Stars end Capitals’ home win streak at 13
Written by on March 8th, 2010 in Latest News.
Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin is stopped by Stars goalie Marty Turco on a first-period scoring chance. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Preaching a cool approach from behind the bench, Marc Crawford is starting to see the rewards on the ice.
He watched his Dallas Stars overcome a 2-0 deficit Monday night to force overtime in Washington and stand up to the likes of Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin in the shootout.
Then, after goalie Marty Turco denied former Star Brendan Morrison in Round 5, Loui Eriksson went forehand to backhand, stopped in the crease and tucked the puck past a fallen Semyon Varlamov for a 2-1 Dallas win.
A Verizon Center gathering of 18,277 went silent as the Capitals’ franchise record 13-game home win streak had come to an end.
Spoiled in Washington’s sixth home loss of the season was a two-goal performance by Ovechkin, now tied for the NHL lead at 44 with rival Sidney Crosby .
More to come
