The Washington Capitals, as they have so many times this season , dominated through two periods, taking a 3-1 lead into the final frame against the Ottawa Senators Monday evening.
What followed was "a collapse by 20 guys and I don't know how else to sugarcoat it," according to coach Bruce Boudreau after the game.
Ottawa scored twice in the third to tie and Mike Fisher, the NHL's No. 3 star of the week last week, batted home a centering pass from Chris Phillips past Semyon Varlamov (33 saves) in overtime to seal Washington's fate.
The Capitals (13-5-6), tied for the lead in the Eastern Conference with Pittsburgh, lost for the fourth time in five games (1-2-2) during a very trying time on the schedule, and with the accumulation of injuries across the team.
Missing again from the lineup ...
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Capitals-Senators: Caps “Collapse” in Third, Lose to Sens 4-3 in OT
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Dave Nichols in NHLComments Off on Capitals-Senators: Caps “Collapse” in Third, Lose to Sens 4-3 in OT