"It's funny what a little fresh, cold Canadian air can do to a Washington Capitals team that has struggled so mightily on the road this season.

Several months' worth of woes and an embarrassing home loss to the New York Islanders a day earlier were erased for at least one night as they waxed the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 on Wednesday night at Bell Centre on the strength of Michal Neuvirth's dominance and some timely offense."