THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010
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EASTERNCONFERENCE SOUTHEAST W L OL PTS. GF GA Tampa Bay Washington xCarolina Atlanta Florida
4 1 0 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 3 0 2 2 0
Philadelphia N.Y. Rangers New Jersey
Montreal Boston Buffalo Ottawa
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3 0 2 3 1
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Minnesota xVancouver Edmonton
PACIFIC Dallas
xLos Angeles Anaheim Phoenix San Jose
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ATLANTIC W L OL PTS. GF GA N.Y. Islanders 3 1 2 Pittsburgh
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8 20 17 8 23 16 5 11 14 3 14 16 3 10 21
NORTHEAST W L OL PTS. GF GA Toronto
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5 16 19 3 12 21
WESTERNCONFERENCE CENTRAL xChicago Nashville Detroit
Columbus St. Louis
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NORTHWEST W L OL PTS. GF GA Colorado Calgary
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5 16 13 5 14 18 4 12 11
W L OL PTS. GF GA 4 1 0 3 1 0 2 4 1 2 1 2
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One point awarded for overtime losses. x-Late game.
WEDNESDAY’SRESULTS TONI L. SANDYS/THE WASHINGTON POST The puck slides through the legs of Capitals center Tomas Fleischmann (14) during Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to Tim Thomas and the Bruins. Offense starts off in low gear averages three goals BY KATIE CARRERA
If there has been one constant throughout the first six games of theWashington Capitals’ 2010-11 season, it’s that goals have been harder to come by for last sea- son’s Presidents’ Trophy win- ners. Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins was no differ- ent.
Midway through the contest,
the Capitals appeared poised for one of their trademark rallies, and with Verizon Center in a fever pitch after the team com- pleted a string of penalty kills, they peppered the Boston net with shots. But Washington met the de-
fensively dedicated Bruins squad that hung back, clogged up the center of the ice, rarely gave up second- and third-shot chances and simply bided its
In Caps’ 4-2 start, proven lineup
time waiting for the Capitals to make a mistake. “It’s similar to the playoffs we
played againstMontreal,” Tomas Fleischmann said. “The other guys are deep for a long time and they make sure they don’t make mistakes. There aren’t much three-on-twos, two-on-ones; we don’t even have them anymore. That’s the problem and we don’t have the second shots, either.We get one shot but no rebound, and we have to be better than that.” The Capitals (4-2) enter
Thursday’s rematch with the Bruins (3-1) with 18 goals, in- cluding 12 at even strength and four on the power play. Six games into last year’s campaign, they tallied 22 goals, 16 at even strength and six on the power play.
Although it’s not a significant
statistical decline overall, and likely speaks to Washington’s need to find its groove on the power play (4 for 26), the occa- sional struggle to finish on scor- ing chances has not gone unno- ticed by the team. At practice Wednesday, Coach Bruce Bou-
COLLEGES
Maryland wears down determined American
BY KATHY ORTON The field hockey game be-
tween second-rankedMaryland and seventh-ranked American unfoldedprettymuchas expect- ed between two highly ranked teams known for their stingy defense. The Terrapins are limiting
their opponents to less thantwo goalsper game,while theEagles haven’t given upmore than two goals in a game all season. StymiedbythescrappyAmer-
ican defense and the stellar play of Eagles goalkeeper Hannah Weitzman, Maryland failed to generatemuch offense until the secondhalf.That’swhentheTer- rapins’ speed eventually wore downAmericanand they pulled away for a 3-0 win in College Park onWednesday night. Maryland senior Katie
O’Donnell, who was recently honored by theWomen’s Sports Foundation as its sportswoman of the year, scoredapair of goals to extend her ACC career re- cords in goals (87) and points (235). “It’salwaysalittlenerve-rack-
ing to only be one goal up know- ing that a single goal for them puts them even with us,” said O’Donnell, an all-American and three-time ACC offensive player of the year. “Definitely a little nerve-racking, but I had confi- dence in our defense and in our attacking unit to get the job done. . . . We worked our way around it and luckily we were able to find the goals.” American (13-3) came into
the game with plenty of confi- dence, despite Maryland (15-1) dominating the series between the schools,33-1.TheEagleshad won 12 in a row, including a 3-2
victory over Princeton, the only team to beat the Terrapins this season. But Maryland refused to al-
lowAmericanmany scoring op- portunities in the first half. The Eaglesdidn’thave a shot ongoal until just less than six minutes remained inthe first half.Chris- tine Fingerhuth’s shot, which was stopped by Terrapins goal- keeper Melissa Vassalotti, was their only scoring chance before halftime. Meanwhile, Maryland was
sending shot after shot atWeitz- man, and the senior, who has five shutouts this season and ranks thirdintheNCAAingoals against average (0.82), kept de- nying theTerrapins. Weitzman eventually let one
past.O’Donnell tookapass from JillWitmerandsent theball into the net 8 minutes 17 seconds into the game. “She was really, really solid
overall,made some big saves to keep us in it,” American Coach Steve Jennings said of Weitz- man. Maryland, which had scored
a combined 25 goals in its previ- ous threegames,outshotAmeri- can, 18-5, and had 18 penalty corners to the Eagles’ five. Americandidn’tget its firstpen- alty corneruntil26:07 remained in the game. Though the Eagles were de-
nied their second win against a top five opponent this season and American suffered its first loss since Sept. 5, it came away knowing how close it was to a different outcome. “ForawhileI thought: ‘This is
easy. We just need to have that moment,’ ” Weitzman said. “We didn’t seem to catch that mo- ment this game.”
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SOCCERNOTEBOOK
Arundel’s suffocating defense a byproduct of style ‘Total team game,’
not shutouts, the aim for unbeaten Wildcats
BY PAUL TENORIO AND ANDY MARSO
If you ask Arundel Coach Nick
Jauschnegg, there is nothing es- pecially overwhelming about the Wildcats’ defense orwhat they do on the field. In fact, the sixth- ranked boys’ team focuses more on possessing the ball than doing anything special defensively, he said. Yet through 13 games this sea-
son, Arundel’s undefeated record is undoubtedly a result of its defensive efforts. Led by senior goalkeeper Ryan Bagley, the Wildcats (10-0-3) have allowed just three goals all season, regis- tering 10 shutouts. “We don’t stress that as one of
our strengths,” Jauschnegg said. “We try to play a total teamgame. Shutouts are great, a lot of times if you play quality teams you’re going towin if you shut themout, butwedon’tplay for shutouts.We try to limit good looks at the goal, and if we can do that then we have a chance to shut themout.” Arundel features two of the top
players in the county in forward Mike Kovach and center mid- fielder Corbin McCarron, who is still working his way back froma knee strain. “He’s the guy thatmakesus go,”
Jauschnegg said ofMcCarron. Kovach has proven the perfect
target for McCarron’s distribu- tion, scoring 15 goals this season. Until McCarron is fully healthy, though, Arundel faces a chal- lenge against quality sides like Severna Park (9-2-2) and Broad- neck (11-2), both of which could
makemajor noise in the postsea- son. “When this team is mentally
prepared, they play pretty well andwe try to get themasmental- ly prepared as you can,” Jausch- negg said. “How can you not feel confident going into the playoffs when you’ve had such a great season?”
Panthers stay unbeaten The second-ranked Potomac
School girls followed a familiar formula in defeating Sidwell Friends 1-0 on Tuesday: get a goal from freshman Emily Perkinson or senior Campbell Millar, play solid defense and rely on junior goalkeeper Erin Cummings to stop everything else. The Panthers (11-0) have done
it all year, and Tuesday it earned thema victory ina battle between two of the area’s last unbeaten teams. “Sidwell has some pretty tal-
ented forwards and they had some pretty good chances in the first half,” Potomac School Coach Ross McEwen said. “We capital- izedwhenwe had to.” With a game left against Flint
Hill next Tuesday, Potomac School has the inside track in a three-team race with Sidwell (11- 1-2) and No. 10 National Cathe- dral (9-1-1) for the Independent School League AA title. Perkinson and Millar have
been the offensive catalysts, with seven goals apiece through Tues- day. Perkinson scored the lone goal against Sidwell afterLindsay Eckert stole the ball and slotted it to her just inside the box. “It was a one-time, perfect
ball,” Sidwell Friends Coach Ran- dallGoldsborough said of Perkin- son’s shot. “If you were going to have the perfect shot, the one shot that’s going to win a game, thatwas it.”
THETOP10
BOYS River Hill’s only blemishwas a scoreless tie with Wilde Lake. The Hawks have not allowed more than a goal in a game this season and have six shutouts in their last seven games. . . . Clarksburg is averaging more than three goals per game.
1 Episcopal 2 DeMatha
3 Marriotts Ridge 4 River Hill 5 Wilde Lake 6 Arundel 7 Magruder
8 Walter Johnson 9 Clarksburg 10 Northern
Records through Tuesday
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(13-0-1) (16-0) (12-1)
(12-0-1) (11-0-2) (10-0-3) (10-1-1) (9-2-1) (9-2)
(12-1)
10 National Cathedral Records through Tuesday
THETOP10
GIRLS Churchill conceded a late goal in its 3-1 win Tuesday against Gaithersburg, ending a six-game shutout streak. . . . Spalding tied McDonogh (ranked No. 6 in the nation at the time by ESPN Rise) 1-1 on a goal by Maggie Morrison, who leads the team with 18.
