Nashville Predators Commercial featuring Taylor Swift

This commercial aired during the Super Bowl in the Nashville area, and I finally found the video on The Forechecker:

I saw Taylor at Nissan Pavillion this past summer...and the summer before that and she's great live.

Post-Game: Capitals @ Devils

My afternoon nap lasted three hours longer than I expected and that cut into the 1st period, but never-the-less, the Caps win again and here we go:

• Is it just me or do opposing teams get at least one quality scoring chance while penalty killing? 3/4 is the way it should be great on the power play, but the Caps need to eliminate ALL short-handed opportunties.
• "Mr. Circles" had his first two goal game in over a year (and was named the 1st star of the game). Had Koz not gone down, would he still get three minutes of power play time? Another groin injury? Oh boy.
• With only 18:29 TOI, Alex Ovechkin ended his streak of 20 straight games of 20 minutes or more. February is Ovechkin's lowest point to game ratio (33 to 30).
• Could a 'D' man win the MVP? We might have to be asking ourselves if Greener keeps it up. He's tearing it up with four goals in as many games.

Next up is Anze Kopitar and the Los Angeles Kings.

Pre-Game: Capitals @ Devils

After exploding for 11 goals over the weekend, the Caps head to Jersey to face the 5th best team in goals allowed. Washington is 9-1-2 against the Atlantic Division, but just 1-1-1 against the Devils. With a win, the Capitals can pull within 10 points of the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins, and with a loss, New Jersey can jump Washington in the standings for second place.

With Chris Clark (most likely) out for the season with wrist surgery, the Caps will need increased performances from Eric Fehr and David Steckel. The healthy scratch will probably be Michael Nylander Matt Bradley.

The injury bug seems to cling on to Brent Johnson as well, which forces Michal Neuvirth to be called-up from Hershey. Jose Theodore has just five wins in 19 games against New Jersey and allowed five goals on 33 shots in his last outing against the Devils.

Earlier in the season, the Devils were the only team in the Eastern Conference that Alex Ovechkin had not recorded a multi-point game against...that ended November 14th, and I predict big numbers for the Great 8 in tonight's crucial game.

Post-Game: Capitals vs Senators

Sunday afternoon, Washington decided to play 40 minutes of solid hockey, before letting Ottawa back into the game before winning by a field goal.

• Alex Ovechkin might as well have clinced the MVP award this afternoon after recording his second hat trick of the season. Four shots and three hits including jacking up Ottawa's dirty enforcer, Jarrko Ruutu.
• Seven seconds of powerplay time and two powerplay goals really speaks for itself...but why let up after the first period (0-3 in last two periods).
• Tom Poti's 4:52 of quality penalty-killing was a lifesaver and sorely missed in January and December.
• Alexander Semin- 2 minutes for tripping. When will his mindless penalties outweigh his tremendous offensive talent?
• Sergei Fedorov had three assists for the second time this year. He's got 18 points in 24 games and the Caps are 3-0 when he tallies more than one point.
• Brent Johnson stat line at home: 9-0-1/2.08/.932. Makes you kind of think of this, eh?
• Milan Jurcina's five blocked shots almost gets lost in his stats for the game (+2, 2 PIM). Props.
• Eric Fehr deserves ice time, and this is not the first time I've said this.
• Jeff Schultz went +4...what? He's done that three times in his 144 game career, and is all of as sudden NOT my least favorite Capital...

To wrap it up, I've taken these screen shots:


Diehard fan:


Jersey foul? You decide:



This might as well been a Crosby jersey for what its worth.

Semin...Use the Force!