No Go For The Pens

Although they put up a good fight tonight the Penguins could not defeat the Capitals. The first goal of the night was scored by Mike Knuble of the Capitals with an assist from Alex Ovechkin and Nicholas Backstrom. Max Talbot tied up the game with assists from Brooks Orpik and Craig Adams followed by another Pens goal by Bill Guerin assisted by Sidney Crosby and Alexei Ponikarovsky. There was a possiblity that it would be smooth sailing after that for the Pens but the Caps would never let that happen.
Semin and Fehr each scored goals in the third, the Caps pulling ahead, but Jordan Staal smacked one in to tie the game. There was no score in overtime and thus the shootout began. Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby put their pucks into the net but Bill Guerin missed his. Although Backstrom missed his goal Ovechkin and Semin didn't, forcing the shootout to go on to another turn. Kunitz failed to make anything of his goal and then came along Mike Knuble (who by the way has NEVER scored a shootout goal) to win the game for the Caps.
Shame shame. We thought maybe the Penguins were going to show up the Caps but no such luck.
The Capitals will be in Carolina tomorrow for a game against the Canes and the Pens are on break until Saturday when they take on Chris Pronger and the Flyers at Mellon Arena.

Well that's all for tonight folks. See you tomorrow for more hockey blah blah BLAH.