Caps lose by 4-3 in OT, tied for dead last with TB, but at what cost???

During the first period when Colby Armstrong(PIT) scored the pens second goal of the game capitals goalie Brent Johnson, who had won his previous 2 starts, slid in an awkward position trying to make the save and hurt his knee and is out for 2-4 weeks. Also, later in the game,with the caps up by 1, caps star forward Alex Ovechkin left the game with what appeared to be a groin injury and would not return. Due to club policy word on Ovechkin and Johnson's injuries can't be any more clear than that, though NHLTV analysts said that Ovechkin had a cut in his leg that needed to be stiched, but could not return because the doctors couldn't stitch it fast enough.

In the end this was a game that should have been won by the caps, but they blew it. Not to blame the new coach Boudreau, but when pit scored the tying goal to make it 3-3 with seven seconds left on the PIT power play boudreau sent out center Brooks Laich to take the faceoff, instead of Nicklas Backstrom or Boyd Gordon, who had both won nearly 90 percent of their faceoffs in the game.

Then in OT Sid the Kid set up a play and the puck came loose and to make up for a lackluster game in which he fumbled the puck twice, leading to caps goals, former cap Sergei Gonchar blasted a slapshot right past Goaltender Olie Kolzig and that ended the game.

This means that the caps are now only5 pts away from a playoff spot in the tightly packed Eastern Conference, but need to find a way to win, whilst other teams lose, but for now they are playing better than the struggling division rival TB lightning.

Note: Images of Brent Johnson SId the Kid and ovie.

Notable stats: Crosby(PIT) 2AST, Ovechkin (WAS) GOAL(25), Backstrom (WAS)AST (18), Gonchar GW GOAL(PIT), Brashear(WAS) GOAL(2).