Pens Lose Their Spark in the Third

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Caps - 15; Pens - 13

Pretty quick back-and-forth action from the very beginning of the game.

Capitals' goalie, Jose Theodore, makes a dumb pass to one of his players in front of the net ... Fedotenko makes a play for it, but a Caps player stops it from going in, then Crosby makes sure it hits the back of the net for the first goal of the game in the first few minutes - his 32nd of the season (SUCK IT, OVECHKIN!).

Malkin has a nice pass to Nick Johnson for a prime scoring opportunity, but he doesn't score and draws a penalty instead. The Pens don't do anything with it.

Knuble scores to tie the game at 1 heading into the last five minutes of the period.

The Penguins finish the period on a power play with several good chances, but come up with nothing.

My thoughts: Brent Johnson is looking pretty sharp so far tonight.

Bob Errey is just itching for a fight while he's between the benches ... kept mentioning Cooke and Ovechkin running into each other on their way to the locker room (I caught it and saw Ovechkin smile at Cooke like it was nothing ... an accident - and Bob's makin somethin outta nothin')!!

I love, love, LOVE the new Penguins "fans" commercial and how Crosby stakes claim to us ... "OUR fans" ...

... have I said 'SUCK IT OVECHKIN' recently?!!

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Caps - 9; Pens - 12

The Caps score within the opening minutes of the period, but Pens answer quickly (only 28 seconds later) with Nick Johnson's first goal of his NHL career - NICE!! No loss in momentum for the Pens!!

Orpik has a really nice check on Ovechkin -- DAMN, RIGHT!!! Then Orpik skates over to visit a ref and show him his bloody nose and ask why a penalty wasn't called on Knuble ... "hey, HEY ... hi, see the blood - none of you caught that?"

Eventually the Pens get a power play again with a lot of nice chances and Letang finally fires it into the back of the net - just missing the PP goal - to take the lead (3-2, Pens).

Letang gets a penalty and unfortunately Ovechkin makes him pay tying the score again (SUCK IT, Ovechkin!).

LOTS of chirping at the end of the period ... I'm getting itchy like Bob ... I wanna see a fight!!

Quote of the period: Bob Errey, "Mike Johnson!" Uh, it's Nick, Bob!! ; P

My observation: is it me or does Nick Johnson look like Fedotenko's "mini-me" (or maybe it's the other way around ... Johnson looks like a pretty big boy!)?!!
FUN FACT of the period: Dupuis received 37 stitches

SHOTS ON GOAL:
Caps - 10; Pens - 13

The period is slow to start, but Caps manage to get a goal early in the period to regain the lead (3-4, Caps).

The Pens take a penalty on an Ovechkin dive and score another goal (3-5, Caps). Theodore has come up solid with key saves from a few prime Penguins shot opportunities.

Its the Pens turn for a power play halfway through the period - no dice!!

Nothing special happens for the rest of the period ... Johnson is pulled for the last seconds of the game and douchebag Ovechkin scores an EN goal making the final score 6-3 (the Pens definitely lost their spark in this period and the outcome illustrates that pretty well).

And the award for the team with the prettiest passing plays WHILE FAILING TO SCORE goes to ... the Pittsburgh Penguins (awarded by my husband John!)!!

My "I LOVE Bob" moment: "Look how small that "C" is ... you could buy that at the 7-11!" Bob talking about Ovechkin's "C" on his jersey. As far as I'm concerned, Ovi deserves a "small 'C'!" SUCK IT, OVECHKIN (I don't care if you did win) ... you're an arrogant shit!!

Alexander Ovechkin



Tomas Fleischmann

Evgeni Malkin