Caps put together 2 quick scores in 3rd as Red Wings falter again
Posted by GameSetMatch on January 20th, 2010
Forty minutes of Detroit domination wasn’t enough to subdue the streaking Washington Capitals, whose offense finally came to life deep in the third period.
Nicklas Backstrom and Dave Steckel scored 46 seconds apart late in game, rallying the Capitals past the Red Wings 3-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
“They pretty much took it to us the whole game,” Steckel said. “I mean, that’s the bottom line. I thought we could have played better, but to their credit, they prevented us from playing pretty well.”
Until a tripping call on Todd Bertuzzi set the Capitals’ comeback in motion.
Click here to read the full article – By Associated Press of ESPN.com
