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Blues at Capitals In-Game Blog: 11-29-11

November 29th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » Washington Capitals |

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Tonight marks the beginning of a new era for the Washington Capitals as legendary center Dale Hunter makes his return to Washington behind the bench as the franchise’s 15th head coach.

Hunter made his mark in the NHL as a talented offensive player with the Quebec Nordiques and with the Capitals after being involved in a 1987 trade to D.C. that began a 12-year career in Washington. He evolved into one of the most feared players in the league, racking up 3,565 career penalty minutes, which is second most in NHL history.

For the past 11 seasons, he has owned and coached the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and in the process, turned a struggling franchise into one of the most respected teams in the OHL for the past decade. Among his notable achievements in London, Hunter became the fastest coach in OHL history to reach 300 and 400 wins. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rangers at Capitals Postgame Videos 11-25-11

November 26th, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » Washington Capitals |

Below are interviews from Washington Capitals Karl Alzner, Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Troy Brouwer, Nicklas Backstrom, and Bruce Boudreau following the team’s 6-3 loss to the New York Rangers.

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Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, John Carlson, Karl Alzner, New York Rangers, Nicklas Backstrom, Troy Brouwer

Coyotes at Capitals Postgame Videos 11-21-2011

November 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » Washington Capitals |

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Tags: Bruce Boudreau, Cody Eakin, Joel Ward, John Carlson, Matt Hendricks, Nicklas Backstrom, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals

Coyotes at Capitals In-Game Blog: 11-21-2011

November 21st, 2011 | Comments Off | Posted in » Washington Capitals |

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The Caps return to the Verizon Center tonight to begin a three-game homestand against the Phoenix Coyotes. Since starting out the season red hot with a 7-0 record, Washington has gone 3-7-1 since and are currently on a four game losing streak. In the last three games, the Caps have been anemic on offense and defense and were outscored 14-3, including a 7-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday.

Coach Bruce Boudreau is continuing to alter the lineup, this time recalling defenseman Dmitry Orlov from Hershey to make his NHL debut. The addition of the 20-year old to the roster is in the hope of improving a team who has given up almost five times as many goals as they have scored in the past six days.

The Coyotes, however, are hot as of late, posting a record 6-2-1 in their last nine contests to put them at 10-5-3 on the season. They currently trail San Jose by two points for the Pacific division lead.

Boyd Gordon makes his return to D.C. after signing with the Coyotes as a free agent this past July. In 60 games during the 2010-2011 season, Gordon posted 9 points and averaged just over 13 minutes on the ice per game as a Capital. In 18 games this season, he already matched last season’s point total and averages over 16 minutes of ice time per game.

The Caps lead the all-time series against the Phoenix franchise with a record of 28-25-12-1. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Alexander Ovechkin, Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich, Bruce Boudreau, Cal O'Reilly, Cody Eakin, Dmitry Orlov, Jason Chimera, Jason Labarbera, jeff schultz, Joel Ward, Keith Yandle, Lauri Korpikoski, Mike Knuble, Nicklas Backstrom, Phoenix Coyotes, Radim Vrbata, Rally Squirrel, Shane Doan, St. Louis Cardinals, Tomas Vokoun, Tony Romo, Toronto Maple Leafs

Chimera Caps Off Improbable Comeback In Double Overtime

April 21st, 2011 | 1 Comment | Posted in » Washington Capitals |

As the second overtime period began on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden, I couldn’t help but believe that the Washington Capitals would find some way to win. After the disastrous second period, I never felt like the Caps were out of it and following the glorious third period, I felt as if momentum was on their side. The only real surprise was the unlikely hero.
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