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Brashear scores first goal in 37 games as Capitals roll Islanders

Associated Press

Thursday, December 4, 2008

WASHINGTON -- Tied in the third period, the Washington Capitals desperately needed a goal to put away the New York Islanders. Who would it be? Given the team's injury situation, the choices were slim. Alex Ovechkin was the most obvious candidate. And the least likely? Donald Brashear, who scored his first goal of the season with 13:10 left to boost Washington to a 5-2 victory Thursday night. Brashear, a rugged winger known more for his fighting than his skating, had gone 37 games without a go ...

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