CAPS FORCE GAME 7!!!

Unbelievable game last night. The Caps fell down 0-2 to the Flyers in Philly but stormed back with 4 unanswered goals to win 4-2 and force a Game 7 tonight back in D.C. They don't call them the cardiac kids for nothing.

It was good to see them not lose their composure and stay the course and fight back. Their first goal was a gem. The outlet pass to Laich and then the pinball like passing b/t Laich, Semin, and Backstrom leading to Backstrom's goal was amazing. The second goal was just as good in that the for the last 7-8 minutes of the second period, the Caps were thoroughly outplaying/out hustling the Flyers. They just turned it on. Backstrom's goal seemed to light a fire under them and it also seemed to put the Flyers back on their heels. It was pretty tremendous the onslaught they put on and it was good to see it payoff with a Semin goal.

Then how fitting was it for OV to get the game winner? After all the chatter about him not scoring, he deflects the incoming pass and then makes a break down center ice and receives the perfect pass from Kozlov that put him in on a breakaway. The exciting thing was the crowd went dead silent as he skated in and you knew something big was going to happen. He beat Biron top shelf and it was awesome how he yelled right in the crowd's face as if to say IN YOUR FACE!!!

The final goal was exciting in that Laich passed to a wide open Ovechkin who one timed a laser past Biron. That thing had to be going like 120 mph. I like the Beninati/Locker broadcast team and Beninati nailed the call. When OV shot, Beninati just yelled "BOOM!!!" Pretty exciting.

The best part is the Caps set up a deciding Game 7 back here at Verizon. You knew the Flyers didn't want to have to come back here. The thing is that we haven't won anything yet and you can bet it will be an intense game. I like our chances not only because we are back in D.C. but the Caps in general don't seem to be pressing the way they did in the first couple of games of these playoffs. They seem more relaxed and know what to expect and ready to play their game. We'll see what happens but I have to say that this is a young and exciting team and I'm looking forward to Game 7.

LETS GO CAPS!!!