Surging Capitals beat Maple Leafs 2-1 (AP)

Don't look now, but the Washington Capitals entered the All-Star break only one point out of first place. Their season seemingly kaput when coach Glen Hanlon was fired on Thanksgiving Day, the Capitals entered the long weekend by winning for the fifth time in six games. Brooks Laich and Viktor Kozlov scored, and Alex Ovechkin assisted on both goals in Thursday night's 2-1 victory over the Toronto...
Publish Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:10:43 PST
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