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Capitals vs. Flyers -- December 5, 2009

Posted on December 6, 2009
by LindseyLovesTheCaps in Game Summaries

This was quite an interesting game. I'll admit, I had a bad feeling at the beginning. The flyers have always been tough for the Capitals, everytime they've played them. Philadelphia just fired their coach John Stevens yesterday, with a new coach on board, I think all the Caps fans expected a huge start for this team, kind of like a trial run, for the coach to get to know the players' styles and for the players to get a feel for their new bench mate's system. Luckily we were wrong. Within the first minute of the game, a bad pass by Chris Pronger resulted in a take-a-way by the Capitals and a first period goal. That was the start of the Flyers demise. After tying the game 1-1, Capitals' Matt Bradley makes a legal hit on Flyers' David Carcillo. In retaliation, Carcillo cross checks Bradley as he tries to get up, instigates a fight and sucker punches him in the face. Bradley was a bit dizzy when he got up and needed help off the ice. Carcillo was given 2 minutes for crosschecking, 2 for instigation, 5 minute major and a 10 minute game misconduct. He was ejected from the game, but further penalization has not been discussed. The Caps went on a 9 minute powerplay and scored 3 goals within that time. Fleischmann, Green and Laich all got their names on the board, Green and Flash continuing to get 2 more each as the game goes on. Chris Clark and Nicklas Backstrom both got theirs in the 2nd period, and David Steckel placed the cherry on top of a perfect game with his first goal of the season in the 3rd. All in all, it was a great game. Philadelphia had another goal on an outstanding Jose Theodore in the 3rd as well.

The Capitals have Tampa Bay to face on Monday. Puck drops at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully they can continue this winning streak for another two points. Ovechkin should be back in the line up depending on how his knee feels. --LindseyLovesTheCaps

Game 7 Live Blog

Posted on April 22, 2008
by Gene in Game Summaries

Pre-game

Flyers are suiting up bruiser Steve Downie. Downie is best know for being a goon, and his hit on Dean McAmmond that landed him a 20 game suspension.
The pressure is all on the Flyers tonight. Will they come flying or dead like the past two games?
Can the Caps stay out of the box this game and avoid the dumb too many men on the ice penalty? Flyers PP unit is converting 20% of it’s chances.
Caps must shut down the Briere-Prospal-Hartnell line tonight. They have collectively owned the Caps so far in the series.
I don’t know how much more I can rave about the Semin-Backstrom-Laich line. They’re on fire and expect them to have another big game tonight.
Ovie finally came through big last night scoring the go ahead goal and the insurance goal in the 3rd period. Will Ovie continue coming up big in the 3rd period (3 goals, 2 of them go ahead goals)?
Just as a heads up, expect a few less updates through out the game than usual, I think I’m going to be way into the game.

1st Period

3:48 Flyers seem to love to commit interference penalties. PP for the Caps.
5:00 Hatcher gets called for anelbow. 5 on 3 PP for the Caps
5:30 Biron has been flashing the glove early.
5:46 GOAL!!! Backstrom scores in the exact same fashion as the Flyers 1st goal last night. They’re still on a 5 on 4 PP.
14:00 Heres Flyers first PP opportunity. The call was weak at best. PPK team needs to step up.
14:30 Flyers tie it up. It barely squeaks by Huets. Caps need to do a better job of clearing a lane in front of Huet so he can see the shot clearly.
16:00 Double minor on Fedorov.
Another penalty on the Caps. A full 2 minutes of 5 on 3. Another weak hooking call made by the refs. This will be the pivotal moment in the game.
WOW! What a great job by the PPK team for the Caps, they killed off the full Fedorov double minor and survived a full 2 minute 5 on 3. I bet the Caps will use the kill as a huge momentum swing just like game 6.

2nd Period

1:35 Refs are loving the hooking call. Caps must convert on this PP to maintain the MO.
2:52 Another hooking call, this time on the Caps. Refs are really calling it tonight tonight. Time for the Caps to adjust and keep the stick off the body.
4:10 Flyers don’t look together, a really bad offsides play on their PP.
9:53 Goal by the Flyers. Huet was knock over by the a defensive player checked into him. Kind of like the regular season goal that was called off on the Caps, but a lot worse.
15:30 What an insane wrister by Ovie. All tied up 2-2.

