Capitals 2, Rangers 1, OT
Mike Ribeiro scored 9:24 into overtime, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 2-1 Friday night to regain the momentum - and the lead - in their first-round playoff series.
Ribeiro put in the puck after Troy Brouwer deflected a shot from the blue line.
The Capitals lead the series 3-2. Game 6 is Sunday in New York.
The home team has won every game in the series...
Brouwer Rangers and Other Game 5 Fun
Capitals fans were pumped up and ready for Game 5, including Troy Brouwer's biggest fans.
Rangers vs. Capitals (Game 4)
The New York Rangers host the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match-up starting at 7:30 p.m. The Capitals lead the series 2-1. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.
Rangers Game Notes
TV: MSG; Radio: ESPN Radio (98.7 FM), XM 212
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Script Flips on Caps
Coming into the series, the Rangers main focus was to keep the Capitals high flying power play off the ice by not taking penalties. But now, after the Capitals gave the Blueshirts six power play opportunities in Game 3, it's the team from our Nation's Capital saying they need to stay out of the box (via Washington Post)...
Troy Brouwer...
“Our PK has been great...
Rangers @ Capitals (Game 2)
The New York Rangers visit the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center for Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinals match-up starting at 12:30 p.m. The Capitals lead the series 1-0. For a preview go to Yahoo! Sports.
Rangers Game Notes
TV: NBC; Radio: ESPN Radio (98.7 FM), XM 92
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Washington Capitals Playoff Preview Q & A
Thursday night the #3 seed in the East, the Washington Capitals, take on the #6 seed New York Rangers. Â To get a Caps point of view on this series, we spoke with Kevin Klein (@sickunbelievabl) from JapersRink.com.
1. It doesn’t seem like if would be the Stanley Cup Playoffs unless the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers met in the playoffs. It’s the 4th time in 5 years...
The Capitals are going to be a tough out for the Rangers
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So for the 4th time in 5 years, the Rangers will square off against the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In that time, the Rangers post-season record against the Caps is 8-11. Although there have been some key personnel changes on both sides, not to mention three different head coaches in DC, the song remains the same. The Rangers have...
Getting to Know the Brouwer Rangers
Formerly the Knuble Knights, Red Ranger Ryan and Red Ranger Nathan are avid fans of Caps forward Troy Brouwer.
Capitals 5, Canadiens 1
Troy Brouwer and Alex Ovechkin each scored twice to lead the Washington Capitals past the sagging Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Saturday night.
Nicklas Backstrom also scored for the Capitals, who had an eight-game winning streak stopped in Ottawa on Thursday but rebounded with their 13th win in 16 games.
They stretched their lead over second-place Winnipeg in the Southeast Division...
Mike Augello: Destination Toronto?
The Maple Leafs had a chance to clinch their first post-season berth in nine years if things broke right, but a tired Toronto team struggled in their third game in four nights, losing 5-1 to the red-hot Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on Tuesday.
Jack Hillen, Martin Erat, Troy Brouwer, Marcus Johansson and Alex Ovechkin scored his league leading 28th goal for the Capitals...
Capitals win 8th straight game
Time to start the MVP talk for Alex Ovechkin, who scored his NHL-leading 28th goal, stood up for a teammate who got rammed into the boards, and led the Washington Capitals to their eighth straight win.
The Capitals also managed to play well with a lead for a change and enjoyed a rare dominating win over a team outside their division. The 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Rapid Rewind: A Great Eight. Capitals 5, Maple Leafs 1
Ahahaha is bestttt!!!))) goal!!!! (TWP)
The Washington Capitals won their eighth consecutive game on Tuesday night, mauling the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 inside Verizon Center. Getting goals from Jack Hillen, Alex Ovechkin, Troy Brouwer, Marcus Johansson, and Martin Erat, the Capitals jumped out to a big lead against the opposition for the second game in a row but unlike Saturday...
Capitals 5, Maple Leafs 1
Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 28th goal, and the Washington Capitals enjoyed a rare feeling of dominance outside their division Tuesday night, winning their eighth straight with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Jack Hillen, Martin Erat, Troy Brouwer and Marcus Johansson also scored, and Braden Holtby made 29 saves for the Southeast Division-leading Capitals.
The...
Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1
The Washington Capitals finished off a month's worth of role reversal Thursday night, winning their sixth straight and extending the Carolina Hurricanes' losing streak to seven with a 3-1 victory.
Troy Brouwer and Mike Green scored second-period goals, Brouwer added an empty-netter and Braden Holtby made 43 saves for the Southeast Division leaders almost one month to the...
