Speedy Sabres Curtail Caps’ Modest Streak – The Post
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last night was my first Capitals game of the 2007-2008 season and my first visit to the Verizon Center since the new HD screen was added – it is as good as advertised. It was also the first time I had seen the new uniforms in person and they are great. The Capitals look like the Capitals again.

Having won two exciting games in a row on consecutive days prior to taking yesterday off, I was figuring that our Nation’s Capitals might not be firing on all cylinders. I was right, outside of winning most of the faceoffs (61% it turns out) they didn’t do too much right. Passing was sloppy, shots were not powerful enough and at times they couldn’t get out of their own way. Alex Semin, who has been out of the lineup with a sprained ankle, wasn’t playing too well and probably needs to sit more. Michael Nylander didn’t play well either. While Washington was technically successful on penalty kills, two of Buffalo’s three goals came right after the Sabers powerplay ended. Alex Ovechkin scored the Caps only goal off of his own rebound. It was pretty sweet.

Since my group had a block of tickets, we all got vouchers for free Caps caps bringing the total of my ticket and hat to $21, a good deal. I think most people in the group had never been to a Capitals game before and they seemed to enjoy it.

Lastly, I think that was the best Mites on Ice game I’d ever seen, with Red scoring off the faceoff on a breakaway and White getting off a lot of shots.

Capitals’ mistakes prove costly – The Wash. Times