I was late to the game tonight, so I missed Alex Ovechkin's 48-seconds-in goal. I arrived just about the time the team was finishing killing off the boarding call on Nicklas Backstrom ( Read more... )

And that was MUCH better!

Goals went to Semin (Backstrom, Green); Ovechkin (Knuble, BMo); Ovechkin (Knuble, BMo); and Bradley (Jurcina).

( More behind the cut tag... )

I am not going to complain about a DAMN thing tonight! That was a great game. I have no voice left, I had a blast, and the Caps WON 4-2!* The Caps' first goal went to Matt Bradley, assisted by David Steckel and Donald Brashear at 13:26 in the 1st period ( Read more... )

2008 Washington Capitals Opening Night Roster

FORWARDS

#  
Player
Ht.
Wt.
Shoots
Born
Birthplace

19
BACKSTROM, Nicklas
6’0”
183
Left
23-NOV-1987
Gavle, Sweden

10
BRADLEY, Matt
6’3”
201
Right
13-JUN-1978
Stittsville, Ontario

87
BRASHEAR, Donald
6’2”
234
Left
07-JAN-1972
Bedford, Indiana

17
CLARK, Chris
6’0”
196
Right
08-MAR-1976 ( Read more... )

Apart from the serious mishandling of how to get wrist bands and get on line for Ovechkin's autograph - which I almost decided to skip because of the length of time I'd spent on my still-healing knee today - a good time was definitely had. My shirt now has more autographs on it, and not just the ones behind the cut tag. Only rode two coasters, ( Read more... )