Caps Lose Some Battles, But Win the War

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. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Caps, Fight, Nashville Predators, NHL, Sergei Federov, Viktor Kozlov, Washington Capitals

Caps’ Rookies Fly over Rookie Flyers

So today I attended the Capitals rookie exhibition game between Washington and Philadelphia. I wasn’t expecting much from a game where I knew less than 10% of the players. Turns out it was a lot of fun. The Caps blanked the Flyers 7-0.

Here are some of my thoughts and interesting stats from the game. Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: Boudreau, Brashear, Caps, Flyers, rookie game, Washington Capitals