Caps Claw Panthers

The Caps did what they have been doing most of the season and now 9 times in a row and thats winning with a 1-4 defeat of Florida in Verizon as they played a swell 3rd period and got goaltending help from Neuvirth who got another start and a strong perfromance from allowing just 1 and the Caps get 4 goals ill detail them now. The first was Knuble drivung to the net getting stopped but there was a tasty rebound for Backstrom and he fires it into the back of the net his 22nd from Knuble and Green a PPG. FLorida would tie on a pass acorss the net that was shot in while Neuvirth tried to get position it got past 1-1. It would be that way until a Backstrom slapper gets bobbled by the goalie and Ovie pounces on the rebound fires it off the skate of Knuble and in Knuble's 17th from Ovie and Nik. Then SHlutz slaps a bomb that slies past everuyone and hits top shelf net and thats a mean slapper he unloaded and well placed too his 2nd from Smein and FL:eichman. Then Knuble strikes again wristing a quick shot 5 hole and into the back of the net and he got it off quick giving the goalie little time to see adjust and save and its his 18th from Backstrom. faceoffs 35-26 FLO Hits 19-24 Caps and Green got decked in thois one but i believ he returned to play so i think hes fine i think he just got the wind knocked out of him SHots 36-40 Caps Neuvirth 35 saves and some nice ones especially when he flashed the glove out on a sweet svae. PPs Caps 1-3 FLO 0-5 1st star Nik a G 2 A 2nd Knuble 2 G 1 A Neuvirth 3rd with his 35 svaes. Caps imoprve to 36-12-6 78 pts and they have won twice as many as they have lost .666 winning % Next up Tampa visits DC on Sunday @ 3:00 Caps looking to win ten staright tying the teams record from 1984 SO LETS GO CAPS LETS GO STRAIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE NHL STANDINGS!!!!!!!!!!

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