Marcus Johansson Takes Advantage of Bruins Sloppy Defense to Score Goal (Video)
The Washington Capitals really took it to the Bruins offensively on Thursday night. But the Bruins didn't respond well, playing some sloppy defense at times. Capitals forward Marcus Johansson took advantage of the poor defensive effort, and more than made up for the absence of Nicklas Bakcstrom with a sweet goal late in the first period. Johansson's goal combined with some...
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April 20, 2012
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April 20, 2012
Capitals level series with Bruins
Marcus Johansson and Alexander Semin scored and Braden Holtby stopped 44 shots as the host Washington Capitals edged the Boston Bruins 2-1 and evened their Eastern Conference quarterfinal at two games apiece.
The 22-year-old Holtby held off a potent Boston attack to pick up his second career playoff victory. The Bruinsoutshot the Capitals by a 45-21 margin.
Washington found enough...
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April 19, 2012
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April 19, 2012
The Washington Capitals — Time To Throw In the Towel?
A little more than a week ago, an article entitled “The Washington Capitals — Hanging By A Thread” chronicled half a dozen reasons why the Capitals playoff chances were fading quickly. Since that date, there’s been little, if any reason, to change that opinion. There are certainly those who will argue that over the period since the 9th of March, the Capitals have...
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March 18, 2012
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March 18, 2012
Mark Stuart Fined For Hit On Marcus Johansson
NEW YORK (March 17, 2012)—Winnipeg Jets defenseman Mark Stuart has been fined $2,500, the maximum allowed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for his late hit on Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson during NHL Game #1061 in Winnipeg on Friday, March 16, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
The incident occurred at 8...
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March 17, 2012
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March 17, 2012
Jets’ Mark Stuart rails Marcus Johansson
George here filling in for Paul, who likes to tell you that he’s filling in for me (go figure, my boss actually sleeps. I did not know that…): Winnipeg Jets defenseman Mark Stuart absolutely railed Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson with a high, hard hit on Friday night:
The Washington Post’s Tarik El-Bashir reports that Johansson is OK, but the Capitals...
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March 17, 2012
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March 17, 2012
Marcus Johansson Player Page
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March 16, 2012
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March 16, 2012
BROADSIDE OF BARNS SAFE
Video: Capitals player misses wide-open net
Have you ever heard the expression, “If it was a snake it would have bit me?” Marcus Johansson of the Washington Capitals knows all too well the meaning of the expression after having found himself all alone in front of a wide open net with the puck on his stick.
As it turns out Johansson was snake bitten when he was unable to bury the golden opportunity. Instead the...
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March 12, 2012
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March 12, 2012
Watch: Zdeno Chara and the best broken glass moments in the NHL
Yesterday, Zdeno Chara shattered the glass on this huge hit on Marcus Johansson. With about 10 minutes left in the first period, Johansson was crunched against the boards by the 6' 9", 260 pound giant. It could have been much worse.Because of this hit, I decided to dig up some more crazy broken glass moments in the NHL and make a video of them on our new Youtube channel...
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March 11, 2012
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March 11, 2012
Zdeno Chara Shatters TD Garden Glass With Punishing Hit on Marcus Johansson (Video)
It was raining glass at TD Garden on Saturday. That's because defenseman Zdeno Chara leveled Marcus Johansson into the boards and shattered the glass during the first period of the Bruins' tilt with the Capitals. A few B's fans were the recipients of the glass shower, but a subsequent thumbs up seemed to indicate that everything was OK. Play was momentarily stopped as...
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March 10, 2012
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March 10, 2012
Capitals' Marcus Johansson elated for Sweden's gold medal at world junior championships
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson never got to enjoy a gold-medal celebration at the world junior championships. In two appearances, including one in which he served as captain of Sweden, he won silver and bronze. So when Sweden beat Russia 1-0 in overtime for gold at ...
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January 06, 2012
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