1 Severna Park 2 Potomac School 3 Spalding 4 River Hill
5 Good Counsel
6 Bethesda-Chevy Chase 7 O'Connell
8 Walter Johnson 9 Churchill
(10-0-3) (11-0)
(12-3-2) (12-1)
(12-2-1) (9-2)
(11-3-2) (10-2) (8-1-1) (9-1-1)
dreau swapped Fleischmann and rookie Marcus Johansson, with Johansson skating between Brooks Laich and Alexander Semin. “It was just something to look
at, to see the chemistry,” Bou- dreau said, “and we haven’t been scoring anywhere near the pace that we’re capable of. A lot of it, I think, has to do with [the fact that] we’re not getting a lot of offense from our power play, but it’s nothing new.” Perhaps more important for
the Capitals is to keep things simple, pursue second-chance opportunities and rely on out- working opponents along the boards and on the forecheck to create offensive chances, rather than rely on skill alone. Johansson’s goal against the
Bruins was a prime example. Matt Hendricks out-muscled Boston’s Matt Hunwick down lowandfreedupthe puck, which Jason Chimera scooped up be- hind the net and then sent a pretty pass to Johansson atop the crease for the loneWashing- ton goal in the contest.
“I think for us to be more
effective offensively, we have to work harder,”Laich said. “People always talk about our skill, how much skill [we] have. But if you sit there and watch the video, and dissect the video, you see every time we score a goal, it’s because we beat somebody in a race.We beat them with our legs, we beat them in a stick battle on the boards, we win a battle somewhere where the puck comes out and then we have an opportunity and the skill takes over.” Capitals notes: Defenseman
Mike Green said he isn’t ready to return to the lineup and will miss his third straightgamewith an undisclosed upper-body inju- ry. . . . After leaving Tuesday’s game
with the flu, goaltender Michal Neuvirth participated in the full practice Wednesday but said he still didn’t feel well. . . . Forward BoydGordon did not
practice for the second straight day, and Boudreau did not offer an update on his condition.
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Buffalo 4, at Atlanta 1 at Columbus 3, Anaheim 1 Vancouver at Chicago, Late Carolina at Los Angeles, Late
THURSDAY’SGAMES
Washington at Boston, 7 N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 7 Anaheim at Philadelphia, 7 Calgary at Detroit, 7:30 New Jersey at Montreal, 7:30 N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 Dallas at Florida, 7:30 Pittsburgh at Nashville, 8 San Jose at Colorado, 9 Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10
FRIDAY’SGAMES
Calgary at Columbus, 7 Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 7:30 Chicago at St. Louis, 8 Minnesota at Vancouver, 10
HURRICANES5,SHARKS2 Late Tuesday
goal and Cam Ward made 41 saves to help Carolina get its first win on Ameri- can soil, beating San Jose.
CAROLINA ............................... 2 SAN JOSE ................................ 0
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Carolina, E.Staal 2 (LaRose, Babchuk), 5:56 (sh). 2, Carolina, Cole 1 (Gleason, Skinner), 17:35.
SECOND PERIOD Scoring: 3, Carolina, Dwyer 1 (Jokinen, LaRose), 2:43. 4, San Jose, Marleau 1 (Boyle, Thornton), 6:34. 5, San Jose, Marleau 2 (Setoguchi, Murray), 9:46 (pp).
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 6, Carolina, LaRose 1 (E.Staal), 2:11. 7, Carolina, Pitkanen 1 (Kostopoulos, McBain), 7:05.
SHOTS ON GOAL CAROLINA ............................. 10
SAN JOSE ................................ 9 9 19
12 — 31 15 — 43
Power-play opportunities: Carolina 0 of 4; San Jose 1 of 5. Goalies: Carolina,Ward3-2-0 (43 shots-41 saves).San Jose, Niemi 1-2-0 (31-26). A: 17,562 (17,562). T: 2:23.
vs. Thrashers Saturday, 7 Comcast SportsNet
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HIGH SCHOOLS
1 2
2 — 5 0 — 2
Eric Staal scored a short-handed
8 20 15 6 10
5 14 26 3 8 10 3 9 14
BLUEJACKETS3,DUCKS1 Rick Nash scored two goals and
Steve Mason stopped 31 shots to lead Columbus past Anaheim before 9,802 fans — the smallest crowd ever to see a Blue Jackets home game. Derek Mac- Kenzie also scored for Columbus, which had been pushed around in a 5-2 loss to Chicago last week in its home opener.
