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Capital Investments Paying Off

May 3, 2025March 20, 2009 by Scott Hurrey

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

Caps Lose Some Battles, But Win the War

March 11, 2009 by Scott Hurrey

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 15^th 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.

Random Thoughts From Verizon – 03/05/2009

March 6, 2009 by GrantPaulsen

The crowd at the Verizon Center is spread out and more docile then normal tonight. Some might blame this on the fact that the Capitals have been outscored 12-3 in their last two games. I’m not some. I’ll blame tonight’s turnout and calmness on the fact that it’s a weeknight. Oh, and of course the … Read more

Caps Rock Rangers 01-03-09

May 3, 2025January 6, 2009 by John Sparenberg

Washington Capitals goaltender, Jose Theodore, was yanked after being shelled for three goals in less than twelve minutes in his last start against the New York Rangers on December 23 at Madison Square Garden. However, after returning to the game in the second, and thanks in huge part to the heroic effort of his teammates … Read more

Caps Recap 12/22/08

December 22, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

It must be Monday, time for another Caps Recap. The Washington Capitals played only three games last week and went 2-1-0, giving them a record of 20-11-3 for the season. They are currently leading the Southeast division by six points, and are tied for third in the Eastern Conference. The Caps saw the … Read more

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

Important Note For Those Attending Tonight’s Caps Game

December 4, 2008 by Scott Hurrey

I just received this note from the Caps. Anyone attending tonight’s Capitals-Islanders tilt will want to read this: Street Closures & Parking Restrictions For 2008 Pageant of Peace. (Washington, D.C.) The Metropolitan Police Department has provided the following information regarding street closures and parking restrictions for the 2008 Pageant of Peace on Thursday, December 4, … Read more

Panthers Devour Caps 5-3

December 3, 2008December 3, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

My mother always told me “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” Unfortunately, Mom probably didn’t realize I’d take up sports-writing as a hobby, and that part of sports-writing is that you have to say some not nice things. Especially when your team goes out and plays a game like the … Read more

Capital Observations 11/24/08

November 24, 2008November 24, 2008 by Bobby Johnson

The Capitals had a tough week last week as they began their tour of the Pacific Division on Wednesday with the Anaheim Ducks. The Capitals went 1-2-0 versus the top three teams in the Pacific Division, playing three road games in four nights. The Caps started their road swing with a 6-2 victory over … Read more