Washington Capitals

This category is for all things related to the Washington Capitals and their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.

Hershey Rules by Downing Monarchs

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The Hershey Bears finished up their three game road swing in royal fashion on Sunday, surviving a nine round shootout to outlast the Manchester Monarchs, 3-2, at Verizon Wireless Arena. Hershey net minder, Michal Neuvirth, was outstanding while collecting his 5th win of the season and 1st away from the friendly confines of Giant Center, … Read more

Ferocious Bears Plank Pirates

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The Hershey Bears, buoyed by three unanswered third period goals, stunned the Portland Pirates with a 5-4 comeback win at the Cumberland County Civic Center on Saturday night. Hershey’s all-rookie line of Oskar Osala, Matthieu Perreault, and Francois Bouchard, which enjoyed considerable success earlier in the season but had recently been broken up, combined for … Read more

Bears Foiled by Franzee in Devils’ Den

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For Lowell goaltender, Jeff Frazee, apparently the third time was a charm, as he and his Lowell Devils’ teammates held the high-powered Hershey Bears offense to a single goal, emerging with a 2-1 victory on Friday night at Paul Tsongas Arena. Frazee, who had suffered a pair of regulation losses during the Devils recent 11-game … Read more

Capital Investments Paying Off

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There a plenty of great things happening for the Washington Capitals right now. Take last night for instance. The Great Eight Alex Ovechkin scored number 50, making him only the third NHL player in history to score more at least 50 goals in three of his first four NHL seasons. The other two you may … Read more

Hershey Halts Penguins March 3.14.09

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In a game with playoff implications contested in a playoff like atmosphere, the Hershey Bears came out on top, grounding the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Saturday night at Giant Center, 3-2. The fast-paced first period, which featured a combined 13 shots on goal, was the first time in the seven games between the inter-state rivals this season … Read more

Falcons Fly Past Bears 3.11.09

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Heading into Wednesday night’s game at Giant Center, the match-up between the Hershey Bears and the Springfield Falcons had the potential to be a lopsided tournament.  On paper.  However, it was the last place Falcons that grounded the Bears, who until recently had been enjoying the view from near the top of the standings. After … Read more

Caps Lose Some Battles, But Win the War

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Tuesday Night’s tilt in Nashville felt more like Tuesday Night at the Fights. The old adage my Grandfather used to use when we’d leave the Capital Center after a Caps-Flyers contest was fitting: “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” Aside from the fights though, this game was a tough fought, tight match until Sergei Federov scored the 15th overtime game winner of his illustrious career – tied with Patrick Elias, Jaromir Jagr and Mats Sundin for the all-time lead in that category – giving the embattled Capitals a much needed win. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak, the first of Bruce Boudreau’s young NHL career.

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Penguins Slide by Caps in Shootout 03.08.09

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When the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, former Patrick Division rivals, now in separate divisions thanks to the “new NHL”, meet it’s a typically a titanic nip-and-tuck struggle. Sunday’s meeting at Verizon Center did not disappoint in that regard, with the Penguins eventually escaping the Nation’s Capital with a 4-3 shootout win. The teams entered … Read more