when we left you in vancouver, the power play was taming blame from yours truly. i wasn't want only one complaining. >> we just didn't generate anything. we didn't get it set up or do what we were supposed to do. i might have had a bad battle plan when i drew that power play up today. i mean i will have to go back and do some different such. such. >> craig laughlin is in with me. i'm sure the manup unit spoiled us. >> it really has. let them down last night, registering one shot with four opportunities joe, but when you look at the numbers, man have they spoiled us in a big way. 33 ppgs, tied with vancouver for the most. games in early december, 7 of 12, and two games since then, however, a little bit negative, joe. just three of 18 in the last six. >> vancouver's penalty killing unit was excellent. the unit with ovechkin wasty had tenacious throughout the night. >> they took a focus to the caps' number 8. 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

now let's head to vancouver, the caps taking on the canucks.papa john's opening face-off coming up. captions by: caption colorado, llc 800-775-7838 email: comments@captioncolorado.com "this broadcast realtime captioned by becky lyon." >> beautiful vancouver, bc. the olympic hockey tournament taking center stage in 60 days. tonight vancouver fans get an eye full of the capitals. next. the caps couldn't wait for the truck to drop in denver crashing the party was the objective for this first timer. kyle wilson found splash in a flash. giving them the rocky mountain high. tonight in vancouver, a swedish nanny would have a tough time babysitting these twins. if you have a camera we have the man for closeup on comcast sportsnet. >> hockey fans from east to west unite this is comcast sportsnet nhl extra. this evening the capitals rev up their motor inside gm place where the canucks won't mind going for a drag race. >> very pleasant welcome to you along with craig lockland i'm joe. after a six-goal eruption in denver. something that has happened under

i think you would say vancouver has a five-man unit forming well. boudreau back to ovechkin. this one in the webbing. crowding him in the crease. 5:46 to go in the second period. low scoring in edmonton on csn. ♪ ♪ i always feel like (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ somebody's watching me. ...it's the money you could be saving with geico. ♪ who's watching? ♪ tell me who's watching. (muffled music) (announcer) it's right here, it's easy... ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico. >>> folks having a great time. n. oilers with the 1-0 advantage over your caps. when the caps make the comeback, nicklas backstrom is likely to help when you look back at the 2006 draft picks. >> craig: head of the class. 196. n. staal and peter who was a surprise on that list. he's putting up nice point in the national hockey league. >> joe: 200th game for backstrom. he has never missed a game in the nhl. >> craig: another goalie that went achl to the nhl, devan dubnyk. >> joe: a former first round pick in the '04 draft. the one in which

island so the british could have all of into islands. -- could have all of vancouver island.rners. people from around the great lakes who wanted all of oregon because they saw a natural trading relationship between that part of the country and their own and they wanted all of oregon territory, which went up to 5440. polk disappointed them. to get the congress was controlled by what party at that time? -->> the congress was controlled by what party? >> it was controlled by democrats at the beginning of the presidency. >> the one thing we have not talked about is we acquired california from mexico, but what does that mean? >> california was part of mexico. i believe that as soon as -- he never said this publicly, but as soon as he said he wanted to acquire california, that is a tipoff that he intended, if necessary, to have a war with mexico in order to get california. other presidents have tried and the mexicans were not interested. i think that tips of the astute pursuer of the events that he was prepared for an even willing to maneuver the united states into war with mexico

island, so that the british could have all of vancouver island. and that broke the logjam -- a 26-year log jam. >> who came up with the slogan? >> most of the midwesterners. the people from around the great lakes, who won it all or again, because they saw a natural trading relationship between that part of the country in their own. they wanted all of the oregon territory, which went up to 54- 40. so they wanted it all. 54-40 or fight. it was very deft diplomacy. >> that congress was controlled by what party? >> it was controlled by the democrats for the first part of his presidency. because of the hostilities that emerged with the mexican war, he lost the house -- not the senate, but lost the house. >> the one thing we have not talked about on monday four is acquiring california. what does that mean? >> it was part of mexico as was the southwestern territory. i believe that as soon as polk -- he never said this publicly. snc said privately that he wanted to acquire california, that is a tipoff that polk intended, if necessary, and he probably thou

