What a busy week for the Caps; they played four games and went 3-1-0 this past week. Washington has now scored 4 or more goals in it’s last seven straight games and are 6-1-0 during that stretch. This week saw the re-emergence of Jose Theodore, as Michal Neuvirth’s confidence seems to have left him. The Caps have also regained their position as #1 atop the Eastern Conference, ahead of New Jersey by 1-point. The Caps are having arguably their best season, and this is the latest in the season that the Caps have ever held the top spot in the Conference.
Washington Capitals
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Flyers @ Capitals: 01-17-2010
The Flyers come to downtown D.C. today having won four of its last five games, with their only loss in that span coming as a 4-0 shutout on Thursday against the team the Capitals defeated handily the night after to the tune of 6-1, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Today’s matchup will mark the fourth and … Read more
Caps 6, Leafs 1
The Washington Capitals posted an impressive 6-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday night at the Verizon Center.
Caps Roll Over Leafs
The Washington Capitals took advantage of a tired Toronto Maple Leafs squad, and pasted the boys in blue 6-1 to the delight of a packed crowd at the Verizon Center. Alex Ovechkin showed why he’s the best in the game with a five-point night, one goal and four assists, to move into second place overall … Read more
Girls beat Boys in Overtime Shootout
Gordon’s stunning game-winner in the shootout pushes Girls past Boys 1-0
The Washington Capital’s Boyd Gordon and team mascot Slapshot visited the Bristow Run Elementary school today. With 180 fifth graders in attendance, you just knew things were going to get rowdy. After some brief silliness from a giant inflatable Slapshot, these kids got down to business with a Q and A with the Capitals’ winger. Good thing I don’t get paid for these blogs or these beat-reporters in training might just put me out of a job.
Caps Earn Tough Win
A great big friendly raspberry to all of the Caps fans that were belly-aching throughout the game about the Caps not showing up in Florida – they showed up for long enough! Washington put the finishing touches on a great come-from-behind victory on their 6th penalty shot of the shootout on Wednesday night; Tomas Fleischmann put his penalty past Tomas Vokoun to give the Capitals the 5-4 win.
Caps Recap 1/11/10
So, when last we discussed the Capitals, they had slid into a bit of a slump. They rebounded this week after naming Ovechkin their new team Captain. More importantly, we saw the team starting to get comfortable again.
Canadiens-Capitals Post Game Video – 01-05-2010
Below are links to videos from last night’s Post Game Interviews and Press Conference’s featuring Tom Poti, Coach Bruce Boudreau and Alex Ovechkin, who addressed the media for the first time since being named Capitals team captain.
Montreal Canadiens @ Washington Capitals 01-05-2010
Ovechkin named Captain before Capitals play first home game of the decade.
For the first home game of the new year, the Washington Capitals are looking to avenge a dreadful two-game trip to the West Coast that saw them lose their respected matchups by a combined score of 7-3. The Caps had their work cut out for them, facing two of the of the top teams in the Western Conference in the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings. The road trip proved that there is plenty of work to do if they truly want to make a Stanley Cup run.