The Washington Capitals delivered a masterclass at both ends of the ice in a 5-1 rout of the previously unbeaten Vancouver Canucks on Monday night. Alexander Semin scored twice and Michael Nylander notched his first goal of the season as he also hit two. "I really don't have any answers for what happened," said the Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo, who surrendered all five goals before sitting out the final period.
"I've got no words. It was a tough game from beginning to end. We'll put it behind us and just dismiss it." Milan Jurcina and a second for Nylander completed the scoring and the Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said of the Canucks: "You could see in the first couple minutes they were tired. "As soon as we got the lead up to 3-1 they were too tired." * Reuters
