Caps Win 6-4!

Regular hockey season is over. We went to the final home game (second to last game of the season). The Caps beat the Atlanta Thrashers by a score of 6-4. It was an exciting game. The first Thrashers goal came 11 seconds into the game; needless to say, we thought we might be leaving early. However, the Caps persevered and came out winners. Olie Kolzig was the definitely a game star, saving 38 out of 42 shots on goal; Matt Pettinger had two goals; and rookie phenom Alexander Ovechkin scored his 52nd goal of the season. Let me put 52 goals in one season into perspective. Only two seasoned players had more goals this year: Jonathan Cheechoo (San Jose) with 56 goals and Jaromir Jagr (NY Rangers) with 54 goals. Ovechkin is just the second NHL rookie to post 50 goals and 100 points. Lest you think I'm overly fawning, expand "Player Notes" under his profile.

So, out of my eleven game season ticket package, I only saw three winning games. Please don't calculate my ROI.