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Rate Caps @ Panthers 11-6-2009 Wrap Up/ Caps vs. Panthers 11-7-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Sat, Nov 7

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Washington Capitals (9-7; 22 points) vs. Florida Panthers (5-9; 11 points): Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., 7:07 pm. Washington TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. Radio: WFED 1500-AM. Florida TV: Fox Sportsnet Florida. Radio: WAXY 790-AM.  NHL Center Ice: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlan...

Rate Fleischman Rallies Capitals Past Panthers 7-4

Original at NYT > Washington Capitals external link    Fri, Nov 6

By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

Rate Caps @ Panthers 11-6-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Fri, Nov 6

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FL, 7:37 pm. Washington TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus. Radio: WFED 1500-AM. Florida TV: Fox Sportsnet Florida. Radio: WAXY 790-AM.  Canadian National TV: RDS (French)  NHL Center Ice: Fox Sportsnet Florida, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus...

Rate Caps @ Devils 11-4-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Wed, Nov 4

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Prudential Center, Newark, NJ, 7:07 pm. Washington TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. Radio: WFED 1500-AM. New Jersey TV: MSG Plus. Radio: WFAN 660-AM.  Canadian National TV: RIS (French)  NHL Center Ice: MSG Plus, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic feeds.

Rate Ovechkin leaves game vs. Columbus; coy about injury severity

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Sun, Nov 1

In the second period of the Washington Capitals 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, Alex Ovechkin...

Rate Umberger lifts Blue Jackets past Capitals in OT

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Sun, Nov 1

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R.J. Umberger scored his second goal of the game on a power play 1:45 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. The Capitals played much of the game without Alex Ovechkin, who left early in the second period and did not return. Blue Jacke...

Past Two Weeks

 

Rate Caps vs. Blue Jackets 11-1-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Sun, Nov 1

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., 5:07 pm. Washington TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus. Radio: WFED 1500-AM. Columbus TV: Fox Sportsnet Ohio. Radio: WBNS 1460-AM, WWCD 101.1-FM. NHL Center Ice: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus, Fox Sportsnet Ohio feeds.

Rate Caps @ Thrashers 10-29-2009 Wrap Up/ Caps vs. Islanders 10-30-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Fri, Oct 30

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Washington Capitals (8-4; 18 points) vs. New York Islanders (2-9; 9 points): Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., 7:07 pm. Washington TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus. Radio: WFED 1500-AM. New York TV: MSG Plus. Radio: WMCJ 94.3-FM. NHL Center Ice: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus, M...

Rate Sean Avery feels Caps coach has a slight weight problem

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Thu, Oct 29

Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau has a book coming out this week called "Gabby: Confessions of a...

Rate Versus sets new regular-season ratings record with Caps/Flyers

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, Oct 28

Just in from Versus: Last night's Philadelphia Flyers / Washington Capitals game set a new regular-season...

October of 2009

 

Rate Caps @ Islanders 10-24-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Sat, Oct 24

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Tonight the Caps head up to Long Island to face the Islanders. While the Caps swept the season series last year, the two wins in Uniondale required overtime. The Islanders finally picked up their first win this season on Wednesday night when they beat the Carolina Hurricanes at home 4-3 in a g...

Rate Thursday's Three Stars: Alex is The Great again

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Fri, Oct 16

No. 1 star, Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals : Alexander Ovechkin gets all the headlines for his...

Rate Marian Gaborik's two goals lead Rangers past Capitals 4-3

Original at NHL.com external link    Thu, Oct 8    5 related articles

By Canadian Press WASHINGTON - The New York Rangers are thrilled with off-season pickup Marian Gaborik's production so far: four goals in four games, all in the third period. Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau is furious about his team's defensive pl...

September of 2009

 

Rate 2009-2010 NHL Season Preview Part II: The Eastern Conference

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Tue, Sep 29

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Atlantic Division: Southeast Division Tampa Bay Lightning: (24-58; 66 points; 5th Southeast Division, 14th Eastern Conference, 29th Overall; Did not qualify for the Playoffs): They can't possibly continue to be this bad can they? Yes, they can.

Rate Caps Briefing: Olaf Kolzig, An Icon Remembered

Original at DCist external link    Wed, Sep 23

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By Eli Resnick Kolzig stormed out of the building after the Caps, using only Huet, lost their first round series to the Flyers in seven games. He took his name tag with him. Staying frustrated, the Caps' all-time leader in wins signed the next season with divisional rival Tampa Bay. It was hard for some Caps f...

