semyon varlamov. man, cat-like reactions. he stopped 20 of 21 shots in the final period alone. tom poti sends it ahead to boyd gordon. gordon over to knuble and knuble scores. that tied the game at 2 just before the second intermission. in the third period now. still knotted at 2. alexander semin pokes it ahead to ovi. nice move. his second goal of the game. 6-3, the final. capitals be s beat the canadien. after wards the guys talked about being motivated by a mediocre second period performance. >> the second period, we didn't play well. it was a little bit frustrating. certainly come on strong and win the game. >> you're pretty fortunate to get two out of the building, played really well. so just one of those games. played good third period. it's nice to come out here and get that win. >> not an easy place to win two in playoff times. but we'll be looking forward to the verizon center on friday. should be bonkers in there. >> look at the game one, game two they should have one. probably should have won it in first two periods. i would be frustrated if i was them. but i would b

semyon varlamov will be in the net for game 3.for the montreal canadiens and gave up four goals in the last few periods. varlamov seem to wake up the capital's. >> one game is good but we have to keep going. it feels like we put the pressure on them and got the momentum back. >> the capitals rallied to tie the series at one game apiece. >> we are not out of the woods. there are a lot of people that say montreal has outplayed us for two games. we are now going into their building. >> they're building is one of hockey's ready is a real mess. -- rowdiest arenas. thate boudreau condedcedes the canadiens won the game by going offense only. >> if we want to succeed, we have to tighten up. we are worried about winning the next game right now. >> after the redskins' first three day minicamp under mike shanahan, the players learn to obey the rules. [no audio] jason campbell is not sure what his future holds. sources within the league say that haynesworth will be traded. >> there has not been one mention about trading him or any other playe

he was replaced by semyon varlam varlamov. i caught up with him after the game.was very calm, disappointed but said it clearly was the right decision if it led to the win. he also added today at practice is extremely important. he intends to fight and hopes to reclaim that starting role in -- when the capitals play in montreal on monday. from verizon center, lindsay czarniak, back to you. >> talking baseball now. 35-year-old nationals pitcher livan hernandez can still dominate. yesterday against the brewers he threw a complete game shutout, he's now thrown 16 scoreless innings in two starts and the nates have their first winning record in more than two years. believe it. livan hernandez sets the tone, gets weeks looking at a change-up. livan was solid. gave up four hits and no runs. then in the ninth, hernandez gets help from defense. casey mcgee at the plate, shot to hired here. ryan zimmerman back in the starting lineup. knocks it down and gets up and gets him at first. zimmerman also has two rbis. the nats shut out the brewers,-0, and livan hernandez earns his

semyon varlamov was phenomenal. final seconds of the period. canadiens on the power play. poti stops that shot. going the other way. two-on-one situation. knuble shoots and mike knuble scores. the game is tied at 2. just before the second intermission. in the third period now. knotted at 2. posted ahead to alex ovechkin. that was just a nasty move. stops on a dime. scores the goal. second of the night. and 6-3 victory. commanding 3-1 series lead for the capitals. they agree the series is not over yes. >> we are not going to sit there and say hey, listen, we are going dom up there and bombard montreal tomorrow. they are going to play their butts off to survive. and we would like to finish it. i think -- every team that's up 3-1 would like to finish it. we will try our hardest tomorrow to win. i'm sure montreal will try their hardest to survive. >> definitely a lot -- much better feeling knowing you have the lead. the toughest game to win is always -- the fourth win. hopefully we can win that one. >> we are in a good spot. it is still a lot of work. we are happy, you know, w

caps, of course, switched to semyon varlamov. the goal for the caps just take care of business north of the border and try to close the series out as soon as possible. lindsay has more from montreal. >> reporter: players said early on in this series how beneficial it would be if they could wrap up this first round early. so tonight they have a significant opportunity. if they can beat montreal here, then they could wrap up this first round series with a win in game five on friday. players are not getting ahead of themselves but they know that the rest would be nice. >> rest is huge in the playoffs. if you can win a series early in a couple of four, five games, it benefits you that much down the stretch. we still have our hands full with these guys. not closing up anything yet. >> harder than the regular season. impossible to play the way you played. but you can do it for a short period of time. the more rest you get the better it is. >> we always make a big deal of this when it is possible. but at the same time all we want do is

semyon varlamov relieved theodore in the middle of saturday's game and has not said whether that switchs permanent. >>> donovan mcnabb has been in town now for two weeks since the skins acquired him in a trade withal eagles trying to get his new teammates and his new plays. he says he's starting to feel comfortable here in washington. >> looking good indeed. let's get a check on traffic and weather now. we'll start with tom kierein in storm center 4. >> april living up to its reputation as a spring month acting rather frosty cold this morning. in fact, it is in the 30s in western fairfax county. parts of montgomery and frederick county in maryland. frederick county, virginia, near 40 there. prince william, fauquier along the blueridge, this whole zone scattered frost this morning. mid 40s in washington and nearby suburbs around the beltway with a clear sky and lots of sun today. afternoon highs mid 60s. sunny again tomorrow. mid 60s. may have clouds and sprinkles wednesday in the mid 60s. and then partly sunny on thursday. again, into the 60s. friday, saturday and sunday high 60s to nea