The Caps went into RBC Center with lots of momentum, even without two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin. But what they got what a 4-3 OT loss and another shaky performance by Semyon Varlamov, especially on the game-winning goal by Ray Whitney.
Taking a 2-1 lead (with both goals coming from former 'Cane Joe Corvo) into the third, Carolina turned on the pressure with a tying goal from Brett Carson. Then, during a four-on-four, Mike Green got caught in the offensive zone -- leading to a Chad LaRose breakaway that gave the home team a 3-2 lead with 1:35 remaining. But Eric Fehr tied the game with 9.5 seconds left with Varlamov pulled and the Caps storming the crease.
Unfortunately, Whitney took away any hope for a somewhat miraculous win. That being said, the point the Caps earned pulled them closer to the top seed in the Eastern Conference -- although both the Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils gains points tonight.
And it also showed that, most likely, Jose Theodore will be the top goalie once the postseason begins in mid-April.
March 18, 2010
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