Rate Opinion: Ticked Off

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Fri, Sep 11

By Caps Nut(noreply@blogger.com) Ever wonder why Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder tries to “control the message” about his football team by purchasing radio stations and forbidding twittering of his practices? Ever wonder why he doesn't grant interview requests anymore? Wonder why we refer to them as the (Com)Po...

Year 2009

 

Rate Alexander Ovechkin — Chef?

Original at New York Times external link    Wed, Aug 26

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CTV.ca The Habs would have faced the Washington Capitals under the retractable roof at the Big O, but a club vice president said there might not be enough time to ... • Balsillie issues Sept. 14 ultimatumHamilton Spectator all 1,141 news articles »

Rate Bruce Boudreau's impact on the Washin...

Original at All-Baseball.com external link    Wed, Aug 19

Bruce Boudreau's impact on the Washington Capitals Bruce Boudreau isn't merely the Washington Capitals' head coach. Bruce Boudreau's counsel seems to impact decisions far and wide across the organization. ...

Rate KHL wants Michael Nylander: Could this help the Caps? (UPDATED)

Original at Examiner.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

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Now he might be behind the idea of having Nylander in the KHL centering his line in Omsk. "We would like to see the Carolina Hurricanes defenseman František Kaberle and the Washington Capitals forward Michael Nylander in Avangard Omsk." "Trust me, ...

Rate New Rules for Sports Broadcasting

Original at Washington Post external link    Tue, Jun 9

 United States During the Washington Capitals recent playoff run, I heard more than one local broadcaster end sportscasts or individual reports on the team with an emphatic "Let's Go Caps!" If you want to scream your lungs out for the home team in the privacy of your ...

Rate Calder Cup:  SemiFinal Review

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Tue, May 26

By PuckStopsHere Hershey Bears defeat Providence Bruins four games to one Hershey is the Washington Capitals affiliate and Providence is that of the Boston Bruins.  Hershey had big offensive contributions from Alexandre Giroux, Chris Bourque and Keith Aucoin.  Michal Neuvirth has been very good in the...

Rate Opinion: Crosby efficient despite quiet night

Original at NHL.com external link    Mon, May 18

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Washington Post At times, it looked like Crosby was looking to pass more against the fast and aggressive Hurricanes defense, which is much more effective than the one deployed by the more run-and-gun Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh's opponent in the past round. ...

Rate Opinion: Ovechkin Matches Crosby as Capitals Win

Original at New York Times external link    Mon, May 4

Ovechkin's third goal turned out to be the winner for the Washington Capitals in a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. The Capitals lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. ... Ovechkin, Capitals stymie Pens Pittsburgh Tribune-Revi...

Rate Opinion: Goaltender Varlamov, 21, comes up big for Capitals

Original at USA Today external link    Sun, May 3

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Washington Post By AJ Perez, USA TODAY "For the first few months, I was just learning how to skate," said the Washington Capitals rookie goaltender through an interpreter. "Then I saw the goalie equipment, and I fell in love with it." The Capitals can thank one piece ...

Rate Caps vs. Ning 3-27-2009 Preview

Original at Bleatings From a Caps Nut external link    Fri, Mar 27

By noreply@blogger.com (Caps Nut) Washington Capitals (45-30; 97 points; 1st Southeast Division, 3rd Eastern Conference, 5th Overall) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (24-50; 65 points; 4th Southeast Division, 14th Eastern Conference, 28th Overall): Caps Game #76, Home Game #38, NHL Game #1,110 Caps 3 Ning 1 Winner by Laich

Rate Opinion: Ovechkin's Celebrations Draw Criticism.Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Spector's external link    Sat, Mar 21

In a subsequent Coach's Corner Cherry complimented Ovechkin for toning down his celebrations, and suggested either the Capitals star listened to Cherry's critique or Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau may have spoken to his star to tone it down.

Rate Opinion: Tempers Flare as Crosby and Ovechkin Feud

Original at New York Times external link    Sun, Feb 22

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Boston Globe The two biggest names in the NHL do not seem to like each other. It was there for all to see on Sunday as Ovechkin scored his league-leading 43rd goal and the Washington Capitals thumped the Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-2. “What I can say about him? ...

