Thrashers Beat Themselves, Help Capitals

More photos » by John Bazemore - AP about 14 hours ago: Washington Capitals' Eric Fehr, foreground, is hit from behind by Atlanta Thrashers' Mark Popovic in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Washington won 5-4. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Browse more photos » On the opening night of the season, Ilya Kovalchuk threw a puck into the crease area and it went off a Tampa defenseman's stick blade (Meszaros?) and into the net. It was lucky. Last night Lady Luck made another visit and this time she favored the visiting team. A puck bounced in off of Rich Peverley who was trying to help out his goalie. Another puck went 180 feet and somehow fooled goaltender Ondrej Pavelec. A third goal resulted from a blown D pairing change that left Colby Armstrong as the only defender on a 3-on-1 break. Even the officials screwed up, resulting in too many players on the ice and a re-do faceoff. It was a weird game. The Thrasher special t...