Quintin Laing News

The Washington Capitals, as they have so many times this season , dominated through two periods, taking a 3-1 lead into the final frame against the Ottawa Senators Monday evening.

The things a man must do to hold down a job in the National Hockey League - things that leave him with a six-stitch gash over his eye or a broken jaw held together by metal plates.

Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.

After missing more than two weeks with an injury, wasted little time finding the back of the net in his return to the ice.

When the season began, Brendan Morrison was slotted as the Washington Capitals' No.

Quintin Laing, right, had metal plates inserted into his broken jaw. The Washington Capitals expect left wing Quintin Laing to miss up to six weeks with a broken jaw while left wing Alexander Semin is questionable with a right wrist injury.

Matt Bradley was battered and bloodied, but Brooks Laich knew he would earn vengeance.

Capitals' Quintin Laing, left, drives Minnesota's Antti Miettinen into the boards.

But the Capitals prevailed anyway. Getting 23 saves from goaltender Jose Theodore and goals 40 seconds apart from Mathieu Perreault and Quintin Laing, Washington defeated the Panthers for the second time in two nights.

Fleischman rallies Capitals past Panthers 7-4 Eds: APNewsNow. Capitals 7, Panthers 4. AP Photo VZN103, VZN101 By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

Monday is a quiet day in the world of the Washington Capitals, which means no further update on the status of injured superstar Alex Ovechkin.

Boston Bruins center David Krejci is out indefinitely with the swine flu. The NHL team's medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of H1N1 for the 23-year-old Czech, general manager Peter Chiarelli announced on Thursday.

The Washington Capitals will try to end a two-game slide without the services of superstar Alex Ovechkin when they visit the New Jersey Devils for tonight's battle at Prudential Center.

Jarome Iginla is a father and a Flame. So, the Calgary captain understands why some fans are outraged he and his teammates skipped the line last Friday and received H1N1 flu shots -- just one day before the province closed public clinics, blaming a shortage of the vaccine.

The Washington Capitals announced Monday that Ovechkin is week-to-week with an upper-body strain.

Eds: APNewsNow. Blue Jackets 5, Capitals 4. AP Photo VZN102, VZN101 WASHINGTON R.J. Umberger scored his second goal of the game on a power play 1:45 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

For the better part of two weeks, the Washington Capitals had been eking out wins over opponents they should have beaten convincingly.

On Friday night, it caught up to them on home ice against one of the league's worst clubs.

The Capitals surrendered a one-goal lead late in the second period, then defenseman Mark Streit of the New York Islanders hammered a shot past goaltender Jose Theodore 53 seconds into overtime to hand the Capitals a humbling, miscue-riddled 4-3 defeat.

The victory was only the Islanders' third of the season and it halted Washington's six-game wining streak, stunning a capacity crowd at Verizon Center.

Alex Ovechkin got Washington off to a good start. Semyon Varlamov bailed out the Capitals the rest of the way.

The Washington Capitals may be the illness of the NHL Eastern Conference, but even they aren't immune from the H1N1 virus.

The death of 13-year-old Evan Frustaglio from the H1N1 flu virus hit hard for one Toronto Maple Leafs player.