I want to start out by apologizing to you, my loyal reader; there will be no Caps Recap next week as I will be travelling on business. The unfortunate part is that I will be in Miami, which is about five hours east of Tampa Bay when the Caps travel to Tampa to face the Lightning.
Alex Ovechkin
Caps Recap 11/23/09
Yâknow, sometimes I think teams tend to play different when they are missing a star player. I know that seems like an obvious statement and you may be thinking âwell of course they play different; they are missing their star player.â
Caps Recap 11/16/09
With Hockey teams, itâs all about chemistry. With some players, you canât detect their impact by the score-sheet alone; only by their absence. The Caps have gone two weeks without their star left-winger Alex Ovechkin, and won four tough games without him.
Caps Recap 11/9/09
The Washington Capitals entered this week without the services of their superstar playmaker Alex Ovechkin; though if you looked at the scores of their three games last week, you wouldnât know it. Washington scored 13 goals in three games.
Caps Recap 11/2/09
We are all holding our collective breath while we await word on the condition of Alex Ovechkin. As of this writing, I have no further details on Ovechkin other than that he suffered an âupper body injuryâ and that the team will know more about him on Tuesday.
Caps Recap 10/26/09
Well, the good news is that the Washington Redskins didnât lose last week (they donât play until tonight) and neither did the Washington Capitals!
Itâs another Monday, so it must be time for another Caps Recap!
Caps Steal One In Overtime
It Was Over When:
Mike Green decided that it was – see the goal notes on the overtime winner by Brooks Laich.
THN Turning Point:
Green’s goal in the third period – it gave the Capitals life, and seemed to subsequently put the Islanders back on their heels.
Caps Recap 10/19/09
Another Monday; another Caps Recap! Let’s do this!
The week before last, the Washington Capitals went 0-2-1. It looked like they trend would continue when they kicked their week off last week with an overtime loss to New Jersey. Instead they bounced back against a team they hadn’t beaten since 1999, the San Jose Sharks. The Caps rounded out their week Saturday night by edging Nashville in the shootout and finished 2-1-0 for the week.
By The Numbers: Caps 4, Sharks 1
Here is a look at some of the more interesting numbers and statistics from the Washington Capitals 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks:
Caps Dominate Sharks, End Slide
Turning Point…
Alexander Ovechkin’s two goals less than thirty seconds apart early in the second period.
It Was Over When…
Matt Bradley stretched the Caps lead to 4-1 early in the third.