Jeff Schultz, Matt Bradley and Chris Clark scored in an 88-second span of the second period, Semyon Varlamov stopped 22 shots and the Washington Capitals beat the Atlanta Thrashers 5-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win.
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October 22, 2009
You know it's a weird night in Caps land when your scorers are not named Alex, but instead are named Jeff Schultz, Chris Clark, Eric Fehr, Alexandre Giroux (okay, one Alex) and Matt Bradley. The Caps also got lucky which is in itself weird. Luck usually runs against them, not for them, but when Jeff Schultz's 150 foot shot took a weird bounce on the soft ice and popped...
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October 21, 2009
Whatever it is about the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins that convinced Michael Nylander(notes) to go there for conditioning -- and it could be something as simple as the promise of voluminous playing time -- it's a positive move for the Washington Capitals and the potential for this messy, overdue divorce to finally occur.The Capitals announced that Nylander, making $5.5 million this...
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October 23, 2009
D Jeff Schultz, F Eric Fehr, and team captain Chris Clark scored their first goals of the season last night, as the Capitals held off poor third period play and a late Thrashers rally to defeat Atlanta 5-4...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 22, 2009
The Washington Capitals loaned center Michael Nylander to Grand Rapids of the AHL (Detroit's affiliate) this week, in an attempt to find some playing time for the 37-year-old Swede. To what result, at this point, is anyone's guess...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 23, 2009
D Jeff Schultz, F Eric Fehr, and team captain Chris Clark scored their first goals of the season last night, as the Capitals held off poor third period play and a late Thrashers rally to defeat Atlanta 5-4. HC Bruce Boudreau insisted on the need for some secondary line scoring and got it last night.
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October 23, 2009
More photos » by John Bazemore - AP about 14 hours ago: Washington Capitals' Eric Fehr, foreground, is hit from behind by Atlanta Thrashers' Mark Popovic in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Atlanta, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Washington won 5-4. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Browse more photos » On the opening night of the season, Ilya Kovalchuk threw a...
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October 23, 2009
What is the difference between Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Artyukhin you ask? I guess that depends on who you ask. If you are Colin Campbell the difference is about three games...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 22, 2009
It's no surprise that the Capitals are the early front- runners in the Southeast Division. What is a bit more unanticipated is that the Thrashers are right there with them.
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October 22, 2009
Tonight the Washington Capitals were on the road in Phillips Arena to face off against their divisional rivals, the Atlanta Thrashers...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...
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October 22, 2009
Olympic Hockey OddsI'm a big hockey fan as much as I don't watch baseball, football or basketball. I happen to be Washington Capitals fan where we get to enjoy watching the best player on the planet, Alex Ovechkin (who is from Russia), every game. The Caps have and have had other Russian players as well. Its funny how much watching and cheering for Ovechkin and the other...
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