Rate Opinion: Ovechkin’s 2 Goals Push Capitals Past Islanders

Original at New York Times external link    Mon, Jan 19

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By AP Alex Ovechkin’s second power-play goal Monday afternoon came 1 minute 46 seconds into overtime, giving the visiting Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory ... Capitals-Islanders Review: Ovechkin Makes Up For Mistake, Nets OT ... Bleacher Report

Rate Opinion: Surging Washington Capitals need fewer 'valleys' from goalies

Original at google.com external link    Mon, Jan 5

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  Va. - All seems well and good for the Washington Capitals these days. They have the best 40-game record in franchise history. Reigning MVP Alex Ovechkin is poised ... Capitals-Rangers Review: Alex Ovechkin Snubbed But Not Stopped Bleacher Report VENUE: Verizon Center CBSSports.com

Rate Maxim magazine Ovechkin article leaves bad taste with Capitals

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Tue, Dec 30

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By Greg Wyshynski That Alexander Ovechkin partakes in chewing tobacco isn't exactly a state secret around the Washington Capitals; it's more like a personal player trait over which both the team and the player don't exactly encourage public discourse.

Rate Maxim magazine Ovechkin article leaves bad taste with Capitals

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Tue, Dec 30

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By Greg Wyshynski That Alexander Ovechkin partakes in chewing tobacco isn't exactly a state secret around the Washington Capitals; it's more like a personal player trait over which both the team and the player don't exactly encourage public discourse.

Rate Puck Headlines: Girlfriend seeks help as man 'cheats' with PensVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By Greg Wyshynski • Mike Green and Sergei Fedorov should be back in the lineup for the Washington Capitals tonight against the Ottawa Senators. [Capitals Insider] • Despite getting good play from Cristobal Huet, the Chicago Blackhawks are handing the No. 1 goalie job back to Nikolai Khabibulin as he return...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Sundin doesn't have 'spine' to help Chicago winVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Thu, Dec 11

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By Greg Wyshynski • The 1974-75 Washington Capitals, 1980-81 Winnipeg Jets and 1992-93 Ottawa Senators all make the Sports Illustrated gallery for worst seasons for a team. "Lose-ipeg." Still funny. [SI] • Fox Sports Carolina apologizes for cutting into Carolina Hurricanes games with unscheduled comme...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Sundin doesn't have 'spine' to help Chicago winVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Thu, Dec 11

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By Greg Wyshynski • The 1974-75 Washington Capitals, 1980-81 Winnipeg Jets and 1992-93 Ottawa Senators all make the Sports Illustrated gallery for worst seasons for a team. "Lose-ipeg." Still funny. [SI] • Fox Sports Carolina apologizes for cutting into Carolina Hurricanes games with unscheduled comme...

Rate Is Brent Johnson the goalie to lead the Washington Capitals?Video included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Thu, Dec 11

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By Greg Wyshynski Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau stood at the podium during his postgame press conference and contemplated the question about whether Brent Johnson was successfully making a case for officially taking over as the team's netminder. W-L-OTL Brent Johnson Jose Theodore

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Calling for an All-Star Game boycottVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Sports external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By Greg Wyshynski • San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson wants everyone to know that Claude Lemieux has been signed to an AHL, rather than NHL, tryout contract. [Snapshots] • Good news for the Flyers: Defensemen Randy Jones and Ryan Parent are on their way back, and on track for a December return. [Philly.com]

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Calling for an All-Star Game boycottVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Wed, Nov 26

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By Greg Wyshynski • The Washington Capitals have been pummeled by injuries lately, and the hits keep on coming: Both defenseman Jeff Schultz broken finger) and forward Chris Clark (stress fracture in his right forearm) have been placed on long-term injured reserve. Mike Green, Boyd Gordon, Sergei Fedor...

Rate Podcast: Puck Headlines: Our Milan Lucic man-crush is at critical massVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Fri, Nov 14

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By Greg Wyshynski • Michael Nylander is a healthy scratch for the Washington Capitals tonight. Yes, he's been struggling. No, this doesn't mean that the Chicago Blackhawks should be lining up the "9" and the "2" on the back of a jersey quite yet, considering his no-trade clause. [Capitals Insider]

Rate Game 13 Review: Washington Capitals Hold On, Beat NY Rangers 3-1

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Sat, Nov 8

By Dave Nichols lt;p>The Washington Capitals received goals from a grinder, a defenseman that has missed much of the early season, and their first quarter MVP to hold off the Eastern Conference's top team, the New York Rangers, 3-1 before a near-capacity crowd at Verizon Center.</p> <p&g...