and then down and around vancouver island, so that the british could have all of vancouver island, andthat broke the logjam, the 26-year logjam, and so we got oregon. >> is it, what, "forty-nine- forty or fight"? >> "fifty-four-forty or fight." >> right. what was that -- who came-up with that slogan? >> mostly midwesterners, or people called northwesterners in those days, but the midwesterners, people from around the great lakes who wanted all of oregon because they saw a natural trading relationship between that part of their country and their own. and they wanted all of oregon territory which went up to 54- 40, so their view was we want it all, "fifty-four-forty or fight." and polk disappointed them, but it was very deft politics and very deft diplomacy. >> the congress at that time was controlled by what party? >> it was controlled by the democrats at the first part of his presidency but because of the hostilities that emerged with the mexican war he lost the house, not the senate, but he lost the house halfway through his presidency. >> so the one thing that we haven't talked about

vancouver getting ready for the upcoming olympics. >> joe: and alexander semin and alex ovechkin 2-2.prise for ovechkin. a high slot. this one will force washington to rewind. a passing display, isn't it. >> greg: you see a lot of interchanges between ovechkin and semin, which makes it so difficult to contend with defensively. you can see him coming up the right side just like he did moments ago. so they interchange. either one is as confident on the right side as they are on the left side. >> joe: and brendan morrison on the near side, turning out to be a counter attack for toronto. watch nhl on back cast sports net. staging. knuble going the other direction. back by jeff finger. brendan morrison -- shaone morrisonn late. rewind button by the waps. over to bren don morrison. beautiful. >> greg: i don't think we have seen a better passing period from this caps team all season long, joe. >> greg: 2-0 washington. and kaberle turn. 8 seconds to go. bradley there jumping in. that is where the 1st period coming to a conclusion. washington, well, this you go. otherwise on the power play. ba

there are chapters about the vancouver island named oprah winfrey.oping cranes named tex and george. these are very personal issues to the people who are involved, aren't they? >> apps to the. you know, it is interesting. of course when i began studying chimpanzees i had no idea from the point of view of strict science i should have given them numbers. well, i didn't know that. it just seemed ridiculous to me. said the chimpanzee's all had numbers. that describes their personalities and their minds and their feelings. when i got to cambridge university i was told this was all wrong. thinking back to my child to a teacher i knew that the scientists were wrong and i was right because that was my dog. you can't have it some kind of animal share your life and not understand that of course they have personalities, mines, and feelings. of course the deserve names. but even today there are people who feel, and probably rightly, that if they start talking in these terms about their animals they will be less eligible to getnt

i was looking through and keeping track and there are chapters about vancouver island named oprah winfrey and there are cranes named tex and george and falcons named scarlett. these are very personal issues to the people involved, aren't they? >> guest: absolutely. and it's interesting because when i began studying the chimpanzees i had no idea that from the point of view of strict science i should have given them names, not names but numbers and while i didn't know that it seems ridiculous to me. so, the chimpanzees had numbers and i described their personalities and minds and feelings and when i got to the cambridge university to get my ph.d. i was told this was wrong but thinking back to my childhood teacher i knew that the scientists were wrong and i was right because that was my dog, and you can't have some kind of animal share your life and not understand it. of course they have personalities, minds and feelings and of course they deserve names, but even today there are people who feel and probably rightly that if they start talking in these terms about their animal they will be les

vancouver, washington. on the republican line, ethan. caller: my name is ethan. is, where are the degrees we need to beginning for future jobs? everybody tells me, five years ago, what degree to get and now it is nothing. host: ethan, what was your degree in or what are you working on? caller: i am just a social transfer but i was thinking about nursing, but now everybody tells me in my state nursing is going down in employment. host: columbus, ohio. elizabeth, independent caller. caller: as far as being more hard up when you are graduating, i have to say i majored in unemployment many times over the years and now i'm a mother with two daughters who are schooled online. they will graduate two years early at least. host: from high school? caller: they go to school. they have an online school, no black and mortar. host: what is the plan for college? caller: one of the things i wanted to bring up is the fact that one of the things i think would help people get a better idea of of the kind of -- i am sorry, the kind of political system we truly have and be educated m

vancouver, washington. on the republican line, ethan. caller: my name is ethan.y thing is, where are the degrees we need to beginning for future jobs? everybody tells me, five years ago, what degree to get and now it is nothing. host: ethan, what was your degree in or what are you working on? caller: i am just a social transfer but i was thinking about nursing, but now everybody tells me in my state nursing is going down in employment. host: columbus, ohio. elizabeth, independent caller. caller: as far as being more hard up when you are graduating, i have to say i majored in unemployment many times over the years and now i'm a mother with two daughters who are schooled online. they will graduate two years early at least. host: from high school? caller: they go to school. they have an online school, no black and mortar. host: what is the plan for college? caller: one of the things i wanted to bring up is the fact that one of the things i think would help people get a better idea of of the kind of -- i am sorry, the kind of political system we truly have and be edu