Rapid Rewind: Going Streaking. Capitals 3, Hurricanes 1
Enjoy that, everyone. (RNO)
The Washington Capitals won their sixth game in a row on Thursday night, defeating the Carolina Hurricanes by a final score of 3-1 inside Verizon Center. After a poor start that saw them down 1-0 early, the Caps got goals from Troy Brouwer, Mike Green, and then Brouwer again to seal off a victory. Braden Holtby made 43 saves in his return to the...
'Canes busted by Caps, drop 7th straight
WASHINGTON (AP) The Washington Capitals finished off a month's worth of role reversal Thursday night, winning their sixth straight and extending the Carolina Hurricanes' losing streak to seven with a 3-1 victory.
Troy Brouwer and Mike Green scored second-period goals, Brouwer added an empty-netter and Braden Holtby made 43 saves for the Southeast Division leaders almost...
Caps down Canes, win 6th in a row
The Washington Capitals are the hottest team in the NHL winning their 6th consecutive game tonight, a 3-1 win over division rival Carolina Hurricanes. Â The Caps were led by goaltender Braden Holtby whp provided sparkling p,at between the pipes, earning several "Holtby" chants from the Verizon Center crowd. Holtby was easily the top player on the ice for the Caps tonight...
Hurricanes’ Joni Pitkanen Stretchered Off Ice After Crashing Into Boards
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Joni Pitkanen suffered a season-ending ankle injury after crashing hard into the boards on an icing call. The Carolina Hurricanes defenseman was rushing to beat Troy Brouwer to the puck, but ended up going feet-first into the boards and severely injuring his ankle. He eventually had to be stretchered off the ice and TSN’s Darren Dreger has reported that heâ...
Canes' Pitkanen hurt on icing play
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen left Tuesday night's game against Washington early with an apparent leg injury.
Pitkanen was hurt with 1:57 left in the second period when he raced down the ice while trying to beat an icing call and collided with the Capitals' Troy Brouwer while hitting the boards.
He writhed on the ice in obvious pain and was taken off on a...
Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen taken off on stretcher after chasing down icing (VIDEO)
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As if we haven’t seen enough players taken off on stretchers recently (get well, Kevin Ware).  During Tuesday’s Carolina Hurricanes-Washington Capitals tilt, Carolina defenseman Joni Pitkanen was chasing down an icing when he went awkwardly into the boards and crumpled to the ground. He and Caps forward Troy Brouwer were hustling in to beat the other to the puck.
There...
Carolina Hurricanes’ Joni Pitkanen stretchered off ice following crash on icing race
Things have been going horribly for the Carolina Hurricanes lately and this injury to Joni Pitkanen is just going to add to their problems.  They are 2-7-1 in their last 10 games and are currently 10th in the Eastern Conference.  Pitkanen was racing with Washington Capitals forward Troy Brouwer for the puck when Pitkanen went into boards awkwardly.  It doesn’t look like Brouwer...
Canes' Pitkanen suffers apparent leg injury
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen left Tuesday night's game against Washington early with an apparent leg injury.
Pitkanen was hurt with 1:57 left in the second period when he raced down the ice while trying to beat an icing call and collided with the Capitals' Troy Brouwer while hitting the boards.
He writhed on the ice in obvious pain and was taken off on a...
Rapid Rewind: Still Kicking. Capitals 4, Sabres, 3 (SO)
Wheeeeeeee! (@CapsGoalieLove)
The Washington Capitalse simply refused to die on Saturday night in Buffalo, New York, battling back from two two-goal deficits to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout at First Niagara Center. The Sabres took leads of 2-0 and 3-1, but could not put away Washington, who got goals from Alex Ovechkin, Troy Brouwer, and then Mike Green to draw...
Kevin Freiheit: Complete collapse vs. Caps
It looked as if Buffalo was on its way to a win over Washington, but if you’ve followed the Sabres this season, you’d know that a two goal lead is never safe.
The Capitals trailed 3-1 in the third period, but a shorthanded goal from Troy Brouwer and a game-tying goal with 39 seconds left sent the game to a shootout. Alex Ovechkin finished off the Sabres by beating Jhonas...
Caps Complete Back to Back Wins over Winnipeg, 6-1
The Washington Capitals put themselves in much better position the past two days. After a huge win over the Southeast Division leading Winnipeg Jets last night, the Caps pounded the jets 6-1 tonight to complete a 4 point pickup in two days.Â
Alexander Ovechkin extended his goal scoring streak to four consecutive games, tallying twice tonight to help lift the Caps. Ovi...
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