3rd Period

5:00 Refs are letting the players play and keeping their whistle in check. I’ve seen a few plays which probably would have been called in the 1st.
8:00 So far theres been a lot of back and forth play, nothing in particular to note.
10:00 Caps are starting to get more physical with the Flyers.
14:25 Flers look like they don’t care. Caps are getting chances with ease.
17:30 Great chance, but Ovie couldn’t connect with Fedorov.
It looks like it’s 1988 all over again.

Will we see Ovechkin do his best Dale Hunter impression.
1:10 Hip Hip Huet. He just kept the boys off the tee for the summer.
4:10 Poti called for the trip. The season could end here.
Game, Flyers win. What a series and season by the Caps.

Game 6 Live Blog from my Couch

Posted on April 21, 2008
by Gene in Game Summaries

Pregame Notes:

I don’t have to tell you guys, but todays game is huge for the Caps. How huge? Huge huge. And to understand the scale of huge huge, think sextuplet preggers huge.
Semin is playing great as of late, especially with Backstrom at center. The two have great and are very dynamic together, expect another high production night for their line.
Ove, is well passed due in terms of goals, we’ve seen Ove go through a scoring drought in mid-Feburary but he’s too good of a scorer to only have 1 goal in a series. Expect to see Ovie light the lamp tonight.
Will the Flyers come out hard tonight and get back to the aggressive forecheck that was so successfull for them in games 1-4, or will they come out passive like in game 5?
Can the Caps finally keep Briere off the stat sheet?
Will the Caps continue to get in front of Biron on the PP which has been hot as of late?
Hip Hip Huet!! I’m sorry I called for your head earlier. Can Huet continue making the big saves in the clutch?

1st Period

:30 Great early chance by Semin on net. An early one goal lead would of been huge huge.
2:59 Bradley gets called for interference.
3:49 Costly penalty, Flyers score on a lucky bounce off the backboard, but still, a forward should have had the backdoor closed none the less.
According to the guys on comcast, the team that scores 1st wins 70% of the time in th playoffs.
5:00 What a great save by Huet, he stayed man with the puck and bailed out the two defenseman who were burned on the play.
7:20 Caps are giving the puck up in their defensive zone again, not a good sign for a Caps victory.
8:50 What a great scoring chance for Ove. He can smell that next goal coming to him soon.
13:00 Caps PP. Upshaw called for tripping Fedorov. Bit of a dive on Fedorov’s part, but we’ll take it.
13:30 What a great hit by Green.
14:00 Bad PP by the Caps, they never really got setup on the offensive zone and got only one shot off.
16:30 Another PP for the Caps, hopefully they can do something with this one.
18:30 What the hell is Poti crashing the net on the PP? I guess he’s been watching Green play too much.

2nd Period

1:20 Goal by Briere. It’s official, Caps=Briere’s bitch
Another too many men penalty. The basics boys, the basics.
3 interfence penalties against the Flyers. The Caps need to convert this.
9:30 GOAL. What great passing by the Semin-Backstrom-Laich line. There’s still some life left in the Caps. 2-1
Another GOAL!!! Semin-Backstrom-Laich line again. This time its Semin. Bad rebound on Birons part. 2-2 all even.
Caps are really pouring the pressure on the Flyers and its paying off. The Flyers are looking a little dead on the ice.

3rd Period

:30 The greatest sound any goalie can hear is the ping of the goal post. Caps need to lock down the slot, if they want to prevent another chance like that.
2:45 OVIE!!!!! We all new it was going to happen today!!! What a great pass by Kozlov to put Ovie on the breakaway. 3-2 Caps.
5:47 Caps PP. Let’s get some insurance.
A bad series of penalties by the Caps. Flyers will be on the 4 on 3 and the 5 on 3 PP when their penalty expires. Time for the defense to step it up.
9:15 Great plays by the PPK team. Could prove to be the pivotal stretch in the series.
10:41 GOAALLL!!! OVIE again. What a great PP goal. Assist by Fedorov and Laich. 4 unanswered goals. The pressure is officially on the Flyers for the rest of the series.
Game over, Caps win 4-2. Game 7 tomorrow.

