Posts Tagged ‘caps hockey’
Caps Lose to Stars on Disallowed Goal
’20100202 Ovie getting chippy’ courtesy of ‘Dan4th’ The Washington Capitals lost to Dallas last night, the victims of a Texan robbery. With only 7 seconds to go, defenseman John Carlson’s shot looked like it would sent the game into overtime just as Stars defenseman Karlis Skrastins and Caps winger Alex Ovechkin got tangled up and [...]
More »Caps Exact Revenge With Win over Halak, Blues
‘IMG_4829.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ Fitting that Semyon Varlamov was in goal last night as the Caps visited St. Louis. Across the ice was a remembered foe from last year’s aborted playoff run, goalie Jaroslav Halak. Traded over the summer by Montreal to a rebuilding Blues team, Halak has shown his new team that last year’s [...]
More »Vote Your Favorite Caps Player to the NHL All-Star Game
‘DSC_7711′ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ Fan voting for the NHL All-Star game this year opened yesterday. Three Caps players are on the list for fans to select from: Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Ovechkin, and Mike Green. Shockingly, Alexander Semin is missing from the list, a mistake of great proportions. Semin currently ranks second in the league in [...]
More »Alexander Semin Bottles Lightning, Caps Win 6-3
‘IMG_0686.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ Alexander Semin scored a hat trick and added two assists as the Caps downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-3 last night at Verizon Center. Semin scored all three of his goals in the third period to break open a close game. It was a battle of high-scoring players as Alex Ovechkin, [...]
More »Caps Trim Leafs in Shootout
The Caps beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 last night at the Verizon Center in a thriller that saw three lead changes, spectacular goaltending, and a shootout victory for the home team. The teams traded three-goal bursts in the second and third periods as the momentum swung back and forth over 65 minutes. The Caps [...]
More »F is for Fun at Caps Street Fest Today
‘IMG_9132′ courtesy of ‘Jessica Whittle Photography’ F is for family-friendly hockey fun on F Street in front of Verizon Center this afternoon from 3-7pm. Even if you don’t have tickets for tonight’s Caps game against the Atlanta Thrashers, come on down for the Capitals’ Street Festival where you can try your hand at hockey action. [...]
More »Bruins Crush Caps Again, 4-1
‘DSC_7102~’ courtesy of ‘photopete’ Two nights after beating the Caps in Washington, the Bruins handed the Caps a second straight defeat last night in Boston, 4-1. While the Caps unleashed even more shots on Tim Thomas than Tuesday night, the Boston goalie was brilliant and the Bruins physically dominated the Caps all over the ice. [...]
More »Bruins Drop Caps 3-1
‘DSC_6300′ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ The Boston Bruins capitalized on some early opportunities and held on to the lead in front of stellar play by goalie Tim Thomas to defeat the Caps 3-1 last night at the Verizon Center. It was the Caps first lost at home this season. Goalie Semyon Varlamov came off the bench [...]
More »Backstrom, Ovie Sink Isles
‘DSC_7711′ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ The two biggest questions the Caps had going into last night’s contest with the New York Islanders were: “When is Nicklas Backstrom going to score?” and “Is the power play ever going to be effective?” Both questions were answered with less than four minutes remaining in regulation; Backstrom’s deflection of an [...]
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