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Two-Men Troubles – Washington’ersus struggles with the two-man advantage in 2010 have been well documented; the Caps have managed just one objective with the two-man advantage in 2007-08. In Sunday, the only goal this Caps surrendered in the 60 minutes of regulation came with a 5-on-3 power play advantage at the start of the third period.
Near the end of the lengthy two-man advantage that bridged no more the second and beginning of the 3rd periods, Caps goaltender Brent Manley moved to his right to produce two quick and stellar puts a stop to on New Jersey’s Bob Gionta. Johnson covered up to get the Limits a face-off to his proper with just five seconds staying.
The Devils’ Patrik Elias decisioned the Caps’ Boyd Gordon on the draw, earning the puck cleanly back to John Martin at the left point. Martin shoved the disc across for you to Jamie Langenbrunner who teed it up from the high slot and fired a try high to Johnson’s remain side with the precision of a appointed assassin.
Langenbrunner's goal came with one second remaining on Completely new Jersey's two-man advantage.
It was the six 3-on-5 goal surrendered by Wa this season and the seventh 5-on-3 total for the Devils.
Five Spot – Alexander Semin’s third period goal gives him a five-game goal-scoring streak, along with 19 goals on the year. The streak matches a long of his NHL career, some sort of five-game run from Jan. 4-13, 3 years ago. Semin has 13 goals within his last 22 games. After scoring just two targets in his first 16 activities this season, Semin now has 17 ambitions in his last 28 prize draws.
No Balance – Johnson faced merely 10 New Jersey shots on goal in the game’s initial 40 minutes.
He then encountered down 17 shots over the next 11:24. Over the game’ohydrates final 12:46, Velupe saw only two shots, which include John Madden’s game-winner at 4:10 of overtime.
Great Nine – Alex Ovechkin is without a goal throughout five straight games for the first time in exactly a year (Feb. 15-24, 2007), but he has assisted about each of Washington’s last some goals. With his assist on Semin’s goal against the Demons, Ovechkin pulled back into a tie having Pittsburgh’s Evgeni Malkin for the league scoring lead at 82 things.
Ovechkin twice went six online games without scoring a goal throughout his rookie season of 2005-06, the longest he has gone without a objective in his NHL career.
Block That Picture – Caps forward Quintin Laing blocked 3 shots in Sunday’s recreation, giving him 43 impeded shots in 34 online games on the season. Laing is now attached for 20th among all NHL frontward in blocked shots. Every player ahead of Laing on that number has played in at least 59 games this season. Laing and the Blues’ Thomas Johnson (78 blocked photos in 60 games) would be the only two forwards in the world with more blocked shots in comparison with games played.
Scouts Huddle – Washington’s pro scouting staff (Brian MacLellan, Harry Carriere and Jason Fitzsimmons), director connected with amateur scouting (Ross Mahoney) and manager of scouting operations (Kris Wagner) found its way to town on Sunday to ready for Tuesday’s 3 delaware.
m. NHL trade deadline. For an additional 40-plus hours, the group will confer and contemplate possible positions and adjustments to Washington’s list.
Home Hardship – The Caps are 1-2-2 in their five home online games in the month of January. Washington has scored simply just seven goals in those five games, three of them in their lone win, some sort of 3-2 overtime victory over the Rangers on Feb. 10.
Back-to-Back Brookbank Brother Beatings – Brashear dropped the gloves using Carolina’s Wade Brookbank at 13:47 of the first interval in Saturday’s game, and clearly won that decision. Per day later against New Jersey, this veteran left wing held the beatings in the family when he administered a thorough thumping to New Jersey’ersus Sheldon Brookbank, Wade’s brother. Sunday’s Brookbank beatdown arrived at 7:38 from the first frame.
Brashear’s initially period major penalty regarding fighting was the 193rd connected with his NHL career, tops among all active players. No one else is even close; Colorado’s Ian Laperriere is definitely second with just 155.
Brashear’azines bout with New Jersey’ohydrates Brookbank on Sunday was the actual Caps’ fourth fight in the team’ohydrates last 19 games, along with the first in that span that didn't come against the Hurricanes.
Brashear’ohydrates tilts in games on continuous days are his initially since he went with Buffalo’s Andrew Peters and Montreal’s Aaron Downey, respectively, on Dec. 26 and 27, 2006.
A New Full – For the first time this season, the Ottawa Senators do not occupy the top spot from the Eastern Conference standings. With its overtime win in Oregon, the Devils have pressed the Sens down to the second place. New Jersey’s 79 points are the most among Far east Conference clubs, but the Demons have played one more sport than the Senators.
Heavy Duty Marty – New Jersey netminder Martin Brodeur produced his 58th start of the season throughout the District on On the. It was also Brodeur’s Twenty second start in succession.