Playoffs 2011: New York New York, the good the bad and the ugly

Sure the Caps entered the Empire State with a 2-0 lead in the series but that didn't mean we were exactly sitting pretty. Nor did it mean finishing the series was going to be anything but easy. After all, we still had to win two. And winning two, in Madison Square Garden was going to be an uphill battle.

Game 3

We shall call this this bad. Being back on home ice the Rangers were pumped. Rightly so. And they came out charging. Ready to go, the scored just about five minutes into the second, giving them the lead. Ovie would score later to tie up the game. And it looked like we had an even match. Of course with every season, comes with some controversial goal. The Rangers scored with seconds to go in the second. But did the buzzer go off before it crossed the line? After review, it was determined the time clock had expired=no goal..The Caps Nation could breath just a little easier.

But even with a little luck, the Caps couldn't pull off the win, no matter how hard they tried this game and when the final buzzer went off, we we staring at our lead cut in half.

The series was now 2-1.

Game 4

Well well well another day, another game. This one would serve to be the good and the ugly.

Lets start with the ugly. And I am just not talking about the Caps. As the Caps entered the third period down by 3, the game, to many was already over. The Rangers were sitting pretty. They had already won the game, the series tied. Right? Think again. We are the Caps, our motto this year seems to be don't give up until that final buzzer. Which explains how, after being down by 3, we soon found ourselves down by 2, then 1, and finally, tied by the end of the game. Yes, we had come back from a three goal deficit to bring the game into over time.

Ah overtime another full period of nerves and such. And all I could do is sit there and watch on my television screen hoping that by some chance we would score and win the game fast. I really didn't want the boys returning to the DC area tied.

But they didn't score, and neither did the Rangers, and so we went into double overtime. The game would come down to one goal, and who ever had enough energy to go on.

By this point the Rangers were looking tired, and while the Caps weren't looking perky themselves, they seemed to have just a little bit more steam in them. And their steam made the difference as Chimera found his way to the net, scoring big, the Caps had come back from a three goal deficit to winning the game all together and bringing the series back to DC, with a 3-1 series lead.

Game 5 is tomorrow back in DC, where we have the chance to win the series.