tyler clifford, the all-star facing a very tough joey votto, two on. 's going the other direction. over the head of mark derosa. drew stubs, coczar both come in to score. clifford takes the loss as the nationals fall, 8-5. they are back at it tomorrow against houston. >>> there's not going to be a goalie controversy for the capitals. at least not yet. rookie braden holtby playing so well that dale hunter says holtby is the guy, even if michael neuvirth gets healthy enough to play. he could be available this week. thomas vokoun aggravated a groin muscle last month and isn't skating. so it doesn't look like he'll be back for a while. as for the rook, holtby has turned away 72 of 74 shots against the defending champs. the bruins haven't been able to solve the riddle that is the rook and holtby continues to stay aggressive in the crease. the series now tied at 1-1 with game three coming up at verizon center tomorrow night. >> obviously, there's a lot of talk of the first two games. my game really didn't change too much. basically the way we played. the way

one of the stars they're coming out to see, shutdown reliever tyler clifford, who appeared in his firstast season. one of the bull pen's best in this installment of batter up. >> you're better at blank than people imagined and worse at blank? >> i'm better at ping-pong than people would probably peg me for. and i'm worse at -- can i say like cooking? >> of course. >> i'm terrible at that. i can't cook. >> your life is on the line you need a base hit, who's at the plate for you? >> oh, my gosh. ryan zimmerman. >> good choice. i should write a book about -- what? >> i want to write a book about myself. that sounds kind of ego tis tick al. but the journey and where i got to where i am now. it's interesting to me. i don't know if other people would find it interesting. but maybe one day. >> celebrity you've been star struck meeting. >> michael jordan. yeah, that was kind of surreal. the first time i met derek jeter was kind of cool. but jordan was the top for me. >> dumbest and smartest money you ever spent? >> i bought a car when i first signed. i didn't sign for a lot of money. so that wa