Rate Game 12 Review: Capitals Drop Hurricanes 3-2 With Late Goal

Original at Bleacher Report external link    Thu, Nov 6

By Dave Nichols Washington (6-4-2-14) faces the New York Rangers Saturday night at Verizon Center at 7:00 pm. The Rangers defeated Tampa Bay 5-2 tonight, and are owners of the league's best record at 11-4-1. Please visit Capitals News Network for more coverage of the Washington Capitals.

Rate Puck Headlines: Buffalo continues quest for undefeated seasonVideo included in this story.  Click to view.

Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Tue, Oct 21

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By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Washington Capitals at Calgary Flames (9:30 p.m. EDT; TV: TSN, CSN, and Yahoo.com). Five Hole Fanatics believes this is a really, really crappy matchup for Calgary. Donald Brashear and Jose Theodore return to the Capitals lineup tonight. The Caps, by the way, are doing OK on local tel...

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Original at Yahoo! Canada Sports external link    Tue, Sep 30

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By Greg Wyshynski Last Semester (See Also Capitals Eulogy): Third in the Eastern Conference (43-31-8, 94 points); lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the conference quarterfinals. Huet's $22 million, four-year UFA deal with the Chicago Blackhawks ended what the Capitals felt was a negotiation in bad fa...

Rate Opinion: NHL's pleased that Crosby Show is hitting Broadway - Beaver County Times

Original at Beaver County Times external link    Thu, Apr 24

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New York Daily News  PA - AP photos By Chris Bradford, Times Sports Staff OK, so it’s not Sidney Crosby and the Penguins vs. Alexander Ovechkin’s Washington Capitals. ... Penguins Have More Than Game’s Top Star New York Times FOXSports.com - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Rate Podcast: Tim Bontemps From The New York Post & Steven Hindle From HB

Original at MVN external link    Mon, Apr 7

Tim Bontemps checks in and breaks down the Rangers/Devils series, while Steven Hindle joins us to discuss the Capitals fairytale end to the season, and how he thinks their post-season will go…No One Will Guess!! Tim Bontemps checks in and breaks down the Rangers/Devils series, while St...

Year 2007

 

Rate Podcast: A Conversation with Keith Jones

Original at Kuklas Korner external link    Fri, Oct 19

Today I had a chance to chat with Keith Jones—“Jonesy”—about his 8 year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers.  Jonesy was good enough to share the story of his unusual journey to the NHL, as well as his media work these days with Versus.

Rate Podcast: Oilers say they had deal with Nylander

Original at AZ Central.com external link    Tue, Jul 3

The Edmonton Oilers complained to the NHL on Tuesday that they had an agreement with freeagent center Michael Nylander before he signed with the Washington Capitals.

Rate Opinion: Free Agency — It’s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

Original at All-Baseball.com external link    Tue, Jul 3

By OrderedChaos So far, the other 2/3 of New York was brutally pillaged by free agency’s raiders. Like Nicole Richie, the Sabres and Islanders are skeletal remnants who practically qualify for Federal disaster assistance. Other teams were relatively silent, most notably the Caps’ Southeast rivals. A V...

Rate Podcast: Capitals Report for Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Original at washingtoncaps.com external link    Wed, Mar 28

By capsreport@washcaps.com Mike is joined in-studio by Nate Ewell and via the phone by Voice of the Hershey Bears, John Walton and Director of Broadcasting for the SC Stingrays, Mike Kelly

Rate Los Angeles Kings' Anze Kopitar (11), of Slovenia, scores on Washington Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig, of Germany, as Captials' Shaone Morrisonn (26) and Kings' Derek Armstrong (7) look on during the...

Original at ESPN external link    Thu, Feb 8

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Year 2006

 

Rate Tonight's Caps Game Live on the Web

Original at DevHawk external link    Tue, Sep 26

By Harry Pierson Washington Capitals will face the Philadelphia Flyers in preseason exhibition tonight. Bummed that the game is not being televised? Never fear, WashingtonCaps.com is broadcasting the game via broadband off their website. However it is restricted to the Washington area only.

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