Capitals Enjoying Home Cooking
Posted: December 11, 2007 by landro
Category: Game Posts
Three days ago, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Washington Capitals by a score of 3 to 2. Well, on Monday night, the Caps returned the favor. So far, two games into the four-game homestand, Washington has skated away with four points, putting them in a tie with the Los Angeles Kings for 29th in the NHL.
In the first period, the Devils jumped out to a one goal lead when John Madden scored his 8th goal of the season. Fortunately, less than three minutes later, Nicklas Backstrom tied the game. On the powerplay, Backstrom skated into space and put the puck behind Kevin Weekes for his 4th goal of the season.
In the second period, the Caps took the lead for good. 53 seconds into the period, Jeff Schultz scored his 3rd goal of the season giving assists to Alex Ovechkin and John Erskine. The goal gave Washington the one goal lead, but the scoring didn’t stop there. With less than two minutes left in the period, Quintin Laing scored his first goal of the season. On the play, the puck came out to the point where Erskine picked it up and snapped it towards the net. The shot found itself on Laing’s stick, and with a quick move across the top of the crease, Quintin put a backhander into the back of the net. Not only was the goal Laing’s first of the season and first of his career, but it also turned into the game winner.
In the third period, the Devils were able to get one past Olie Kolzig early, but it wasn’t enough. The Caps held strong and kept the remainder of the shots off the scoreboard.
Just like Saturday’s game, Washington got production from unexpected places. If they can keep this up, it won’t be long until they leave the Kings sitting in the basement all by themselves.
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