GAME THREAD: NHL: CAROLINA (13-10) at WASHINGTON (7-15)

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CAROLINA 0 1 1
WASHINGTON 2 1 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) MIKE GREEN 5 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, TOM POTI) 3:03
WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 15 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, NICKLAS
BACKSTROM) 6:17
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) MICHAEL NYLANDER 6 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 11:30
CAR - ERIK COLE 4 (CORY STILLMAN) 19:51

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CAR 11 11 22
WAS 15 13 28

GOALIES: CAR - JOHN GRAHAME
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

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Carolina 0 1 --1
Washington 2 1 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Mike Green 5 (power play)
(Michael Nylander, Tom Poti), 3:03. 2, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin
15 (power play) (Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom), 6:17.
Penalties: B Hedican, Car (hooking), 2:48; M Cullen, Car (tripping),
5:19; C Clark, Was (hooking), 11:11.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Michael Nylander 6 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom), 11:30. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 4 (Cory Stillman),
19:51. Penalties: B Hedican, Car (interference), 11:26; J Erskine,
Was (holding stick), 13:50; R Brind'Amour, Car (tripping), 15:33.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 11 11 --22
Washington 15 13 --28
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Goalies : Carolina, John Grahame (28 shots, 25 saves). Washington,
Olaf Kolzig (22 shots, 21 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Greg
Devorski. Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Michel Cormier.</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 1
WASHINGTON 3 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3
3RD PRD: CAR - RAY WHITNEY 11 (GLEN WESLEY) 2:09</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3 15:20 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3 11:50 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3 7:56 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3 3:50 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 3 3:10 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 4
3RD PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 16 (SHAONE MORRISONN) 18:10</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 4 0:46 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 5
3RD PRD: WAS - (SH) (EN) BOYD GORDON 2 (DAVID STECKEL) 19:21</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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CAROLINA 0 1 1 2
WASHINGTON 2 1 2 5 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: WAS - (PP) MIKE GREEN 5 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, TOM POTI) 3:03
WAS - (PP) ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 15 (MICHAEL NYLANDER, NICKLAS
BACKSTROM) 6:17
2ND PRD: WAS - (PP) MICHAEL NYLANDER 6 (NICKLAS BACKSTROM) 11:30
CAR - ERIK COLE 4 (CORY STILLMAN) 19:51
3RD PRD: CAR - RAY WHITNEY 11 (GLEN WESLEY) 2:09
WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 16 (SHAONE MORRISONN) 18:10
WAS - (SH) BOYD GORDON 2 (DAVID STECKEL) 19:21

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: CAR - 0 OF 3, WAS - 3 OF 4.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CAR 11 11 15 37
WAS 15 13 6 34

GOALIES: CAR - JOHN GRAHAME
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, GREG DEVORSKI
LIN - BRAD KOVACHIK, MICHEL CORMIER

ATT: 13,650</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

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Carolina 0 1 1 --2
Washington 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Mike Green 5 (power play)
(Michael Nylander, Tom Poti), 3:03. 2, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin
15 (power play) (Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom), 6:17.
Penalties: B Hedican, Car (hooking), 2:48; M Cullen, Car (tripping),
5:19; C Clark, Was (hooking), 11:11.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Michael Nylander 6 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom), 11:30. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 4 (Cory Stillman),
19:51. Penalties: B Hedican, Car (interference), 11:26; J Erskine,
Was (holding stick), 13:50; R Brind'Amour, Car (tripping), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Carolina, Ray Whitney 11 (Glen Wesley),
2:09. 6, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 16 (Shaone Morrisonn), 18:10.
7, Washington, Boyd Gordon 2 (shorthanded) (David Steckel), 19:21.
Penalties: T Letowski, Car (closing hand on puck), 16:17; M Nylander,
Was (hooking), 16:17; M Green, Was (charging), 19:01.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 11 11 15 --37
Washington 15 13 6 --34
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Power-play Conversions: Carolina - 0 of 3, Washington - 3 of 4.
Goalies : Carolina, John Grahame (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 2-3-1).
Washington, Olaf Kolzig (37 shots, 35 saves; record: 7-10-0). A:
13,650. Referees: Chris Rooney, Greg Devorski. Linesmen: Brad
Kovachik, Michel Cormier.</div>

 

By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and MichaelNylander had a goal and had two assists to lift the WashingtonCapitals to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes onSaturday.


The victory was the Capitals' second straight under interimcoach Bruce Boudreau. Washington defeated the PhiladelphiaFlyers, 4-3, in overtime on Friday, one day after the Capitalsfired then-coach Glen Hanlon.


Washington has now won consecutive games for the first timesince opening the season with three straight wins.

Nylander scored just four seconds after Bret Hedican was sentoff for interference to give the Capitals a 3-0 lead with 8:30remaining in the second period.


It was Nylander's sixth goal of the season.


Ovechkin added his second tally of the night with 1:50 remainingin the third period to give Washington a 4-2 lead. The phemonhas 16 goals - and seven in the past eight games.


Boyd Gordon scored an empty-net goal with 39 seconds remainingto cap the scoring.


