First Period Update Caps/Leafs

It was a pretty entertaining first period. Although the Caps came out of it down 1-0, after a give away at their blue line was quickly thrown at the net and deflected past Olie by Chad Kilger, they had the better chances in the period. The third and fourth lines did a great job cycling the puck in the offensive zone but simply could not capitalize (no pun intended) on their opportunities. They will wear the Leafs down if they can keep this up and maybe open up the ice a bit more for the first and second lines. Neither team was able to score on the power play. Steve Eminger's penalty was terrible. Those plays have no place in the game and are scary no matter what team you are cheering for. If you did not see it, Eminger boarded Alexei Ponikarovsky from behind after Ponikarovsky beat him to the puck. The Caps were almost down two at the conclusion of this penalty kill when Kyle Wellwood beat Boyd Gordon cleanly on the draw and Hal Gill rung a shot off the crossbar. If the Caps can maintain the energy level from the first and keep generating some chances, they will come behind yet again.