First Period

It was a great first period and demonstrated why the playoffs are so awesome to watch. The intensity and level of play cranks up substantially. The Caps dominated the period in about every phase of the game but the Rangers did a good job of weathering the storm. Periods like the first can sometimes be dangerous. How many times do you see the team being dominated get a bounce or simply get an easy goal to turn the game completely around? Henrik Lundquist is clearly in the flow of the game and Jose Theodore has yet to be really tested. The Caps will need to keep the intensity level high and not start to coast.