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March 26, 2010, Friday
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THE Washington Capitals maintained their unbeaten record against Pittsburgh this season with a 4-3 shootout win over the Penguins on Wednesday.
After a scoreless first period, Washington's Mike Knuble opened the scoring at 1:09 of the second before Max Talbot and Bill Guerin replied for the Penguins.
Alexander Semin and Eric Fehr restored the Caps' lead in the third period but Jordan Staal's goal with just over three minutes left in regulation sent the game into overtime.
With no goals in the extra session, the game went into a shootout where Knuble notched the game-winner in the fourth round.
"You just bury your head and shoot it," Knuble said. "It's fun because it's the first time it has happened to me and I doubt I'll ever get that chance again."
It was Washington's third win in three meetings with the Pens this season.
Washington's Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby both failed to score in regulation but registered one assist apiece. Crosby has gone six games without a goal.
Washington (49-14-10) moved a step closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference while the second-placed Penguins (42-25-7) lost their third in a row.
Washington goaltender Jose Theodore made 39 saves and made two key stops in the shootout after allowing goals on the first two Pittsburgh attempts.
"I don't know how often you get down 2-0 in a shootout and you come back," said Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau.
"It's thinking: 'Oh man, we're done, there's no way.' But I don't think we ever think that. I think that's the kind of group we have."
In Denver, Peter Mueller and Chris Stewart had shootout goals for the Colorado Avalanche after the Los Angeles Kings overcame a late two-goal deficit to force overtime.
Los Angeles' Ryan Smyth had a chance to extend the shootout, but his shot clanged off the goal post to end the game at 4-3 for the Avs.
Matt Hendricks, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny scored first-period goals, leading Los Angeles to pull starting goalie Jonathan Quick in favor of Erik Ersberg.
Alexander Frolov tied it on a power play with 1:21 left in regulation, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty also scored for Los Angeles.
In Detroit, Valtteri Filppula scored with 6:49 left and added an empty-net goal, and Jimmy Howard made 30 saves to help the Red Wings move four points ahead of Calgary for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 win over the Blues.
In other NHL action, it was: Sabres 3, Canadiens 2, SO; and Rangers 5, Islanders 0.
After a scoreless first period, Washington's Mike Knuble opened the scoring at 1:09 of the second before Max Talbot and Bill Guerin replied for the Penguins.
Alexander Semin and Eric Fehr restored the Caps' lead in the third period but Jordan Staal's goal with just over three minutes left in regulation sent the game into overtime.
With no goals in the extra session, the game went into a shootout where Knuble notched the game-winner in the fourth round.
"You just bury your head and shoot it," Knuble said. "It's fun because it's the first time it has happened to me and I doubt I'll ever get that chance again."
It was Washington's third win in three meetings with the Pens this season.
Washington's Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby both failed to score in regulation but registered one assist apiece. Crosby has gone six games without a goal.
Washington (49-14-10) moved a step closer to clinching the top seed in the Eastern Conference while the second-placed Penguins (42-25-7) lost their third in a row.
Washington goaltender Jose Theodore made 39 saves and made two key stops in the shootout after allowing goals on the first two Pittsburgh attempts.
"I don't know how often you get down 2-0 in a shootout and you come back," said Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau.
"It's thinking: 'Oh man, we're done, there's no way.' But I don't think we ever think that. I think that's the kind of group we have."
In Denver, Peter Mueller and Chris Stewart had shootout goals for the Colorado Avalanche after the Los Angeles Kings overcame a late two-goal deficit to force overtime.
Los Angeles' Ryan Smyth had a chance to extend the shootout, but his shot clanged off the goal post to end the game at 4-3 for the Avs.
Matt Hendricks, Milan Hejduk and Paul Stastny scored first-period goals, leading Los Angeles to pull starting goalie Jonathan Quick in favor of Erik Ersberg.
Alexander Frolov tied it on a power play with 1:21 left in regulation, and Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty also scored for Los Angeles.
In Detroit, Valtteri Filppula scored with 6:49 left and added an empty-net goal, and Jimmy Howard made 30 saves to help the Red Wings move four points ahead of Calgary for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 win over the Blues.
In other NHL action, it was: Sabres 3, Canadiens 2, SO; and Rangers 5, Islanders 0.
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