The Washington Capitals stared a 2-0 series deficit in the face in a hostile environment and emerged with a huge, 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers.
The Capitals pounced on the Rangers early, heading into the first intermission up 2-0.
It was an outstanding effort from the team’s rookie goaltender, who received just his second postseason start. In two games, he has allowed just one goal.
Alexander Semin notched two goals as the Capitals peppered the net with shot after shot in hopes of rebound opportunities, which were plentiful.
The Capitals are now down just 2-1 in the series with pivotal Game 4 set for Wednesday in New York. The team then comes home for Game 5.
Sunday, April 26, 2009 at 9:49 am by Chaitanya
For the Washington Capitals, all of the excitement of earning the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs quickly went by the wayside after a stunning, 4-3 loss to the New York Rangers in the first game of their first round playoff series.
Offense wasn’t the problem, as the Capitals put three goals on the board and more than doubled New York’s number of shots on goal.
However, goaltender Jose Theodore allowed at least three goals that should have been stopped, and it cost them dearly.
He admitted as much after the game, taking the blame for the loss and saying he would come back stronger in Game 2.
Theodore was the big question mark heading into the series, and he certainly didn’t provide any answers with that performance in Game 1.
Saturday, April 18, 2009 at 4:33 pm by Chaitanya
