This Goes To Eleven

Easiest. Headline. Ever.

One of the marks of a good team (I won't say great until they do something in the playoffs) is winning on nights when they don't have their best game. A bit of luck doesn't hurt either. The Caps used that formula against Tampa two nights ago to bring their winning streak to ten games. They gave up a two goal lead in the third period and were the recipients of a few stops by the iron goaltender behind Jose Theodore, before Alex Ovechkin restored the order by scoring the game winning goal with six minutes left.

Last night in Boston the Caps went to eleven. Though the final score was a lopsided 4-1 the game was in doubt through most of the third period. In fact, the Caps were severely out-skated by Boston in the first period to the tune of a 13-5 shot margin and a 1-0 deficit.

No matter. After the first intermission, the Caps just put on their tie-the-game pants, and tied the game. They got some help from the much maligned Theodore who stopped a penalty shot. Then, during the second intermission, the Caps put on their we-crush-you-now pants, and dropped a three spot on the sad sack Bruins.

For those keeping score at home, the Caps now have a...

... 25 point lead on Florida and the rest of the Southeast Division
... 10 point lead on New Jersey and the rest of the Eastern Conference
... 1 point lead on San Jose and the rest of the NHL
... the longest winning streak in the 35 year history of the Washington Capitals

Not bad, eh?