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Capitals Fire on All Cylinders
Washington's Alexander Semin sacrifices his balance for a first-period goal, and there's little Vancouver goalie Roberto Luongo can do except sprawl.
(By Preston Keres -- The Washington Post)
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"Don't ask me that right now," he said with a smile. "He's played there twice and we've won 5-1 both times."
The Capitals out-shot the Canucks 10-2 in the first period and took a 2-1 lead into the intermission on goals from Semin and Green.
Nylander lost control of the puck as he made a strong move to the net. But it went right to Semin, who opened the scoring at 2 minutes 54 seconds with a backhander.
Vancouver defenseman Alexander Elder tied the game 68 seconds later, marking the second straight game the Capitals' opponent scored on its first shot. (Théodore was scored on 26 seconds into Saturday's 4-2 win over Chicago.)
Green's third goal of the season came on the power play at 16:11 and put the Capitals ahead 2-1. They never looked back.
Jurcina, who has one of the hardest shots on the team but rarely unleashes it, made it 3-1 with a blast from the point at 4:17 of the second period. Jurcina had four shots, one more than Ovechkin.
Sixty-six seconds later, Semin's second goal of the night pushed Washington's lead to 4-1. With the precision of a surgeon, Semin snagged the puck out of a scrum near the side of the net and fired the Capitals' 16th shot over Luongo.
Nylander made it 5-1 with a penalty shot, awarded to him after Willie Mitchell fired a stick that was lying on the ice at Nylander while the Capitals center carried the puck. It was Washington's first successful penalty shot since 2005, ending a span six misses (four by Ovechkin). Nylander, normally a stoic man, pumped both fists repeatedly as he returned to bench after scoring his first goal since Jan. 13.
"I hadn't scored in a long time in a game," Nylander said. "It felt like some sort of relief."
