Zednik scores twice in Capitals' victory

Canadian Press
10/31/2006 12:06:00 AM

CALGARY (CP) - Richard Zednik scored his first two goals of the season Monday night to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Zednik was recently demoted recently to Washington's fourth line, but it was that trio that connected with 4:06 left in the second period to break a 1-1 tie and give the Capitals a lead they wouldn't relinquish.

Gritty work along the end boards by Donald Brashear and Boyd Gordon helped work the puck free to Zednik behind the Flames net, where he fended off defenceman Andrew Ference and curled out in front, squeezing a shot through the pads of Miikka Kiprusoff.

Zednik scored the eventual game winner at 10:27 of the third when Alexander Ovechkin's pass sent him in on a breakaway and he snapped a shot past Kiprusoff, making it 3-1.

Jarome Iginla scored on a breakaway less than two minutes later to get the Flames back to within one, but Calgary could not get the tying goal past Olaf Kolzig, who finished the night with 38 saves.

Dainius Zubrus also scored two for Washington (4-3-4), including an empty netter with 19 seconds left. Ovechkin had two assists.

The Capitals picked up five of eight points on their four-game trek through the Northwest Division and have lost just twice in regulation in their last 10 games (4-2-4).

Kristian Huselius scored the other goal for Calgary (3-6-1). The struggling Flames are 1-4-1 in their last six games and are tied with Columbus for 13th spot in the Western Conference, just one point ahead of the last place Phoenix Coyotes. The Flames head onto the road for three games beginning Wednesday in Detroit.

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