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Caps Recap 12/15/08

December 15, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals had a great week last week; let’s get to some recapping! First off, they went 3-0 this week against their three Northeastern Division opponents. One of those three was the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins. The Capitals also started to get healthy as they welcomed back four of their starters in Alex … Read more

Caps sting B’s 3-1

December 11, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

I sat down for last night’s game confident that the Caps were going to lose to the highest scoring monster in the Eastern Conference. The Caps came limping into Verizon with 10 players on their injury list, and have been playing up and down hockey recently. Contrarily, Boston, tied for second place in the league, … Read more

Capital Observations 12/8/08

December 8, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals had an up and down week, going 2-2 in their four games. Even though the Caps only came away with four of the possible eight points from last week, they still managed to improve their lead in the Southeast by one point. The Caps also increased their already impressive injury list … Read more

Capital Observations 12/1/08

December 1, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals started last week off with the last of their five-game road swing in a 3-4 loss to Minnesota. They brought in some much needed help on Wednesday and kept their record of no regulation losses at home in tact by winning the next two at Verizon. They then ended their week with … Read more

Capital Observations 11/17/08

November 17, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Capitals started off this past week welcoming back longtime goaltender Olie Kolzig, now with the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday night at Verizon Center. The match-up featured Kolzig versus his former back-up Brent Johnson. The strangest part for me was hearing Caps announcer Joe Beninati say things like “great save by Kolzig” and having to … Read more

Capital Observations 11/10/08

November 10, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals have had an interesting start this season to say the least. After saying good-bye to long-time net-minder Olie Kolzig, and losing the hot hand of Huet to free agency the Caps went out and found Jose Theodore and named him the team’s new starting goal-tender. Three games ago, the Caps decided to … Read more

Caps Burned by Flames

October 25, 2008October 22, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Washington Capitals fell to the Calgary Flames last night by a score of 2-1 with the Capitals lone goal coming on a re-direct by Sergei Federov in the first period.The Caps were unable to get anything going last night as special teams (PP and PK) seemed to spend most of the night on the ice.

Caps Clip Flyers 5-1

October 4, 2008October 4, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

Friday night in Chinatown feels like a magical place. The air around Verizon Center was practically electric with expectation this evening. After the year the Caps had last year, and their improbable last second playoff berth, the Caps organization has seen 4,000 new year-long season ticket holders, and have seen merchandise sales double.

‘Canes not Able to Beat Caps

September 26, 2008September 26, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

After going down to Carolina last night and beating the ‘Canes 4-1, the Washington Capitals provided an encore for their home fans by beating the ‘Canes 5-2. “Beating” is definitely the appropriate word.The Caps started the game flat, and fell to a 2-0 deficit a little more than halfway through the first period, when rookie netminder Michal Neuvirth was stung twice, both in short-handed situations. Those, however, would be the last two goals he would allow. The Caps finished the first period being outshot 15-9 and outscored 2-0.

Capitals talk Olie and Ovie

September 24, 2008September 23, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

So, last Thursday (9/18/09) was my first assignment with the Washington Capitals this year, and my first ever beat assignment for, well, anybody.

First off, I was going to have to find the Kettler Iceplex; then I needed to find the Caps’ office to receive my press credential. This was a little easier than I had figured, so I wound up at the Caps’ office at 12:15 for a 3 o’clock game. Everyone was out to lunch, so I was going to have to wait and come back for my credential. This gave me ample time to talk to some of the fans who showed up and were waiting around to pick up their tickets for the game.