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Bigger Moment of Redemption?

30 April, 2012

Mistakes are so much easier to take when your team wins. The Caps’ 3-2 victory covered several flubs Monday night, but this caveat should be added: any time you beat this Rangers lineup in this series, you know you’ve worked hard. So poorly timed shift changes and the inability to generate much traffic or screening [...]

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Keys for an Epic Game 7

22 April, 2012

Ted’s initial prediction was Bruins in 7. Mine was Caps in 7. Two months ago, we would have all been laughing at each other if we’d made such audacious predictions then. But we’re here, looking at a do-or-die game for both teams in Boston. What are some of the factors going into the game that [...]

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How You Blow a 3-0 Lead, Ovi’s Two Goals, and Was Brooks Laich’s Fight a Good Idea?

23 March, 2012

Your most burning questions about the Caps’ 4-3 overtime loss to the division rival Winnipeg Jets on Friday answered: –Should people be concerned the Caps blew a 3-0 lead? –Chemistry: Perreault and Ovechkin –Brooks Laich dropped the gloves for the second time this season: right or wrong call at that point of the game?

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Are the Capitals Finding Their Identity?

11 March, 2012

Going into Saturday’s game against Boston, the Capitals were in an interesting situation–they’d won, in overtime, against a division rival, but their penalty kill unit had let in two goals. In fact, the unit had looked anything but aggressive–a characteristic that usually worked well for the Capitals with the man down. But what started out [...]

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Hats Off to Matty: Caps 5 / Bruins 3

24 January, 2012
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Hendricks et Neuvith répondent à l’appel: Caps 3 / Habs 0

18 January, 2012
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A Priceless Goal

16 January, 2012

Early in the third period Sunday, Capitals forward Jason Chimera made a move up the left wing into the Carolina Hurricanes’ zone. Usually, his speed means he’s there by himself, but today, thanks to what seemed a more deliberate pace, there was company—Joel Ward on the opposite boards, and in the center rookie defenseman Dmitry [...]

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Orlov’s 1st Career NHL Goal is the GWG: Caps 2 / Canes 1

15 January, 2012
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Hat Tricks, Scary Finishes, and Alznergeddon

14 January, 2012

Jay Beagle knows what it’s like to be up against a seasoned NHL scrapper in your first big-league fight. On Friday, however, Beagle was merely an observer to teammate and good friend Karl Alzner’s first NHL bout against Steve Downie of the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Anytime there’s a fight happening, you never know what’s gonna [...]

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Friday the 13th A Bit Scary: Caps 4 / Bolts 3

13 January, 2012
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