Game 5 Live Blog

Posted on April 19, 2008
by Gene in Game Summaries

Pre-Game

Will Eddie Olzyck think the crowd is 50/50 again?
Can the Caps box out the Flyers offense and prevent 2nd and 3rd chances that cost the Caps game 4?
Will Ovechkin find his scoring touch. Only one goal in the past 4 games?
Can the Caps prevent the Flyers from getting off to a quick lead in the first?
Will Briere continue his dominance on the Caps?

1st Period:

Looks like Bruce Boudreau is keeping the game 4 line ups.
:54 Bad play by Semin, you have play aggressive, but smart in a game like this. You can’t just punch a player in a scrum and expect to get away with it.
3:00 Decent PP kill by the Caps are still allowing the Flyers to get in front of the net and distract Huet.
5:00 Great save by Huet on Briere. Caps are still allowing Flyers to get the quick break out from their zone.
6:10 Interference call on Carter, can the Caps convert.
What the hell, thatshould be a penalty shot for Ovechkin, he was behind all the Phili players when the penalty happened. Oh well, 5-3, Caps need to convert.
7:30 GOALL!! Backstrom on the 5-3 from Semin and Laich. 1-0 Caps, they’re still on the PP. What a great pass by Semin on the goal.
Caps fans are booing whenever Briere touches the puck. Sorry guys, but Philli fans were louder on Ovechkin.
My Olzyck vision is telling me theres a 2:1 ratio of Flyers to Caps fan.
13:00 Pretty good “Flyers Suck” chant going. Semin just barely misses and hits the post on a mini break.
15:00 The Semin-Backstrom-Laich line is getting a lot of good chances today. Don’t be surprised if the get a huge 5 on 5 goal before the night is out.
19:30 Ovechkin is reminding the Flyers where their bench is. What a great hit.
Overall it was a good physical period by the Caps. The defense played great minus one Briere break away.
Caps are leading the hitting 22-9

2nd Period

1:40 SERGEI!!!!! My man crush gets the goal. What a great effort by Kozlov in the corner and a great scree/pick by Ovechkin in front of the goal
A quick goal was what the Caps needed. Let’s see if the D can lock it down now.
8:00 The Flyers just look that today. I’m not seeing them doing anything that made them successfull in the first four games. Only 5 shots on Huet so far.
Wow, I just noticed, Donald Brashear playoff beard is very impressive. I’m very jealous.
10:40 Flyers PP, Can the D throw down the hammer?
12:20 Flyers 5 on 3 for 20 secs. Prospal scores on great pass from Briere. Now the question is was on the clock for the penalty during the goal. If it was Fedorov’s time, it’s 5 on 5, if not it’s a 5-4. Looks like it wasn’t, still Flyers PP. 2-1 Caps
14:31 Caps kill off the remainder of Fedorov’s penalty. C’mon Caps, let’s get some insurance goals.
14:48 Caps PP. What a move by Ove. Get a man in front of Biron!!
16:02 WHAT THE HELL REF?!?!? The puck wasn’t even close to being covered. Bad whistle by the ref.
19:50 Green, gets caught being too agressive in the offensive zone again which leads to a good rush by the Flyers. The man needs to know how to stay defensively responsible.
So far so good, the Caps have managed not to give up the turnovers in their defensive zone which have haunted them over the series.

3rd Period

UNLEASH THE FURY!!!
1:00 Well the Caps just gave up one of those turnovers iwas talking about, good thing the Flyers couldn’t convert.
4:00 Flyers are really giving it to the Caps and getting back t the forecheck that has given them the 3-1 lead in the series
8:00 Interference call. Almost as weak as the Kozlov call the other night, but we’ll take it. Caps PP.
11:00 The refs are f’ing morons. That should be a penalty shot for Bradley. Not a power play. I think the refs need a refresher on when its a normal penalty call and a penalty shot. That’s the second time today they’ve blown that call.
13:00 Two really bad PP’s for the Caps, they had some chances, but no consistent pressure in the offensive zone.
14:30 Great PP goal by Semin from Green. See what happens when you get that much traffic in front of net like that. 3-1 Caps.
15:17 Hatcher scores, 3-2. It’s not over yet boys
Game. 3-2 Caps win! 3-2 Flyers in the Series.
Huet had a great game. Can’t wait for game 6.

Game 4 Live Blog from My Couch

Posted on April 17, 2008
by Gene in Game Summaries

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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