The Washington Capitals bounced back from a somewhat dreary affair Monday night against Buffalo to sparkle in a 6-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks. The Caps are now 3-1-0 in the pre-season.
Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble each had two goals, with Nicklas Backstrom and Tyler Sloan picking up the other markers.
Goalie Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots in net. The Caps out shot the Hawks 30-28 and went 3-for-6 on the power play.
Knuble was cited by coach Bruce Boudreau for his good play. His first goal bounced off his leg, and the second one he skated around a defenseman and beat goalie Corey Crawford from the high slot.
"He's a meat-and-potatoes guy," Boudreau said. "Coaches love guys like that. It's an element we haven't seen around Washington in a while."
The team travels to New York tonight to face the Rangers at MSG at 7:00 pm. The travel squad information was not available at the time of this post.
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THREE DAY SCHEUDLE
Thursday, Sept. 24
10:00 a.m.: Morning skate/Practice, Kettler Capitals Iceplex
7:00 p.m.: at New York Rangers, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
TV: MSG. Radio: WashingtonCaps.com
Friday, Sept. 25
Day Off
Saturday, Sept. 26
10:00 a.m.: Practice, Kettler Capitals Iceplex
9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.: Capitals Convention, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center
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