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The Architect Surveys His Award-Winning Design
April 06, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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On this the morning of the final home game of the Capitals' 2008-09 season, it's an apt time to reflect on how far this franchise and this city have come, in relatively short order, in reorienting hockey's status in the region. Capitals' General Manager George McPhee...
RED ALERT: Capitals preseason starts tomorrow
The Washington Capitals kickoff their 2009 preseason tomorrow against Buffalo. Folks, hockey is back!In case you plan on following as much as you can on Twitter, just make sure you are following a legit account. Tarik from the Washington Post singles out the back to back first round...
The Hariest Post Ever
April 21, 2009 by
Hockey's Ladies of Greatness
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Ahh, playoff traditions. College teams go blonde, the Bears have their mohawks (hopefully to be unveiled tomorrow night,) the Caps grow their beards (and Mike Green rocks the 'hawk), and hair insanity overtakes the hockey leagues of the world. The playoff beard phenomenon has its...
Caps lack power in defeat
October 09, 2009 by
Washington Times
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Two days after taking too many penalties burned the Washington Capitals, not converting the ones they drew ended up being their downfall. The generous New York Rangers offered up nine power-play opportunities and a fluky goal on a dump-in, but the Caps could not take advantage in...
Rangers shut down Ovechkin, beat Capitals, 4-3
October 08, 2009 by
Fox Sports
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Marian Gaborik scored two goals about 2 1/2 minutes apart in the third period, Henrik Lundqvist held Alex Ovechkin without a point, and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night in a rematch of the teams' wild playoff series.
Washington led 3-2...
Schedule, Signings, and Stuff
My apologies for not writing recently. I know it's been quite a month of signings and the new schedule, so here are my thoughts as we get into the slowest part of the hockey calendar.First of all, the free agent signings by the Caps were fantastic. They did not have a lot of...
Caps strike early and often in preseason romp
September 24, 2009 by
Washington Times
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On Monday, Bruce Boudreau felt his top players weren't in sync during the first home preseason game of the season. Seems 48 hours and a couple of practices did the trick. Alex Ovechkin, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin each had three points Wednesday night as...
Broad Street Bulletin
May 06, 2009 by
Cowboys Corner
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Capitals @ Penguins - Game-3: Penguins win 3-2 (OT)
Game-2 saw hat-tricks from Crosby and Ovechkin, and it wouldn't take long for Ovechkin to get rolling in game-3. Just 1:23 into the game, Ovechkin would take advantage when the puck took a strange bounce off the board, catching...
The Lines
May 01, 2009 by
Post Game Heroes
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—CAPITALS vs PENGUINS —
No. 1 line: LW Alex Ovechkin - C Sergei Fedorov - C Viktor Kozlov
No. 1 line: LW Chris Kunitz - C Sidney Crosby - RW Bill Guerin
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No. 2 line: LW Tomas Fleischmann - C Nicklas Backstrom - RW Alex Semin
No. 2 line: LW Ruslan Fedotenko -...
Best 3rd Period This Season
October 15, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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The Washington Capitals played the 3rd period tonight like it mattered. Gee, sometimes that makes the difference between wins and losses so I'm happy they stuck with it and won this game considering they've lost three in a row.My highlights:Alex Ovechkin breaks a long losing...
Offense erupts as Caps top Panthers
21 days ago by
Washington Times
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Thanks in part to a slight lineup tweak by coach Bruce Boudreau, the Washington Capitals exploded for five third-period goals en route to a 7-4 victory against the Florida Panthers on Saturday night at Verizon Center. Mike Knuble and Tomas Fleischmann both had two goals, and Knuble...
Caps vs. Sharks 10-15-2009 Post-Mortem
October 15, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Persistence pays off... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:A.O. with two more goals tonight. For those keeping score at home, he's now all alone in 8th place on the Caps All-Time Scoring list with 434 points. Up next in 7th is St. Calle Johansson with 474 so it is going...
Caps vs. Devils 10-12-2009 Post-Mortem
October 12, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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This will be quick folks because we've got a splitting headache here...Can't really blame this one on penalties.Can't blame this on Jose "Alvin, Simon," Theodore either.Though we're sure somebody, somewhere is either blaming Jeff "Sergeant" Schultz...
