Ovechkin and Company
PITTSBURGH — In a matter of 24 hours here this weekend for the NHL draft, the Washington Capitals resolved one of the most immediate needs on their roster and simultaneously replenished their prospect pipeline. Read full article > >
For much of the Capitals ’ first-round playoff series — and all of Game 6 — the Bruins frustrated Alex Ovechkin. They hung on him like love-struck club bunnies.
BOSTON — For three full periods of scoreless hockey, the Washington Capitals found themselves heavily outshot and often trapped in their own end, fending off waves of attacks from the defending Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins and relying on perfection from rookie netminder Braden Holtby .
The Washington Capitals have relied on young goaltenders with various levels of inexperience in each of the past three postseasons. This year, however, the Capitals’ reliance on a netminder green to the rigors of the Stanley Cup playoffs won’t be by design
For days, the Washington Capitals spoke of Tuesday night’s contest as having the weight of a playoff game. Coach Dale Hunter even compared it to the intensity of a Game 7.
There was a time early in the second period Friday night when the Washington Capitals held a commanding three-goal lead and appeared ready to squash any playoff hopes that remained for the Winnipeg Jets .
The Washington Capitals returned home for the first time in a week reeling from a road trip that featured discouraging losses and an injury to captain Alex Ovechkin . Despite just one win in the four games , though, the Capitals remain within striking distance of both a playoff position and the top spot in the Southeast Division . The question is whether they’ll be able to take advantage of their good fortune in the final 22 games of the regular season .
OTTAWA — To watch the Washington Capitals in recent days is to wonder when things went wrong for a team that five months ago was often mentioned as a can’t-miss candidate to make a long run in the postseason.
If George McPhee had his mind set on exploring the rental market ahead of next week’s NHL trade deadline, he’s got to be as conflicted as ever after Monday’s debacle in Raleigh, N.C. And who could blame him
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