he will not hesitate to get puck to the net and he knows when and how to get the puck to the net. he is much better on the point into sinai thought he moved the puck not only very well but very quickly. we're going to it aside. we mentioned a good night, we thought-- and so did his coach for alex ovechkin. number 8 was not pleased with it. we thought he have back to being the old alex ovechkin. a close look at him and much, much more on capitals post game live. >> al: don't miss my life 365 with ron thompson, the show that takes you inside the lives of some of the area's most interesting sport figures. this week, get an inside look at redskins hall of famer art monk. watch tomorrow night at 10:30 right here. alan may and al koken back with you on capitals post game live. last night after the cap as it' lost to the montreal canadiens. bruce boudreau bemoaned the fact that they could not get their legs going. and it was not until the third period that they got it going. i thrut it was the same tonight >> alan: they didn't they were fatigued tonight. whereas last night they were not.

the puck's in the corner here. number 1, you need good aggressive puck control. you have to get there ahead of the leafs. bad clear. look at that, nice back side pressure by clark. now, the power play is starting to set up. hold it here. notice the two d up here, two d down there leafs in a box formation. that's why the caps are able to move it at the top of the blue line. goes to ovechkin. ovechkin gets it. pressure, down low to backstrom. now we have it nicely. hold it right here. now what they are trying to dorks look at this. is that -- does that get any prettier, joe, triangulation down low. they are trying it. hold it hearings hold it here. now what happens, a right-left shot able to step out because he is down low. brooks laich, a dandy on the doorstep. acella express, joe, another one. enjoy the journey >> joe: can you say butter tarts on the air >> craig: my favorite things. >> reporter: they sound yummy >> craig: that's all giewey and has to be runny. has to be runny. runny butter tarts >> joe: on comcast sportsnet. boss: ah! thank goodness you're back.

i said man can:he ever side the puck. side to side positionally he is as sound as they get this young net minder here in montreal. >> joe: at times it looks like he is played the game seated in a rocking chair. he is just so poised. and composed. guns this one off the glass to max pacioretty. pacioretty will flex it back to center as we near the five minute mark in this scoreless 1st period. both teams back to full strength. ovechkin hooking away from spacek touches one wide of the goal. trying to catch price napping there. fires that one, a blazer over top of the net minder's head. spacek rolls the center. schultz on patrol. washington continuing to miss the services of blue liner tom poti. and shaone morrisonn. morrisonn was on the trip but not bad after that head injury. >> craig: it's a bad sign when some guys didn't even make this trip tonight and then monday against carolina. like poti, alexander semin. have to be back home to train, which just lengthens their time that they will be out. sounds like no time too soon

it just sort of gets in the way of the puck. then you are looking at dark and dark, and he misses it coming back with his catching glove. travis moen in front of the net. bergeron long range beat varly habs have their first lead of the game. >> joe: marc-andre bergeron, all five previous goals have come in montreal wins. he now has four in the month of november. [ cheers and applause ] . >> joe: bergeron, canadiens with their first lead on the night they have thoroughly erased the 2-0 deficit. mike green wipes out pyatt puts him on the outside of the goal. >> craig: mike green lost an edge when he was on the left side in front of the net. the caps need a big shift here. >> joe: pacioretty wheeling out of the corner. spacek with a goal and an assist looking for hamrlik. his wrister knocked down. number 44 in red already has two assists. backstrom for green. stopped in his tracks by travis moen. as hamrlik will swing. saturday night in montreal, now a happy bell center crowd [ crowd singing ] . >> joe: hamrlik sneaks his way in. >

they want kaberle to be better with the puck and better defensively. the big miss moments ago as that guy, right in the center of the screen, kessel, phil the thrill, right on the doorstep. left side post, watch him come in. good little pass by stajan and that caught him not in the wheel house and he just shanked it off the side of the net. >> joe: numbers since joining the main leafs after the shoald -- the maple leafs, the shoulder has been very goods. brooks laich is going to be excused. matt bradley wins the draw, doing a little bit of everything for the washington capitals >> craig: i have not been in this building for are while but it may be the quietest we have' been since we've been hear >> joe: i'm glad you said it because it's been did he have eningly silent >> craig: yes, so far. >> reporter: kessel can flat out fly down the wing. blocked away by bad lee. it creeps over top in that safety netting. the faceoff comes outside the zone. it deflected off a maple leafs >> craig: still some time left in the power play, 50 seconds. jeff rating offen

consider this kid, 19 years of anal, age -- 30 years of aiming -- 30 years of age, very solid with the puck. i thought john carlson was more physical than i thought he would be. he had a high panic threshold.

and wolfgang puck, the award winning chef and restauranteur who homes many restaurants throughout the united states. paula, this menu included potato and eggplant salad, red lentil soup, potato dumpling or green curry prawns. are you familiar with that? >> not one of them, larry. how about you, dear? none of them sound familiar. ham and potato soup, yes. >> larry: the former white house chef -- hold it, hold it, paula. hold it, paula. >> yes. >> larry: the former white house chef, could an american chef come up with an indian dinner? >> oh, sure. american cuisine is a lot like the american culture. it's got influences from all over the world, none of them dominating but having an influence. this is a lot of familiar and i'm sure paula recognizes collard greens listed further down, pecans are all american, too. >> yes, i was -- >> larry: do you like -- paula, you're talk iing over me. >> yeah, paula, be quiet. >> well, you know, my years at the white house were a bit different. every dessert hand presentation, as you know, and dessert were designed to actually harder visiting country a

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