GAME ON! Caps @ Bruins 10-1-2009 Post-Mortem
October 01, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Well, it's a start... Onto the Battle Damage Assessment...THE GOOD:Speaking for ourselves and ourselves alone, we're certainly glad we spending $2.8 a season for the next two seasons to get Mike Knuble to stand in front of the net and bang in rebounds on the Power Play like...
The Washington Capitals' 2009-2010 season starts tonight
October 01, 2009 by
William F Yurasko's Blog
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Is This the Year for the Caps? - The PostCapitals Preview 2009 - The PostCapitals season preview - The Wash. TimesLeonsis: Capitals set for dynasty - The Wash. TimesAs one season fades, another begins. I wore my white stars n' stripes Washington Capitals sweater today (with a Nationals...
Pittsburgh and Washington, United (in Successful Rebuilding)
May 02, 2009 by
On Frozen Blog
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The Capitals and Penguins are viewed, understandably, as fierce rivals, but with this second-round meeting in the 2009 NHL postseason, they should also be assessed as Grade A exhibits in how durably quality hockey clubs can be assembled. The fanbase in Toronto, most particularly, should...
Caps keep pedal to floor
October 04, 2009 by
Washington Times
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Well, the opening night performance in Boston by the Washington Capitals certainly wasn't a fluke. The high-flying Caps feted their 2008-09 division title Saturday night at Verizon Center, then proceeded to steamroll a second straight opponent in a 6-4 victory against the Toronto...
Caps win skills competition against Habs to get 2 pts
February 18, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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Caps came out sloppy against the Montreal Canadiens, but persevered to win in the shootout 4-3. The highlight reel of the night was Alex Ovechkin's goal which rivaled "The Goal". Ovie passed to himself off the boards, made Habs defenseman Roman Hamrlik look silly...
That was a fun hockey game to watch
October 27, 2009 by
Pass Shoot Score
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I'm a happy Caps fan this morning as they came out on top in a battle against the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-2 after being down 2-0.I like it when:the Caps net minder, formerly known as Jose Threeormore, plays lights out in net. His glove hand snatched pucks out of the air in between...
Capitals Nip Hawks in OT, Face Sabres Tonight At Verizon
September 21, 2009 by
Bleacher Report
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After the Caps minor leaguers and players returning from injury beat the regular Chicago Black Hawks Saturday night, the home crowd will get to see the pre-season debut of Washington's top line tonight.
According to Capitals Insider, Alex Ovechkin will team with Nicklas Backstrom...
Tonight?s Top Scorers - January 14
January 15, 2009 by
Illegal Curve
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Ryan Getzlaf - Anaheim Ducks
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Kris Versteeg - Chicago Blackhawks -
Pavel Datsyuk - Detroit Red Wings - ...
National Hockey League Game Capsules
October 02, 2009 by
Miami Herald
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Alex Ovechkin got a good start to the season as he had two goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in the season-opener at TD Garden. Ovechkin won his second consecutive Hart Award as the MVP last season and his 56 goals were tops in...
Islanders sink Caps 4-3 in OT
29 days ago by
Washington Times
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Mark Streit converted John Tavares' beautiful centering pass, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 in overtime Friday night at Verizon Center. Tavares had several chances to put up points in the game, and even slammed his stick in frustration at one point...
2008-2009 Caps Season Wrap-Up, Part I
May 27, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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Ok folks, we've put the guitar controller down for now and are now turning our attention to reviewing and wrapping up the 2008-2009 Washington Capitals season. And as we picked through the debris of a season brought to a crashing halt and put back together the wreckage of a season...
Game 5 Caps vs. Penguin Scum 5-9-2009 Wrap Up
May 10, 2009 by
Bleatings From a Caps Nut
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The Local Yokels:(Com)Post: tripped up, bitter, bad memories, playing on. Times: on the brink, same old song, injury replacement, steadiness, yet again. Caps.com.The Neutral Observers:NHL.com: recap, two Russians, no luck, already fixed. AP Wire. CBC. ESPN.com.The Other Side:Pittsburgh...
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