Nylander set up Mike Green's goal to open the scoring just overthree minutes into the first period. Nylander alertly fed thedefenseman, who beat Carolina goaltender John Grahame just 15seconds after Hedican received a hooking penalty.


It was Green's fifth goal of the season.


Ovechkin's first goal was set up by Nylander, who backhanded apass to the Russian superstar for the power-play goal. Thetally gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with just 6:17 expired in thesession.


Erik Cole put the Hurricanes on the scoreboard with just nineseconds remaining in the second period. Cole's tally - hisfourth of the season - broke up goaltender Olaf Kolzig's bid fora second shutout against the Hurricanes. The netminder blankedCarolina, 2-0, on October 6.


Ray Whitney scored 2:09 into the third period to cut the deficitto 3-2, but the Hurricanes would not get another one pastKolzig, who finished with 35 saves.


Grahame had 29 saves for Carolina.

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

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Carolina 0 1 1 --2
Washington 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Mike Green 5 (power play)
(Michael Nylander, Tom Poti), 3:03. 2, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin
15 (power play) (Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom), 6:17.
Penalties: F Kaberle, Car (hooking), 2:48; M Cullen, Car (tripping),
5:19; C Clark, Was (hooking), 11:11.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Michael Nylander 6 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom), 11:30. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 4 (Cory Stillman),
19:51. Penalties: B Hedican, Car (interference), 11:26; J Erskine,
Was (holding stick), 13:15; R Brind'Amour, Car (tripping), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Carolina, Ray Whitney 11 (Glen Wesley),
2:09. 6, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 16 (Shaone Morrisonn), 18:10.
7, Washington, Boyd Gordon 2 (shorthanded) (David Steckel), 19:21.
Penalties: T Letowski, Car (closing hand on puck), 16:17; M Nylander,
Was (hooking), 16:17; M Green, Was (charging), 19:01.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 11 11 15 --37
Washington 15 13 6 --34
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Power-play Conversions: Carolina - 0 of 2, Washington - 3 of 4.
Goalies : Carolina, John Grahame (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 2-3-1).
Washington, Olaf Kolzig (37 shots, 35 saves; record: 7-10-0). A:
13,650. Referees: Chris Rooney, Greg Devorski. Linesmen: Brad
Kovachik, Michel Cormier.</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

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CAROLINA 0 1 1 --2
WASHINGTON 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Mike Green 5 (power play)
(Michael Nylander, Tom Poti), 3:03. 2, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin
15 (power play) (Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom), 6:17.
Penalties: F Kaberle, Car (hooking), 2:48; M Cullen, Car (tripping),
5:19; C Clark, Was (hooking), 11:11.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Michael Nylander 6 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom), 11:30. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 4 (Cory Stillman),
19:51. Penalties: B Hedican, Car (interference), 11:26; J Erskine,
Was (holding stick), 13:15; R Brind'Amour, Car (tripping), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Carolina, Ray Whitney 11 (Glen Wesley),
2:09. 6, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 16 (Shaone Morrisonn), 18:10.
7, Washington, Boyd Gordon 2 (shorthanded) (David Steckel), 19:21.
Penalties: T Letowski, Car (closing hand on puck), 16:17; M Nylander,
Was (hooking), 16:17; M Green, Was (charging), 19:01.

Shots on goal:
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CAROLINA 11 11 15 --37
WASHINGTON 15 13 6 --34
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Power-play Conversions: CAR - 0 of 2, WAS - 3 of 4. Goalies :
Carolina, John Grahame (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 2-3-1).
Washington, Olaf Kolzig (37 shots, 35 saves; record: 7-10-0). A:
13,650. Referees: Chris Rooney, Greg Devorski. Linesmen: Brad
Kovachik, Michel Cormier.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

CAROLINA WASHINGTON
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Williams 0 0 -2 2 M Bradley 0 0 even 0
E Staal 0 0 even 3 B Gordon 1 0 +1 1
R Whitney 1 0 even 3 C Clark 0 0 even 1
A Ladd 0 0 even 3 M Pettinger 0 0 -2 2
R Brind'Amour 0 0 -2 2 N Backstrom 0 2 even 1
T Letowski 0 0 even 1 B Pothier 0 0 -1 2
G Wesley 0 1 +1 2 B Laich 0 0 even 4
E Cole 1 0 even 2 M Jurcina 0 0 -1 0
C Adams 0 0 even 0 V Kozlov 0 0 +1 2
D Seidenberg 0 0 -1 2 S Morrisonn 0 1 +1 1
T Gleason 0 0 +1 3 T Poti 0 1 +1 0
F Kaberle 0 0 +1 2 D Steckel 0 1 +1 1
J Hamilton 0 0 even 1 J Erskine 0 0 -1 3
C LaRose 0 0 +1 2 T Fleischmann 0 0 -1 4
B Hedican 0 0 -1 2 M Green 1 0 +1 2
C Stillman 0 1 even 3 A Ovechkin 2 0 even 6
N Wallin 0 0 +1 1 D Brashear 0 0 even 3
M Cullen 0 0 +1 3 M Nylander 1 2 -2 1
D Tanabe FLU S Eminger HEALTHY
M Commodore FINGER INJURY A Semin ANKLE INJURY
J Schultz HEALTHY</div>

 

By Rich Dubroff
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and MichaelNylander had a goal and had two assists to lift the WashingtonCapitals to a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes onSaturday.


