Posts Tagged ‘caps’
Hurricanes Batter Caps, 3-2
Semyon Varlamov faced a penalty shot. courtesy of PackaPucksPics The Caps couldn’t muster enough energy last night to play a complete hockey game, falling to the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in a shootout. “I feel like at some points in the game we were just coasting a little bit instead of pushing the envelope and that’s [...]
More »Looking at the Caps’ 2011 Trade Deadline Day
‘IMG_4927.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ So the NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and the Washington Capitals made the most of it. Truth be told, the Caps started a few days ago, acquiring Marco Sturm off waivers from Los Angeles, and then added two new pieces of the current puzzle yesterday. Dennis Wideman joined the [...]
More »Caps Making Moves on NHL Trade Deadline
‘IMG_6434.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ UPDATE 3:00 pm: Looks like Jason Arnott is indeed coming to Washington. Preliminary reports have Arnott coming in, and Dave Steckel going out, along with a 2nd round draft pick. We’ll have a complete rundown of these two trades and what it may mean for the Caps tomorrow. Today’s NHL Trade [...]
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 [...]
More »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 [...]
More »Road to the Winter Classic (Part I)
‘Goin’ to the Winter Classic!’ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ “Hey, you interested in tickets to the Winter Classic?” It was a question I never actually thought I’d hear. Sure, the answer was a no-brainer – of course my wife and I wanted to go to this year’s outdoor matchup between our favored Penguins and our hometown [...]
More »Flyers Edge Caps in Shootout
‘Green Gets Powed #1′ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’ For only the second time this season, the Capitals lost their second straight game with a 5-4 shootout loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. The loss was a tough one, though the Caps fought hard in the third to send the game into overtime. Rookie Marcus Johnasson opened [...]
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