capitals 3 - bruins 1

The Bruins rolled into Washington last night to take on the player tandem of Alexander-Ovechkin-and-everybody-else. Manny Fernandez got the start and played a decent game for the B's, but his counterpart at the other end of the ice, Brent Johnson, put on a goaltending clinic that few in the league could parallel.

In a 33-save performance, Johnson robbed players with point blank shots, breakaways, post-side-tips and screened point shots. He was, simply, spectacular.

The Bruins trailed 2-0 heading into the third before Phil Kessel set up Milan Lucic at the far post. It was as close as the Bruins could get, battling until the final moments, when Washington potted an empty net goal.

The loss breaks the Bruins 5-game win streak. They have won 14 of their last 16 games and this is their first loss in December.

Of Note: Phil Kessel's point streak continues to 13 straight games, the longest point-per-game-streak in the league, presently; The Bruins retain first place in the Eastern Conference.