With Hockey teams, it’s all about chemistry. With some players, you can’t 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. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Brian Pothier, Bruce Boudreau, Jose Theodore, Marty Brodeur, Mathieu Perreault, Mike Green, Mike Knuble, Minnesota Wild, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, Semyon Varlamov

After spending the previous week in the road, the Hershey Bears took a liking to the home cooking during their two game weekend at Giant Center, running the table and downing two of their divisional rivals, the Norfolk Admirals and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. Read the rest of this entry »

The Hershey Bears ruled the road last week, picking up six out of a possible eight points during their trip through New England.

Wednesday evening in Lowell, current residence of former Bear Louis Robitaille, Keith Aucoin made an immediate impact on his return to the Bears’ lineup when he tallied his first hat trick as a Bear and propelling his team to a 5-2 victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Hershey Bears, Keith Aucoin, Louis Robitaille

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 wouldn’t know it. Washington scored 13 goals in three games. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Brenden Morrison, Bruce Boudreau, Florida Panthers, New Jersey Devils, Shaone Morrison, Tomas Vokoun, Tyler Sloan, Washington Capitals

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