Capitals top Hurricanes in SO

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03/14/2009 - Washington, DC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin scored in the shootout, and the Washington Capitals edged division-rival Carolina, 5-4, at Verizon Center.

Semin flipped a forehand shot above Cam Ward's glove for the first goal for Washington, and Ovechkin sealed the win with a wrister through the goaltender's legs.

Semin finished with a goal and three assists in regulation for the Capitals, who have won three straight and snapped a four-game home losing streak. Ovechkin, Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom each had a goal and an assist. Jose Theodore made 28 saves in the win.

Eric Staal had a goal and two assist for Carolina, which has lost three straight since a four-game win streak. Ray Whitney and Erik Cole both notched a goal and an assist, while Niclas Wallin also scored in the loss. Ward stopped 27-of-31 shots in a losing effort.

Carolina struck first. Cole got his second goal since returning to the Hurricanes in a trade with Edmonton, firing a shot from the left circle 9:53 into the contest.

The Caps quickly answered, as Semin fed Green in the slot for an easy one- timer that beat Ward to the glove side just over a minute later. Ovechkin stuffed in a rebound off a Green shot to make it 2-1 while on the power play at 18:01.

Another power-play goal, this one by Semin on a spin-o-rama in the slot, put the Capitals ahead by two at the 1:31 mark of the second.

Staal pulled the Hurricanes to within one on his 33rd of the year 5:57 into the middle frame, but Backstrom scored Washington's third power-play goal to at 12:27.

With just eight seconds left in the second, Whitney made it a 4-3 game with his 23rd goal of the season.

Carolina pulled even midway through the third. Wallin let fly a slap shot from the point, and the puck snuck inside the near post at 10:47. Neither team scored in the final minutes, and the game went to overtime and eventually a shootout, after the Hurricanes squandered a power play opportunity in the extra session.

Game Notes

Ovechkin is 2-for-6 in shootout attempts this season...Washington leads the season series, 3-2...The Caps will now embark on a five-game road trip against Atlanta, Florida, Tampa Bay, Carolina and Toronto.

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Teams that should be in: Michigan State, Indiana
Work left to do: Illinois, Purdue, Michigan, Iowa

Behind the big two, the pecking order might be in a bit of flux. Has Michigan State passed Indiana after handling the Hoosiers in East Lansing? Where is Illinois in that mix? What looked like a four-big league last week could be morphing into five -- and even six is not unthinkable at this point if everything breaks right.

Should be in:

Michigan State [21-8 (8-6), RPI: 20, SOS: 15] The Spartans made it four-for-four on the homestand, a gigantic accomplishment that leaves them in extremely good shape. MSU is only 1-6 on the road and is at Michigan and at Wisconsin to close things out, meaning the date with the Wolverines on Tuesday looms very, very large. Beating Texas early will hold up well, as will the rout of Bradley and the win over BYU, but will 8-8 be enough? It very well could be, as the computer numbers are good, but why chance it?

Indiana [18-9 (8-6), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Hmm ... good thing the last two are at Northwestern and home to Penn State, because IU might want to get both to feel completely safe after dropping its third in the last four, fading after halftime at Michigan State. Who knew the best nonconference win would be over Southern Illinois, which is a gift that keeps on giving for the Hoosiers. The win over Wisconsin also looks good on the mantel.

Work left to do:

Illinois [21-9 (9-6), RPI: 31, SOS: 25] A good performance at Penn State leaves the Illini in pretty good shape. Can they go to Iowa and take care of business to really look on their way? That's a huge game, as there is a possible cluster of teams that will end at 9-7. Illinois beat Bradley, but has lost to Xavier. A 9-7 mark and a semifinals trip in Chicago could be enough with the computer profile hanging in there, but it would be better not to mess around, clinching at least a tie for third.

Purdue [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 47, SOS: 28] Couldn't get it done at Iowa, but did win at Northwestern to put 9-7 squarely in sight. Where does that leave the Boilermakers, though? Even if they beat Minnesota and Northwestern at home, that won't help the computer numbers. Nonconference wins over Virginia, DePaul and Oklahoma are solid, but not spectacular. The Boilers very well might need an upset in the B10 quarters to have a legit claim.

Michigan [19-10 (7-7), RPI: 55, SOS: 53] Well, Michigan did what it needed to do, winning at Minnesota to take control of its fate. The Wolverines have Michigan State and an already-wrapped-up-the-league Ohio State at home to close, so the chances are there. Win both and we can talk. There is no marquee win yet in the profile, and the Wolverines were splattered in several games against name opponents. A mediocre computer profile fueled by a lack of road wins isn't helping, either.

Iowa [16-12 (8-6), RPI: 80, SOS: 64] For the sake of being complete, we'll add Iowa, this season's Stanford. It's plausible that the Hawkeyes could get to 10-6 (at Penn State, vs. Illinois left), but where does that leave them after a gruesome nonconference performance where the best win was over ... Toledo? Iowa State? Cornell?? If they get to 10-6, we can start to look at what they need to do in the B10 tourney, although my gut sense is that they would need to make the final and have knocked off Ohio State or Wisconsin on the way to have any real claim.

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