Wow! Very cool game. Jurcina made a super defensive play (which he wouldn’t have needed to make had he not made an errant pass to Schultz, but whatever, it turned into a goal) and poke checked Boston’s St. Pierre. They puck ended up on Semin’s stick and he beat two Bruins down the right side and ripped a slap shot over Thomas’ shoulder. I don’t think Thomas expected the shot to be that fast. It was by him before he even reacted. Very cool!
The other Capitals goal, scored by Greenie, was a picture perfect backside pinch. Boston was focused on the puck and not who was rotating. Nylander, in his fashion, made a perfect pass and Green roofed it to tie the game. The goal was scored about 2 minutes after the Boston goal and effectively put the momentum back in the Capital’s end. Nice power play guys!
Theo was so lazy on the Boston goal. He didn’t even try to recover to the other side of the net until it was way too late. I have seen him do this two or three times and get burned. It was a bit ironic for me because earlier in the game Theo really jumped into position to make the save. I thought to myself that Theo was up for the game. Whatever. He only gave up the one goal and I will take that all day long.
The Caps won the faceoff circle war after losing the first 10 faceoffs. Erskine was great in the Caps zone with three hits and clearing the front of the net. The penalty he took was ill-timed, but the PK bailed him out. Overall, the Caps carried the play all night. They still need to go to Beantown two times, but they won both games in Washington. A very good win!
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