Backstrom's hat trick lifts Caps in OT, 6-5

truebluefan · Apr 18, 2010

Nothing the Capitals do is a surprise anymore.

Down three goals late in the second period to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of a Stanley Cup playoff first-round series on Saturday night, they somehow rallied to tie the game.

The comeback mirrored two during the regular season against both the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks – games the Caps also trailed by three goals late in the second period. But this time Washington added a degree-of-difficulty twist: Shaking off a deflating score with just 5 minutes, 8 seconds remaining in the third period by Montreal center Tomas Plekanec, who by dispensing one nightmare goal after another is quickly becoming the Freddy Krueger of this series.
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Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sports/game2-capitals-canadiens-91275909.html#ixzz0lUfUJvzJ

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