Posts Tagged ‘washington capitals’
Caps Overcome Devils 3-1
‘IMG_3383.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ After the debacle against the Dallas Stars last week, the Washington Capitals needed a rebound. Coach Bruce Boudreau punished the team with some nasty practices and in the first of this home-and-home series against the New Jersey Devils, it seemed to have made an impact. The Caps finished strong in their [...]
More »Caps Top Pens 3-2 in OT
‘IMG_7158.jpg’ 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 [...]
More »Caps, Pens to Raise Money for Lokomotiv Families
‘Lokomotiv Yaroslavl’ courtesy of ‘HockeyBroad’ For many area hockey fans, the October 13 showdown between the Penguins and Capitals over in Pennsylvania is the start of this season’s perennial rivalry. But this year, it’s something a whole lot more. Both the Caps and Pens announced a joint effort to raise money for the families of [...]
More »A Little Brains, Heart and Nerve: Say Goodnight, Washington Capitals
‘IMG_1503.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ I could wile away the hours, Conferrin’ with the flowers, Consultin’ with the rain, And my head I’d be scratchin,’ While my thoughts were busy hatchin’ … The Bruce Boudreau Era is done. Make no mistake about it. Heading into the postseason the question was not so much about how far [...]
More »Caps Dropped By Bolts In Overtime of Game 2
‘Ovechkin Tosses First Star Puck to Crowd’ courtesy of ‘clydeorama’ A group of reporters huddled around a television in the press room at Verizon Center on Sunday night after the Capitals had lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Stanley Cup Playoffs semifinals 3-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime. Deadlines momentarily forgotten, the [...]
More »Fire Missing As Caps Dropped By Lightning in Game 1
Everybody who was cogently paying attention to the game knew that the Caps were starting to screw themselves when an old friend, the through-the-legs drop pass made an appearance on the rush. It is a play that is emblematic of a team that thinks it can play the how it wants, like they are on a pond or a river, as Boudreau said. An arrogant team. A team that thinks it can show up and win by virtue of its presence on the ice against an inferior opponent that is dog-tired from coming back three games to win a seven game series against the Penguins.
More »Good Sasha: Caps prove they can take the Rangers in Game 1
Washington held strong and were rewarded, taking the game 2-1 for a one game to none series lead as Alexander Semin scored for the first time in 15 playoff contests, racing a rocket from the slot to the back of the net in overtime.
More »Caps vs. Rangers: What will it take to escape the first round?
For the Caps, look out for Mike Green. If he can get back to his smooth-skating, puck-moving self, it will go a long way to helping Washington establish offensive presence and wearing down Lundqvist and the Rangers’ defense.
More »What will it take for the Caps to win the Cup?
’2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs Logo’ courtesy of ‘jpowers65′ Are you ready to rock? The 2010-11 Washington Capitals regular season was just a long exercise in patience. It was never supposed to be a definitive statement of what the Caps are or where the franchise stands in the pantheon of almost-great NHL hockey teams. If anything, [...]
More »Caps finish home schedule strong, anticipate playoffs
‘The Gentleman’ courtesy of ‘Brian Isemann’ It is a Wednesday night in April. Washington, D.C. was about 65 degrees in the afternoon with a bit of a chill breeze coming from the water. The townsfolk are buzzing about cherry blossoms and how utterly bad the Nationals are going to be. For years in D.C., this [...]
More »Caps top Blue Jackets, suffer on the blue line
‘IMG_4634.jpg’ courtesy of ‘bridgetds’ The Caps want to start tuning up for the playoffs. After grinding out an 4-3 overtime victory against the Blue Jackets on Thursday at Verizon Center, they have 101 points, eight points more than the Lightning in the division with four to play (six for Tampa). Washington trails the Flyers by [...]
More »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 [...]
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