As the second overtime period began on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, I couldn’t help but believe that the Washington Capitals would find some way to win. After the disastrous second period, I never felt like the Caps were out of it and following the glorious third period, I felt as if momentum was on their side. The only real surprise was the unlikely hero.
Mike Gartner
Caps To Retire Gartner’s Eleven
The Washington Capitals announced today that former right winger Mike Gartner’s number 11 will finally be strung from the rafters of the Verizon Center.
From the Washington Capitals PR department: