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Game 4 Live Blog from my Couch

Posted: April 17, 2008 by Gene
Category: Game Posts

Pregame notes:

Huet will get the nod tonight despite my previous entry. I guess I don’t have the amount of pull in the club house like I thought.
According Tarik, looks like Fedorov and Backstrom are switching lines. Its going to be Ovechkin-Fedorov-Kozlov and Laich-Backstrom-Semin. Personally I’d like to see what a line of Ovechkin-Fedorov-Semin could do.
Let’s see if the Caps can manage to minimize the critical turnovers and tighten up sloppy transitional game that has been killing them in the series.
Can the Caps neutralize Daniel Briere? He’s owned the Huet and the Caps defense notching 4 goals and 2 assist with a +/- of plus 5

1st Period

:48 another bad give away in defensive zone. 1-0 Flyers.
1:08 the boys are getting physical. Caps PP results. Remember, get a man in front of Biron.
2:41 Great pass by Ovechkin to Backstrom for a PP goal. 1-1
5:30 Mike Richards is a slap passing fool.
6:23 Another penalty. Caps on the wrong side of a 5 on 3. Let’s see if the D can step it up.
7:57 Another penalty. Caps on the wrong side of a 5 on 3. Let’s see if the D can step it up. Wow, sounds familiar.
10:10 The D steps up big, only 3 shots on goal during the span of penalties.
12:59 HUGE 5 on 3. GOAL!!!!! Ovechkin to Backstrom to Semin for the goal.
The young guns are finally getting it done for the Caps.
18:33 2-2. Jeff Carter scores on another take away in the defensive zone.
19:08 Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin line out there. Interesting.
Over all, 1st period is wash. Flyers have a great forecheck going for them resulting in 2 goals. Caps are converting on the PP, but also need to stop committing so many penalties.

2nd Period

Mike Green is really pushing the puck into the offensive zone. Better be careful to make sure a winger stays back.
5:56 Great screen by Laich to allow Eminger to score. 3-2 Was. Looks like Laich may have deflected it, We’ll see if he gets credited with a goal later on. Okay, I was wrong, looks like it was deflected off a Flyer player.
7:30 Ovechkin with a between the legs shot. He’s trying to get to fancy with his game.
8:40 Great play by Briere to prevent the Semin slam dunk.
9:38 Semin is hurt, hope he can get back quickly. It’s the first time he’s looked good on the ice in a long time, it’d be a shame for him to be out for the rest of the game.
11:13 Semin is back on the bench, looks fine.
14:08 Got give it up to the PPK team so far. They’re doing all the small things right to keep Phili off the board.
18:00 Semin is hurt again, think he got a high stick. Man can’t catch a break tonight.
19:24 What a bush league play by Cobourn. Can the Caps convert the ensuing PP?

3rd Period

6:00 A quiet start to the 3rd period. Caps are doing a good job keeping the puck in front of them.
7:00 Ove, my man, you need to bury those.
9:30 Hip Hip Huet!!!! See you on sports center Top 10.
9:35 Too many men again. Can’t keep given the Flyers that many opportunities.
10:01 PP goal by Briere. 3-3
Is the Ovechkin miss going to haunt us?
13:00 Hip Hip Huet!!!!!! The man is on fire!
Huet is making some great saves but he’s leaving some juicy rebounds.
17:15 Ref blew that call. Not only could Kozlov not stop, he was checked into Biron.
19:30 Biron wanted to be Santa Clause in April.
OT, if you think regular playoff hockey is intense. Get ready for OT playoff hockey.

Nobody goes home til’ some one lights the lamp
How many more times can Huet flash the leather?
First five minutes have been intense, Caps are doing a good jub ofkeeping the pressure on the Flyers and getting quality chances on net.
Green, I get the fact that your an offensive defensmn, but for the love of all thats holy, stay back on the rush. Anything beyond the circles in the offensive zone should be a no no for you!
Sorry about the lack of updates, but it’s freaking OT hockey, I can’t take my eyes off the TV.
The game looks like it’s the Caps to loose, let’s see who the hero will be.

OT 2

Knuble scores in double OT. You can’t leave a guy alone in front of the net like that and expect to win.

I’m done for the night. Pulled a all nighter last night and still haven’t slept.

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