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Article: Caps Rebound on Road; First Point of the Season Earned on Zednik's Late Goal; Capitals 3, Hurricanes 3
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- The Washington Post
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- October 8, 2000
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There's nothing good about playing hockey games on back-to-back
nights, especially when travel is involved. But the Capitals were
glad to be here tonight, 24 hours after disappointing a home crowd at
MCI Center in the season opener.
The short turnaround between the games didn't allow the Capitals
time to stew about mistakes they had made and opportunities they
missed the previous night. They flew out of the Washington area this
morning and did not practice when they arrived here, preferring to be
rested and ready for tonight's game against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Capitals didn't get a win, but they rallied from a two-goal
deficit and earned a 3-3 tie in front of 18,337 at Raleigh ...