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Bleatings From a Caps Nut:
Ever get that deja vu feeling??? Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:A.O. with another three point night, reclaiming the league lead in points with 21. Would have had more points if his New SOB Line hadn't gotten so pass happy as the game wore on.Only two penalties committed by the Caps tonight, none in the third period. Much better discipline especially as the game began to slip away.2 for 5 on the Power Play tonight. Are they awakening from their slumber?Semyon "The Saviour" Varlamov came up large for the most part in the third period. He hung on as the team in front of him dropped off badly.THE BAD:Jeff "Sergeant" Schultz with two very bad blind passes behind the net tonight for ugly giveaways. Very disappointing to see as we thought he had been playing well recently.Nicklas Backstrom was getting abused in the faceoff circle tonight going 4-10 on draws.THE UGLY:It's not often that an empty net goal ends up being the game winning goal. B...
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â?¦Here are the highlights from last nightâ??s game, in case you missed my previous post:
- The Caps have now won 5 in a row after having dropped 4 in a row.
- Nicklas Backstrom had 4 points last night to snap his mini 3 game scoring slump.
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