Bruins - Caps

Period 1

Only a minute into the game, Chris Clark gets an easy goal as the puck bounces to the open Clark who quickly puts it away. Even with the goal by Washington the Bruins are looking good, out shooting the Capitals 7-1. This is when the penalties began.

Tenkrat - Elbowing
Chara - Hooking
Sturm - double High-Sticking
Kobasew - Hooking

The last hooking call by Kobasew came with two minutes to go in the double minor to Sturm. Forty seconds into the 5 on 3, Clark gets his second goal of the period as he gets a great cross ice feed from Semin right to the side of the net. Relatively good PK so far tonight, minus the 5 on 3 of course. Shots on goal so far 11-11.

Period 2

Continuing of the PP for Washington as Sturm is still in the box on his double minor. Wideman was just high-sticked in the face by Chris Clark and the he was hooked down, but only the high-sticking penalty is called. Nothing doing on that PP and both teams are at full strength. This period s pretty boring, but there are a couple of good games basketball games on. Currently Ohio State is up 25 points on Central Connecticut and Michigan State is beating Marquette by 12. Back to the game and Alberts drops the gloves with Bradley. All right fight, nothing to special maybe a slight edge to Bradley. The Bruins go on the PP as Chara is held, and off the face-off Chris Clark got away on a break away and scored the short-handed hat trick goal.Still on the power play the Bruins set-up a tic-tac-toe play to Sturm at the side of the net for an easy goal. One minute left in the second period and down 3-1, the Capitals give Boston another PP. With 12 seconds left in the period now, and the Capitals commit another penalty, this time high-sticking and it will be 5-3 in the third period. Shots on goal are 24-21 for Boston.

Period 3

The Bruins set-up the 5 on 3 PP well and Chara was making trouble in front of the net while the Savard passed it out front where Bochenski put in the goal. On the 5 on 4 PP the Bruins go right back to work and Savard feeds Bergeron and he one times it to tie the game 3-3. The goal is under review now, we'll have to wait and see why. Oh well it's a goal for sure! Sturm has taken a bad penalty but the PK unit didn't let Washington record a shot on goal. End to end action with a few good scoring chance by the Bruins, with about four minutes left in the third. Nothing much happened and we are going to OT. Shots on goal are 33-31 for Boston.

OT - Shoot-out

Too busy watching NCAA and hockey to actually type. Nothing much happening and it is looking like penalty shots. Semin just had a great chance with Thomas all alone and he hit the post. Wideman just took a stick to the head again! Just over 30 seconds left in the OT period, and Lewis has called a time out to discuss the PP set-up. A billion shots on net by the Bruins and the period is over. Kolzig may have hurt himself as he slow to get up. Kolzig just got back from a MCL injury and hopefully he is OK. Either way its rally hat time!

1) Semin - SAVE!!

2) Sturm – save

3) Laich - SAVE!!

4) Bergeron - SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5) Ovechkin – score

6) Kessel - SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! BRUINS WIN!!!!!!!

3 Stars:

1) Marc Savard (3a)

2) Chris Clark (3g)

3) Phil Kessel (GW)