Caps' Carlson Continues Strong Playoffs: John Carlson scored one of Washington's two goals in Monday's Game 5 overtime loss to the Rangers in their Eastern Conference semifinals. (Updated 05/07/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
John Carlson has been one of the Caps' best players this postseason and he fired home what should have been the game's winning goal before Washington surrendered the lead. Carlson has been everything Mike Green should be and he will definitely be on radar screens for this fall's drafts. (Updated 05/07/2012).
05/09/2012 22:19 Capitals bounce back, force Game 7
Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.
05/07/2012 22:50 Rangers top Caps in OT, lead 3-2
Marc Staal scored a power-play goal 1:35 into overtime after Brad Richards tied it in the dying seconds of regulation to lift the New York Rangers to a stunning 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night.
Carlson took our thoughts to heart and made it to the NHL just two years after being drafted. After he helped Team USA defeat Team Canada at the World Juniors, he has become the next best thing to Mike Green in Washington. He is physical and has the partner (Karl Alzner) who can cover for him on the back end when he joins the rush. Carlson inked 37 points in his first year with the Caps and has the potential to put up 60-plus. Consider him as a blue line option on draft day.
(Updated 10/4/11)
