Posts Tagged ‘hockey’

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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

Caps Need OT to Down Preds

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 [...]

Caps Stumble in Season Opener

‘DSC_3981.jpg’ courtesy of ‘FrenchKheldar’ The Caps opened up their 2010-11 campaign last night in Atlanta. With high expectations for the team by many, the Caps were looking to jump out of the gate to redeem themselves from last season’s playoff collapse. With only six shots in the first period, it wasn’t exactly a well-oiled Caps [...]

Important Caps Dates to Remember…

‘Verizon Center ice’ courtesy of ‘afagen’ Tired of Haynesworth and the Redskins already? Want to watch a winning team for once? Well, soon enough you’ll have your chance. Only 46 days until the Washington Capitals open up the 2010-11 campaign in Atlanta! Single game tickets go on sale on Friday, Sept 10 at 10 a.m. [...]

Flash, Oh-Ooooh!

’20100202 Boychuk and Fleischmann’ courtesy of ‘Dan4th’ Late last evening, the Caps announced they have re-signed forward Tomas Fleischmann for the 2010-11 season. The one year contract is worth $2.6 million. The signing removes one more Cap from arbitration and firms up the team’s offense. “Flash” set all sorts of career highs last season, netting [...]

2011 Winter Classic Logos Debut

While it’s been confirmed since May, the reality of the 2011 NHL Winter Classic finally began to set in today. The league’s press conference today didn’t reveal much information beyond the logos and some remarks by various officials (mostly from Pittsburgh), but it did serve as a nice bit of hockey news in the heated [...]

Caps Retain Eric Fehr

‘Caps/Habs (April 15, 2010) – 20′ courtesy of ‘Garyisajoke’ Fresh off a career high season, Eric Fehr has extended his stay with the Caps after signing off on a two-year deal worth $4.4 million yesterday afternoon. Fehr had 21 goals and 39 points in 69 games with the Caps last season, even though he averaged [...]

Capital Drafting: 2010 NHL Entry Draft

‘Mighty Mites!’ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ The NHL 2010 Entry Draft occurred in Los Angeles over the last three days and after seven rounds, the Caps exited this year’s draft with five new prospects. Selected by the team are Evgeny Kuznetsov (Russia), Stanislav Galiev (Russia), Philipp Grubauer (Germany), Caleb Herbert (U.S.), and Samuel Carrier (Canada). The [...]

Ovie, Theodore Walk Away With Hardware

‘Theodore Warms Up’ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ Last night at the NHL Awards in Las Vegas, the Washington Capitals did not come away empty-handed. Both winger Alex Ovechkin and goalie Jose Theodore (who won’t be back this year) nabbed individual awards, with Ovie also being elected to his fifth-straight First Team All Star honor. Theodore won [...]

Ciccarelli Going to Hall of Fame

NHL to Announce Caps, Pens for 2011 Winter Classic

An Open Letter to the Washington Capitals

Dear Ted, George, Bruce, and Alex: I know right now you’re dealing with a lot of crap from pretty much every corner because of Wednesday’s loss. So I just wanted to toss in two words you may not have heard much over the last 48 hours: Thank you. Those two words are pretty well drowned [...]

Ovechkin Named Hart Finalist

‘DSC_6331′ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ Some upbeat news for Caps fans today from the NHL offices: team captain Alex Ovechkin has been named as one of the finalists for the Hart Trophy. The Hart is given to the league’s MVP, as voted by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association. The award is given to the [...]

Heartbreaker in Chinatown

‘IMG_9124′ courtesy of ‘jessie.whittle’ As I exited the Verizon Center this evening, I saw a few things that spoke to what I had just witnessed.  Dejected Caps fans covered their Ovechkin jerseys with jackets and pull overs.  I walked past a sign showing a basset hound with its ears held out straight; “SURPRISED?” it asked. [...]

Ovie, Caps Denied Game 1

‘Alex Ovechkin’ courtesy of ‘brianmka’ Nobody said it would be easy. The Montreal Canadiens did what they set out to do last night in a capacity-filled Verizon Center – steal a win in the Washington Capitals home building. Oh, and they shut down some guy named Ovechkin, too. Tomas Plekanec silenced the crowd just over [...]

Capital Drama (Or Not)

‘Vogel & Kolbe’ courtesy of ‘bhrome’ The puck hasn’t even dropped for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Caps and the Habs, and already Couch Boudreau is lit, according to a blog post by Mike Vogel. In his morning press conference today, Boudreau blasted the media for making stuff up and creating [...]