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New Coach, New Vibe As Caps Win 2nd Straight
Washington forward Alexander Oveckin celebrates his third period goal that clinches Washington's 5-2 win over Carolina on Saturday night. The victory was Washington's second straight, both under interim coach Bruce Boudreau.
(Nick Wass - AP)
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"Coach has stressed that the worst thing you can do is stand still because that makes it easy to cover guys," defenseman Tom Poti said.
[an error occurred while processing this directive]Nylander added: "Everybody has energy right now. We're playing for 60 minutes and not making mistakes."
Mike Green's goal with the extra man was a prime example. He pinched in from the point, took a crossing pass from Nylander and fired a backdoor one-timer past John Grahame to put the Capitals ahead 1-0 only 3:03 into the game. The goal was Green's fifth this season, and second in two games.
Ovechkin made it 2-0 with the Capitals' second power-play goal of the game at 6:17. Nylander sent the all-star winger a perfectly placed pass from the corner and Ovechkin was on target with his one-timer.
Nylander made it 3-0 at 11:30 of the second, again striking on the power play. With Carolina defenseman Bret Hedican again in the penalty box (he was seated there when Green scored), Nylander gathered a loose puck off a face-off and flipped it past Grahame from point-blank range to put the Capitals ahead 3-0.
"If we have success next week, we're right back in it," Boudreau said, referring to a stretch of four games in six days. "That's the way I'm looking at it."
Capitals Notes: Alexander Semin missed his second consecutive game after tweaking his sprained right ankle in practice on Thursday. After suffering the injury during training camp, the high-scoring winger has returned three times only to sit out again. He said he will play Monday.
