Article: No success on power play in Game 2.(SPORTS)(CAPITALS NOTES)

Byline: Stephen Whyno, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Washington Capitals missed plenty of opportunities to get on the scoreboard against the Philadelphia Flyers in yesterday's 2-0 loss, but the most glaring area was on the power play.

Given six chances with the extra skater, the Caps managed only eight shots, effectively wasting 10:13 and many openings to blunt the Flyers' momentum.

The reasons the power play faltered varied from an inability to connect on shots just outside the crease to Flyers goalie Martin Biron, who was Philadelphia's best penalty killer. The Caps just couldn't get into a rhythm in 5-on-4 play. Left wing Alex Ovechkin described ...

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