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It took a put-back goal with 12 seconds left by the Caps to force overtime.  With the goalie pulled and having drawn a high-sticking penalty, the 6 on 4 worked for the Caps.  Backstrom wins the faceoff to the right wing Fleischmann, who crosses to Ovechkin at the point.  Ovi’s one-timer is stopped by Price, but he leaves the rebound there for Eric Fehr to

The Caps came into the game reeling from losing 3 in a row and 4 of their last 5.  They had at times during that stretch looked lethargic, disorganized, uninterested in skating hard and winning battles.  Thankfully, that was not the team that showed up to the Verizon Center to play the Sabres, another team that has slowed down as of late. This may have