Backstrom's efforts erase Capitals' two-goal deficit

The Washington Capitals didn't see a two-goal deficit in their first nine games, but they have in each of the past two. It has been just the right situation for them to flourish. Nicklas Backstrom shrugged off a recent slump with a four-point night, and Jose Theodore counted a third-period stop on a penalty shot among his 41 saves in a 4-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night at Verizon Center. "The first two periods [we] were down 2-0 and didn't play good at all," Backstrom said. "After [not scoring] on the five-on-three, we got a little angry ... Email </a