Caps came back from 2 goals deficit, beat Flyers 4:2

Shweet! Or is it Swede?

Nicklas sets up Ovi and then scores himself. 1 goal, 3 assists, +3 for Nicky.
Yeah, but... Nicky sucked again on faceoffs, 6 faceoffs wins, 10 faceoffs lost, 38%, horrible... Morrison had 57%, Steckel had 59%, Aucoin had 63%.

Just check Ovi's stats, Backie, 100% on faceoffs! :-)


Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom is congratulated by teammates Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Ovechkin's stats:
2 goals, +3, total ice time 21:00, 24 shifts, average shift 00:52 (awesome!), PP 04:21, even 16:39, 5 shots on goal, 5 attempts blocked, 3 missed, 5 hits, 3 giveaways, faceoffs won 1, faceoffs lost 0, faceoffs percentage 100%.

Ovechkin now tops NHL with 11 goals and trails Kopitar (21) with 19 points (8 assists).


Ovechkin's big hit on Mike Richards at 1:34

Ovechkin with a big hit on Mike Richards, better angle, from sportsnet.ca

A memo to Scott Hartnell who jumped on top of Ovi after Ovechkin hit Richards: don't make Ovi mad, he'll bury you.

As we predicted, Jose is playing outstanding this season, just like Bulin after Huet arrival to Chicago. Varly will have hard time to get another chance. Jose made a difference for sure, Flyers were better for the most of the game, 43 shots on goal vs. 36 by Caps.

Four guys who had the best +3 tonight: Ovechkin, Semin, Green, Backstrom.

Two top d-men in the last 5 games, Schultzie and Green both had 1 assist tonight.


TarikElBashir: There are 11 NHL scouts on the seating chart for tonight's game, including three from the St. Louis Blues.


And St. Louis is in Western conference, hmmmm...

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