The Sabres played a little flat footed at the opening of this game and the Caps made them pay. The first line in particular was flying all night long and opened the scoring early with a sweet setup from Ovie to Backs who now has 10 goals in 11 game after netting a pair. Green added one to provide the 2-0 lead after one.
Predictably enough, the Sabres found their legs the second period, kept the Caps from getting the puck deep, and picked up a pair of goals. Brendan Morrison's highlight stick between the legs goal kept the Caps one up going into the third.
Coach BB switched up the top line in the third swapping Knuble and Semin - a strategy that paid off as they pressured the Sabres into two penalties and converted both ends of a 5-3 to close out the game.
Five goals on the probable Vezina trophy winning Ryan Miller just days after he shut them out in Buffalo.
A goal and two assists for Ovie who's been dishing off to Backstrom quite a bit lately.
A big game from Erskin who I still think is no better than a 7th D.
Neuvirth got his second straight start and had a good game although a bit of a softie on the first Sabres goal.
The PP is back from the dead after going 0-8 in the last two games
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