ANAHEIM ................................ 0 COLUMBUS .............................. 0
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Columbus, MacKenzie 2, 3:32. 2, Columbus, Nash 2 (Huselius, Vermette), 4:43.
THIRD PERIOD Scoring: 3, Anaheim, Selanne 3 (Blake, Visnovsky), :58. 4, Columbus, Nash 3, 19:32 (en).
SHOTS ON GOAL ANAHEIM .............................. 12
COLUMBUS ............................ 10
8 6
12 — 32 6 — 22
Power-play opportunities: Anaheim 0 of 5; Columbus 0 of 3. Goalies: Anaheim, Hiller 2-4-1 (21 shots-19 saves). Columbus, Mason 2-2-0 (32-31). A: 9,802 (18,144). T: 2:23.
SABRES4,THRASHERS1 Tyler Myers and Cody McCormick
0 2
1 — 1 1 — 3
scored early in the second period, and Ryan Miller made 17 saves to help Buffalo end a five-game winless streak with a win over Atlanta. TheSabres, the defending Northeast
Division champions, were 0-4-1 since winning their opener at Ottawa.
BUFFALO ................................. 1 ATLANTA ................................. 0
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Myers 1 (Butler, Roy), 1:30 (pp). 3, Buffalo, McCormick 2 (Gaustad, Rivet), 2:34.
THIRD PERIOD Scoring: 4, Atlanta, Enstrom 2 (Byfuglien, Ladd), 1:47 (pp). 5, Buffalo, Vanek 1 (Stafford, Montador), 10:25.
SHOTS ON GOAL BUFFALO ............................... 11
ATLANTA ................................. 2
16 10
15 — 42 6 — 18
Power-play opportunities: Buffalo 1 of 7; Atlanta 1 of 4. Goalies: Buffalo, Miller 2-3-1 (18 shots-17 saves). Atlanta, Mason 3-3-0 (42-38). A: 8,820 (18,545). T: 2:20.
WILD6,CANUCKS2 Late Tuesday
assists, and Minnesota scored three times on the power play to beat Vancou- ver.
VANCOUVER ........................... 1 MINNESOTA ............................ 3
FIRST PERIOD
Scoring: 1, Vancouver, D.Sedin 5 (H.Sedin, Edler), :58. 2, Minnesota, Zidlicky 1 (Cullen, Miettinen), 6:04 (pp). 3, Minnesota, Latendresse 2 (Falk, Havlat), 7:20. 4, Minne- sota, Clutterbuck 2 (Latendresse, Havlat), 18:10 (pp).
SECOND PERIOD
Scoring: 5, Minnesota, Madden 1 (Burns, Schultz), 7:54. 6, Minnesota, Brunette 2 (Zidlicky, Miettinen), 12:21. 7, Minnesota, Cullen 3 (Koivu, Zidlicky), 13:46 (pp).
THIRD PERIOD
Scoring: 8, Vancouver, D.Sedin 6 (H.Sedin, Samuelsson), 18:31 (pp).
SHOTS ON GOAL VANCOUVER ........................... 7
MINNESOTA .......................... 11
11 7
9 — 27 6 — 24
Power-play opportunities: Vancouver 1 of 6; Minnesota 3 of 3. Goalies: Vancouver, Luongo 1-3-1 (18 shots-12 saves), C.Schneider (0:00 third, 6-6). Minnesota, Back- strom 2-2-1 (27-25). A: 16,806 (18,064). T: 2:27.
CAPITALS’NEXTTHREE
at Bruins Tonight, 7 Comcast SportsNet
0 3
1 — 2 0 — 6
Marek Zidlicky had a goal and two
2 0
1 — 4 1 — 1
FIRST PERIOD Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Ennis 1 (Montador, Butler), 5:03.
Goldsborough bemoaned her
team’s inability to finish despite piling up shots against Potomac School, but also gave credit to Cummings. Cummings made 14 saves for
her ninth shutout in 11 games. She’s replacing Churchill O’Con- nell, who is now a freshman goalkeeper at the University of Virginia.Millarhas signedtoplay
for the Cavaliers next year. Goldsborough said Sidwell
Friends junior Kara Wilson is being recruited by Division I schools, while his other speedy forward who caught McEwen’s eye, Joan Fleischman, is just a sophomore. The pair has com- bined for 25 goals on the season.
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