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Article: Caps: 0 Goals, 1 Point; Tabaracci Makes Tight Strategy Work; Capitals 0, Flames 0
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- The Washington Post
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- October 31, 1998
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The Washington Capitals skated onto the ice tonight resolved
not to let their game against the Calgary Flames turn into an
open-ice affair as their game with the Edmonton Oilers -- an 8-2
drubbing -- did two nights before. With eight injured players, the
Capitals did not have the personnel to get into an end-to-end
contest, so they determined the best chance they had to win or tie
was to keep the score low.
They succeeded. The Capitals skated to their second scoreless
tie in franchise history, and although the 0-0 overtime game wasn't
exactly exciting, it accomplished Washington's goal of the evening:
to leave Saddledome with one more point in the standings. The
previous scoreless tie ...