The Hershey Bears responded to last weekend’s disappointing showing in impressive fashion by taking home all four available points with road and home triumphs, on Friday in Hartford and on Saturday at Giant Center. Read the rest of this entry »

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 “upper body injury” and that the team will know more about him on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Atlanta Thrashers, Brooks Laich, Caps Recap, Columbus Blue Jackets, Jose Theodore, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals

The Capitals enter tonight’s contest seeking their seventh straight win following a victory over the Atlanta Thrashers last night. The team, especially Alexander Ovechkin, is on a tear and has brought about this winning streak with their continued offensive power and improved defense. Against Atlanta, Ovechkin tied an NHL record with six multi-goal games in one month. In 12 games, Ovechkin has 13 goals and 22 points, both tops in the NHL. Over the past week and a half, the team has also received positive contributions from young call-ups Keith Aucoin and Alexandre Giroux, which is a great sign for a team already stacked with veteran star power. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Alexandre Giroux, Atlanta Thrashers, Brendan Witt, Bruce Boudreau, Frans Nielson, John Tavares, Keith Aucoin, Kris Beech, Mark Streit, Nashville Predators, Nassau Coliseum, Semyon Varlomov, Tom Poti, Tomas Fleischmann, Verizon Center, Washington Capitals

After starting the weekend with a pair of losses, the Hershey Bears avoided going pointless for the three game stretch by rallying to beat the Portland Pirates on Sunday at Giant Center. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, the good news is that the Washington Redskins didn’t lose last week (they don’t play until tonight) and neither did the Washington Capitals!

It’s another Monday, so it must be time for another Caps Recap! Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Alexandre Giroux, Atlanta Thrashers, Caps Recap, Mike Green, New York Islanders, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Jose Theodore, Keith Aucoin, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Caps Today, Jose Theodore, Mike Knuble, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

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: Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, David Steckel, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, Brendan Morrison, Matt Bradley, San Jose Sharks, Semyon Varlamov, Washington Capitals

Wow, what a difference a week makes, huh?

The Caps, who came out swinging in their first two games, went down flailing in their last three going from 2-0-0 to 2-2-1. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Caps Recap, Jose Theodore, Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals