For such a talented Washington Capitals team, it has felt heartbreaking to watch them battling injuries, struggling to hang onto leads scored before the third period and then simply floundering.
The third period has haunted the Capitals, and last night the third against the Ottawa Senators was no different. They started the period with a 3-1 lead, but the Senators outshot them and took the 4-3 overtime win.
Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau lamented, "This was a total collapse by 20 guys. I don't know how to sugarcoat it. We had total control of the game after two periods. They didn't even want to be a part of it. They looked like they wanted to go home."
The Senators scored twice in the third for the tie -- and then Mike Fisher got a puck past Semyon Varlamov in overtime to seal the win for his team.
The Caps had outshot Ottawa 25-15 in the first two periods, but then the Senators stepped up and took control with 18-3.
So what might have been an evening to celebrate -- with Jay Beagle scoring his first careeer NHL goal, turned into an evening with heads lowered and the repeated questioning of how they had let the third period beat them again.
The other Capitals goals were scored by Chris Clark and Brendan Morrison.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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