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Moments later, Fleischmann, who had been robbed by Scott Clemmensen earlier in the game, settled his score with the Devils' goalie. Fleischmann, whom Boudreau said was the best player on the ice for either team, snapped a one-timer from Viktor Kozlov over Clemmensen's glove to put Washington ahead 2-0.
In addition to losing Semin, the Capitals were without center Sergei Fedorov (ankle) and Shaone Morrisonn (groin muscle) for the third consecutive game. But it was who was healthy and not in the lineup that raised eyebrows: Michael Nylander, who had notched only one assist in seven games, was a healthy scratch.
Despite the injuries, Washington jumped to an early 1-0 lead on a power-play goal by Laich, who crashed the net and redirected an Ovechkin wrist shot past Clemmensen 9:52 into the game. The goal was originally credited to Ovechkin.
After Fleischmann's goal, Washington took a 2-0 lead into the third period. But the Capitals couldn't help Theodore get his first shutout since March of last season.
A bad line change left Elias open for breakaway at 11:55 of the third period. Elias broke into the zone alone and snapped a shot between Theodore's pads to make it 2-1. The Capitals have not yielded more than one goal in a period in the past 20 periods.
Theodore took it from there, and Ovechkin scored for the third straight game -- into an empty net -- in the final seconds to clinch the win.
"It's awesome to see José play well," Laich said. "At one point, they were out-shooting us 10-3. José hangs in there and gave us a chance to win."
Capitals Notes: Kozlov's assist on Fleischmann's goal was his 500th career point. He's the 14th Russian-born player to reach the plateau. The Capitals have been out-shot in four of the past five games, including last night. The Devils are expected to start Clemmensen tonight.
