Washington Capitals: Caps Comeback Bid Falls Short at New Jersey, Lose in OT

January 25th, 2013 by Barry Leonard Leave a reply »
Four games into the shortened 2013 season, the Washington Capitals have yet to break into the win column. At New Jersey on Friday night, the Caps fell to the Devils 3-2 in overtime. Though still a loss, Washington did earn its first point of the season.

After being down 0-2 through two periods, Washington stormed back with two third-period goals to send the game into extra time.

The Capitals lost in the extra period on a late goal by Ilya Kovalchuk at 4:39 of overtime.

Things started off in a familiar fashion when Stephen Gionta struck for the Devils with a first-period goal. Patrick Elias added a late power-play goal in the second period to give New Jersey a solid two-goal lead that had to have Caps fans feeling nervous.

Washington caught a break in the third period when New Jersey was whistled for five penalties within five minutes. Mike Ribeiro found the back of the net for a power-play goal at 12:45. Mike Green added the game-tying goal just five minutes later.

Despite the positives, the outcome was ...

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