win to calgary dispute losing nicklas backstrom early on who was elbowed in the jaw forced to leave the game. he apartmented in morning skate today but has been undergoing -- participated in the morning skate today but has been undergoing concussion tests. the caps don't play again until saturday night in san jose. the wizards are in action tonight in orlando. as for georgetown, again looking to extend their 10-game win streak and stay perfect in the big east, playing tonight against 20th ranked marquette. live from the verizon center i'm kristen berset. back to you in the studio. >> we'll have to play hard tonight. thanks. >> they'll play harder than the guys from marquette. heats knock on wood so we don't jinx them. -- let's knock on wood so we don't jinx them. >> let's talk about the season- day, possibly light snow tonight, chilly tomorrow, 44 friday, weekend okay, maybe showers late and a bigger storm monday. we'll talk about that on 9 news now at 7:00. >> maybe at some point we'll get some snow. >> maybe. >> we've got nothing for you now

. >>> despite the fact he is on ir for the moment, caps center nicklas backstrom probably deserves to be an all-star. he didn't get the votes, but two of his teammates did, alex ovechkin and dennis wideman have been named all-stars. also to tomas vokoun congratulations who handed the penguins their first shutout last night. he had 30 saves since october 18th and his second shutout of the season. the caps moved up to eighth place in the eastern conference standings. >> i'm glad we won. it's nice to i could chip in and win a game when we score one goal and hopefully we can get on a roll. >> last night he came up with a big game for us and both teams were a little tired. they played the night before. we flying, so it was one of those games where the goalies battled, both goalies, and tomas won. >>> don't go away. there's still more to come in sports. need a team to cheer for this season? you don't have to look very far, a preview of the ravens after the break. dave feldman and i will see you then.  >>> welcome back. while the redskins heal up this sunday the bal

gets tripped up here, but nicklas backstrom gathers the puck, wraps around the net and kicks it out fornis wideman for the goal. johansson splitting the "d." wipes out, but so does the flames defender. back strum heads up play to get it. and i got the goal. that's his third assist of the night. so the capitals beat calgary 3-1 for the fourth straight win. >> you know, we just want to win every game. you know. this is typical to be in the middle of nowhere. we want to play in the zone. >> just the commitment. you know, guys are doing everything it takes to win. we got guys that are blocking shots. we got pucks deep when we need it. there are going to be mistakes that happen during the game. but as long as we stay focused on as a team we'll be all right. >> if the season ended today, the capitals would be a seventh seed in the playoffs. so they're slowly but surely climbing back up the standings. nick back strum took a nasty hit to the head. we'll update his status as we know more. >>> the terps, a team that hasn't won a game on the road this season. for a while they were dominating. but

>> hats off to mathieu perreault with alex ovechkin and nicklas backstrom out of the lineup.p was pushed up to the first line. perreault scored three times landing his first hat trick in the 5-3 win. other top news, citing his three-game suspension, alex ovechkin decided to pull out of the all-star game. >> good morning, washington. there is a buzz coming out of college park this morning. duke is in town today. they will be playing on gary williams' court and at the comcast center in college park it will be sold out in maryland's biggest game of the year. how the young interprets respond is -- terps respond is the big question mark. they will be big underdogs. sean moseley has been telling his young teammate what is to expect. >> we're going to come out with the firepower and they are going to come out with the firepower. both coming off a great loss against two great teams. for us, we got to get this win. i think guys on my team definitely will be ready tomorrow night. >> maryland and duke, that's tonight at the comcaster in center. that is a look at your morning sports. >>

the caps placed nicklas backstrom on injured reserve. backstrom missed the last two games after getting an elbow in the head. the caps missed him when they dropped both games when they headed out west. >> nobody really cares. they play against that lineup. it doesn't matter who is in, who is out. as long as we play well. it will be okay. >> it took a little bit of the wind out of ourselves. it's a good game for us. >> and caps will be without mike green today, recovering from a strained groin. he reinjured it saturday's game in san jose. flew home early to start rehab. that was his second game back after sitting out for 23 games to recover. a big rivalry game tonight, but of course, going to be dissent different this time around. still recovering from concussion symptoms. but still, these two teams hate each other, it's going to be a great game. live from the verison center, i'm kristen berset, back to you. >> if they manage to get through the game without a fight. we'll see. >>> coming up on 9news now at 6:00, a sign of shame. a mother