Despite allowing the tying goal midway through the third period, the Washington Capitals (43-21-6-92) defeated the next closest team to them in the division, the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-4 in a shootout.
Alex Ovechkin potted the shootout winner on the Caps third attempt, clinching the two-nil shootout win. Alexander Semin capped his big night with an earlier shootout goal on Carolina goalie Cam Ward.
Ward and Caps goalie Jose Theodore both made several spectacular saves throughout the heavy-hitting contest, but both also allowed a couple of goals they will tell you they should have stopped.
Theodore saved 25 of 29 shots and Ward made 22 saves.
Carolina really came out hitting in the first period, especially fore-checking against the Capitals defense. Washington responded fairly well, as they took a 2-1 lead in the first on goals by Mike Green and Ovechkin.
Ovie's goal was on the power play and his 49th of the season.
The second period was a wild affair, with breakaways aplenty, a ton of penalties and four goals, two by each team.
Alexander Semin notched his 29th of the season, sweeping a rebound of an Ovechkin shot past Ward and Niklas Backstrom banged home his 19th on a beautiful pass by Michael Nylander, who drew both defenders out of the middle of the ice on a power play.
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