ovechkin settles. off the goal line. ovechkin going wide by laich.h and deslauriers get into it. >> craig: the caps have to get out there. they have a lot of time to work on the five on three. why get involved physically until the referees sort this off. they have a faceoff inside as they have plenty of time to get the lead in this game with the extra two men. >> joe: here's the last play. the shot goes there. it must completely go through the line. if not, it will be cleared out. good call by the official. nice job getting in there. >> craig: danny larue, the referee was skating off the line extended, and he gets this one away to keep it 2-2. guys on the ice and seeing it in house at rexall. ovechkin fires, that had to be for staos. green, ovechkin again. >> joe: staios. five on three, 20 seconds now. ovechkin winds, drives, knocked down. this time by strudwick. >> craig: what a warrior, strudwick with the slap shots. >> joe: ovechkin stepping in, fires, didn't get through. looking for morrison. fire and five seconds. ovechkin fires, deslauriers the

ovechkin to backstrom. to ovechkin once more. scores! backstrom makes it 2-zip. that is one of the prettiest passes we have seen this season from the caps. just like that, over 5 minute into the hockey game, the visitors have a 2-0 lead. splendid offensivetality. what is happening in the t- zone. nick to v. in the overlap. wide open. in a is through four legs, two sticks and a whole bunch of bodies. just like that, the caps number one trio puts it in. >> joe: and the caps say they don't get a chance to play on the big stages of toronto or montreal very often. when they are here, they want to put on a show. 5:15 into the contest, backstrom gets the first ever goal in this game. kaberle keeps it in here. deflected down and wide. knuble, there. right there. the energy shifts, coming from jamal mayers and friends. this time he will melt it without a penalty. >> greg: i am sure he looked over at the referee for a reason and gave him a few words. he was whistled early for a delay, game penalty when he covered the puck outside the crease and he is still lips at that tim

and the ovechkin one timer, 21st of the season.tie now for lead for goals. 3 minutes later, strikes again. overdose perfect pass. 2-0, washington. but the minneapolis would come back. it all began in the 2nd period. panhandled the shot. and the rebound t leafs are within one. then on the 2man advantage. campings neuvirth off forward and just like that, tied for 2. ovechkin sets up backstrom for the 2nd of the game. caps up top, 3-2. but as we move into the 3rd period, game tied at 3 when say january corral as loose puck. stajan. instead, they turn it over 2 blue line. and they would go onto the 6-3 victory. you look at that time numbers on this one, you see the capitals with the shot on goal advantage. that is the difference. a big night for the -- ruin for the capitals top line. let's take you back to the center. we bring you back joe and greg. guys, we talked about it. they certainly did look a little fatigued and understandably so, but you are going right between the pipes, greg, when you talk about this one. >> greg: yes, i rea

and over to ovechkin again. he goes by. gets it out. ovechkin didn't get very far. and over to kaberle. and brian pothier steps in. rebound slapped away. the better the passer. the longer the stick t harder the slap shot. look at long sticks from guys that bring it stronger and shoot it well, but it takes away from your passing ability. some are not real crushers. they rely on holding the puck a lot. all about transitioning and moveing the puck. that works well. and kaberle uses a hockey stick, honestly, that a 12- year-old could use, quick easily. and right there, a save! rebound home. and knocked him down. inside! great save. that is a game that could have been thrown off in the 1st period if not for soses' catching glove. it is in the right position here. look where it is. he is wanting him to shoot there. he is saying shoot there, i am ready. he is just been solid with the catcher. >> joe: we were talking about changing the angle on the side blocker and going low blocker side, and he still runs high gloves. how with you go low whether you use an ovechkin stick.

they used it against alex ovechkin. he has one goal in the last five games, he was playing, yeah he was involved, but he did not have the puck enough. they kept the puck away from alex, and when he did get the puck, joe, i thought he tried too hard. he has to relax, going to have to relax tonight against the oilers for the caps to finish off the road trip. >> craig, there's only been a few times when the great eight get 0 points. >> no question, just five games. multipoint games from 12-27. seven multipoint games. the last seven games, one assist, and he's simply not getting his shots through. usually up to five shots a game. he's had five the last two. >> as for the other alex, he seemed to have a more eventful night. all over several critical moments in the game. >> when they were focused on alex ovechkin, they were hoping someone would be free, and he was. that was a knuckler. driving the penalty shot as he drives to the net. grabs from behind, gets the hold. here's alex semin on the penalty shot, busted early, then

that backstop one, identical to the ovechkin second goal. just not playing as sharp as he was in the first. two sharp angle shots, and all of a sudden, looking like the caps will come out of here with points. >> joe: locker, i can't help but go back to a comment pat quinn made earlier in the day about ovechkin, calling him a gift to the game and that his leadership permeates the whole team like gretzky in the days gone by where almost by osmosis the team would elevate the play level, and ovechkin did it. he was quiet, but then in the first eight minutes of the third, he said boys follow me. >> craig: you always want to end the road on the last game in strong style. this is a game they can carryover into their next home game. if you can put together 20 minutes and still win, you know you're a heck of a hockey team. >> joe: steckel gets it out. quintin laing, more than content to make edmonton work the full length of the ring. back come the oilers. full glass it's sneed. to penner. gagner tangling up. green also bumping his teammate there. qui

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the unsuspecting ovechkin had that one go off of his boot. flipped back to center. alzner rams it in. and the capitals tag up and there is no off sides and montador waits. >> craig: and just to get back to your thought about nashville and the job that he is doing, you see a lot of similarities between these two teams. and buffalo and nashville. they get a lot of their success about the team first defense. there's a lot of structure, and there's a lot of discipline for both of those teams. >> joe: and semin fires and it is blocked, and a hard-working gaustad getting back as well. >> craig: a good crisscross there by the caps' trio of backstrom, semin and alex ovechkin causing problems for [ car starting ] >> allen iverson! >> i'm so far different from the guys. i'm very brief. >> you look at allen. you say, hey, there's a free- spirit guy. >> iverson. >> allen's life is a dream come true. . >> where i go, i hear about it the next day, like anywhere! >> a think a big part of al is he doesn't try to appeal to anybody. he does what he does. >> i heard the legend of bubb

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ovechkin gets the 21st goal of the season. and ovechkin with a beautiful pass to backstrom. 2nd period we go. the mapleleafs respond. interviewer cannot handle the -- neuvirth cannot handle the shots. fell within 1. then on the 2- man advantage, kessel catches neuvirth off guard and just like that, we are all tied at 2. moments later t caps top line at it again, ovechkin sets up backstrom. to get the 2nd of the game, 10th on the year, caps in the lead, once again. 3-2. now, tied 3 in the 3rd. makes no mistake. puts it home. 2nd of the game. toronto up 4-3. later, washington on a power play, looking to tie this up. turned it over at the blue line. saw that last night. beats neuvirth. two whole wins over the capitals this season. they win it, 6-3. let's take you back to the hcc and listen in to coach bruce boudreau. >> i think what happens, you get a 2-0 lead real early. looks easy. you let up, don't do what you are supposed to be doing. a couple of chances you are way too casual on. all of a sudden they get one, then two, and t