The victory was the Capitals' second straight under interimcoach Bruce Boudreau. Washington defeated the PhiladelphiaFlyers, 4-3, in overtime on Friday, one day after the Capitalsfired then-coach Glen Hanlon.


"When you win, you feel more confident, better," Ovechkin said."But it's only two games. ... It's history now."


Washington has now won consecutive games for the first timesince opening the season with three straight wins.

"There's a lot we can improve on," Boudreau said. "And we will.So far, it's a great start."


Nylander scored just four seconds after Bret Hedican was sentoff for interference to give the Capitals a 3-0 lead with 8:30remaining in the second period.


It was Nylander's sixth goal of the season.


"Sometimes you get scoring chances and they don't go in.Sometimes you play terrible and you score," Nylander said.

"We've just got to keep believing we have a strong power play."

Ovechkin added his second tally of the night with 1:50 remainingin the third period to give Washington a 4-2 lead. The phenomhas 16 goals - and seven in the past eight games.


Hurricanes goalie John Grahame was clearly in awe of Ovechkin.

"He's got a tremendous shot. At that stage of the game, you haveto come up with a save to keep it interesting to see if theguys can tie it up 3-3," Grahame said. "Anytime you give atalented player space, he's going to do something good with it."

There was a huge difference in the atmosphere around theCapitals. The players seemed energized with the coaching change- and so far they like playing for Boudreau.


"We feel he's not panicking," Ovechkin said. "He came here totell us to play hard, win battles, show that we don't thinkabout losing. Just think about wins."


Boyd Gordon scored an empty-net goal with 39 seconds remainingto cap the scoring.


Nylander set up Mike Green's goal to open the scoring just overthree minutes into the first period. Nylander alertly fed thedefenseman, who beat Grahame just 15 seconds after Hedicanreceived a hooking penalty.


It was Green's fifth goal of the season.


Hedican wasn't pleased to be reminded that his team gave up twogoals while he was in the penalty box.


"They scored two power-play goals. What do you want me to say?"Hedican said. "You've got to shut their power play down to wingames."


Ovechkin's first goal was set up by Nylander, who backhanded apass to the Russian superstar for the power-play goal. Thetally gave the Capitals a 2-0 lead with just 6:17 expired in thesession.


Erik Cole put the Hurricanes on the scoreboard with just nineseconds remaining in the second period. Cole's tally - hisfourth of the season - broke up goaltender Olaf Kolzig's bid fora second shutout against the Hurricanes. The netminder blankedCarolina, 2-0, on October 6.


Ray Whitney scored 2:09 into the third period to cut the deficitto 3-2, but the Hurricanes would not get another one pastKolzig, who finished with 35 saves.


The Washington netminder tried to caution his teammates aboutgetting over confident.


"All it is is undoing what we've put ourselves in over the lasttwo, three weeks," Kolzig said. "We're far from anything to getexcited about."


Carolina coach Peter Laviolette didn't fault his team's effort,but felt they simply got in too big a hole.


"I don't know if you're asking too much," Laviolette said."You're down three at that point. You either go home - or youfight for it. We fought for it, but the guys came up short."

Grahame had 29 saves for Carolina.

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
CAROLINA 2
WASHINGTON 5</div>

 

NHL: CAROLINA at WASHINGTON

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Carolina 0 1 1 --2
Washington 2 1 2 --5
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Washington, Mike Green 5 (power play)
(Michael Nylander, Tom Poti), 3:03. 2, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin
15 (power play) (Michael Nylander, Nicklas Backstrom), 6:17.
Penalties: B Hedican, Car (hooking), 2:48; M Cullen, Car (tripping),
5:19; C Clark, Was (hooking), 11:11.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Washington, Michael Nylander 6 (power play)
(Nicklas Backstrom), 11:30. 4, Carolina, Erik Cole 4 (Cory Stillman),
19:51. Penalties: B Hedican, Car (interference), 11:26; J Erskine,
Was (holding stick), 13:15; R Brind'Amour, Car (tripping), 15:33.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Carolina, Ray Whitney 11 (Glen Wesley),
2:09. 6, Washington, Alexander Ovechkin 16 (Shaone Morrisonn), 18:10.
7, Washington, Boyd Gordon 2 (shorthanded) (David Steckel), 19:21.
Penalties: T Letowski, Car (closing hand on puck), 16:17; M Nylander,
Was (hooking), 16:17; M Green, Was (charging), 19:01.

Shots on goal:
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Carolina 11 11 15 --37
Washington 15 13 6 --34
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Power-play Conversions: Carolina - 0 of 2, Washington - 3 of 4.
Goalies : Carolina, John Grahame (33 shots, 29 saves; record: 2-3-1).
Washington, Olaf Kolzig (37 shots, 35 saves; record: 7-10-0). A:
13,650. Referees: Chris Rooney, Greg Devorski. Linesmen: Brad
Kovachik, Michel Cormier.</div>