Caps In The Playoffs: Game 5, Round 1: Dominate You Very Much

**Now with video below

It seems we're vacillating between the Caps dominating the Rangers and crushing them on the scoreboard and the Caps dominating the Rangers and the Rangers winning by one goal purely on the strength of their goal tending. Tonight it was the first, as the Caps controlled the play from the outset, scoring four goals (with two waived off) while any time the Rangers threatened Simeon Varlamov stopped them cold.

After the first period the outcome of the game was never in doubt. The only question was in what crazy circus-like way would Alex Ovechkin score a goal. Video hasn't been posted yet, but when it is I'll put it up here. Suffice it to say it involved several goats, a bucket full of mozzarella, and what looked to be an '87 Chyrsler LeBaron.

Although he had a good game, Ovechkin wasn't the story. The entire Caps team out-played New York in every category (again), and this time the difference showed on the scoreboard. The Rangers aren't likely to get dominated like this again in the series, so don't expect any more 4-0 games.

If the Caps continue to put up this kind of team-wide effort, there should be even money on them to win the next two.

Game six will be in New York on Sunday. A couple quick goals in that game will go far towards bringing the series back to Washington for a seventh game.