Posts Tagged ‘capitals hockey’
Caps Stumble, Lose to Predators
‘Russia vs. Czech Republic’
courtesy of ’s.yume’
A beat-up Capitals squad hit Nashville last night and stumbled out with a 3-1 loss to the Predators. Don’t let the score fool you; the game remained scoreless for over 55 minutes. Early in the third, Troy Brouwer wristed a perfectly-placed cross-ice pass from Marcus Johansson past Preds goalie Pekka [...]
Caps Top Pens 3-2 in OT
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courtesy of ‘bridgetds’
Whenever the Capitals take on the Penguins, the game is always an intense roller-coaster ride from start to finish. Last night’s contest in Pittsburgh was no different. The Caps squeaked out a 3-2 overtime win despite being dominated much of the game.
The good:
Forwards Alexander Ovechkin and Mike Knuble both posted their first [...]
More »Caps Fall to Sharks 3-2
‘Missed hit’
courtesy of ‘BrianMKA’
After a wild 7-6 victory in Anaheim and the reappearance of Alexander Semin to the goal category on Wednesday, it looked as if the spark had returned to the Washington Capitals. The Caps moved on in their West Coast tour with a stop last night in San Jose to face the struggling [...]
Caps Evolve, Shut Out Penguins 3-0
Last year at this time, DC was buried under Snowmaggedon. The Caps lit the region with a hard-fought win over the Penguins as everyone prepped for the Super Bowl. This year, it’s deja-vu…sorta.
The Caps came into this afternoon’s contest on a mission to establish themselves and their game plan. After their dominating win over Tampa [...]
Caps top Senators 3-1 with strong third period
The Capitals went into Sunday afternoon’s tilt with Ottawa hoping to awake their offense and leave behind their struggles against the Senators they way they broke their losing streak against the squad back in December. They got their wish in the third period, scoring three goals on the Senators and playing strong enough defense to [...]
More »Caps notch Overtime win against Philly, 3-2
Sunday night’s early evening game against the Flyers was full of opportunities for the Capitals to assert their dominance, but it was Philly that struck first. Nikolay Zherdev scored on the breakaway against Braden Holtby in his first NHL start. Holtby would block 23 of 25 and earn the second star tonight, including three beautiful [...]
More »Mites On Ice Create New Goal Celebration. Ovechkin to Follow?
This past Tuesday night at the Verizon Center, the Reston Raiders (from none other than Reston, VA) took park in the “Mites on Ice” inter-squad scrimmage during a Caps game intermission. While “Mites on Ice” is regular entertainment at Caps and other NHL games, the Raiders’ goal celebration was completely new.
Apparently, in trying to psyche [...]
Varlamov on Injured Reserve
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courtesy of ‘photopete’
Just to update a note we had in yesterday’s preview – the Capitals have placed goalie Semyon Varlamov on injured reserve for an undisclosed injury. Speculation is that he’s being hindered by a nagging groin pull, but nothing has been confirmed. Varlamov can be recalled from IR at any time and is expected [...]
Sports Extra: Capitals Hockey 2010-11 Season Preview
‘All alone in the net’
courtesy of ‘bhrome’
Tomorrow is the start of the 2010-11 NHL regular season, pretty much the only sport that matters in my household. Around the DC area, the Washington Capitals are becoming – if not already – the number two sports franchise, and with good reason: unlike many of the other pro [...]
Possible Moves Coming to Capitals
There might be some movement on the ice in Capitals land.
Multiple sources have indicated that forward Eric Belanger has a one-year deal that is waiting to be signed by a team, but that he’s been told to not announce where he’s actually going. The deal is rumored to be just over the $1.75 million he [...]
Brawler King Coming to Caps
‘First fight’
courtesy of ‘Hjelle’
The Caps pulled off a quiet trade yesterday afternoon, acquiring winger D.J. King from the St. Louis Blues and parting with prospect Stefan Della Rovere in the process. King’s a big winger at 6′3″ and 230 lbs and racked up 185 penalty minutes over 101 games with the Blues. A prolific goal [...]
Caps Over Pens in Possible Playoff Preview
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courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
The Washington Capitals hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins last night and for all the noise, excitement, and skill on display on and off the ice, one would think it was the NHL playoffs already.
The Caps won 4-3 in the shootout on Mike Knuble’s fake-out during sudden death. Knuble was a surprise to see come [...]
Capitals Hockey: Mid-Season Report Card
‘Center Ice’
courtesy of ‘Ghost_Bear’
We’re just passed the halfway point of the 2009-10 hockey campaign for the Washington Capitals. Successful? In many ways, absolutely. Joining me on the breakdown is Adam Proteau, writer and columnist for The Hockey News and a regular contributor to THN.com, who kindly offered up some of his own analysis of the [...]
Three Caps on Russian Olympic Squad
‘Semin Reaches’
courtesy of ‘clydeorama’
This kinda slipped under my hockey radar (sorry, been focused on the Winter Classic in two days), but better late than never, right? Three prominent Capitals players were announced to the Russian 2010 Olympic hockey squad on Christmas Day: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, and Semyon Varlamov.
I know, not a huge surprise, these [...]
Ovechkin “Week-to-Week”
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courtesy of ‘brianmka’
It was inevitable and deep down, we all knew it.
Caps star winger Alex Ovechkin is now considered “week to week” with an undisclosed upper-body injury, possibly sustained during a scrum with either Jason Chimera or a tangle-up with Raffi Torres during Sunday’s loss to Columbus. Although Coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters yesterday [...]
