Rene Bourque committed a holding penalty in the game's first minute, giving Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals enough momentum to last the entire game. In the third period of the losing cause, Bourque lifted his right elbow into the head of Nicklas Backstrom, who had earned assists on all three Capitals goals. "The puck isn't even close," Capitals center Marcus Johansson said. "And it's very, very unnecessary." Bourque went to the penalty box for elbowing, while Backstrom stayed in the game for two more shifts but didn't finish Washington's 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.
