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Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Washington Capitals News
Latest news and information about the Washington Capitals.


Capitals Take Double Beating at Hands of Boston Bruins: A Fan's Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The Washington Capitals came into the February 5 contest with the Boston Bruins on an upward swing. The team shutout the Montreal Canadiens the day before and had the knowledge they beat Boston a couple of weeks ago. Instead of building on this momentum, the Capitals fell victim to...

Puck Headlines: Sam Gagner didn’t score 8 points; Stewart waived; Crosby update (Yahoo! Sports)
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Via reader Bryce Rankin, an NHL desk calendar fail of the … Continue reading →

Caps await word on Laich's left knee injury (The Canadian Press)
ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals awaited word Monday on the severity of Brooks Laich's left knee injury, a setback that comes at a crucial time in the team's hopes for a fifth straight Southeast Division title.

Capitals await word on Laich's left knee injury (AP)
The Washington Capitals awaited word Monday on the severity of Brooks Laich's left knee injury, a setback that comes at a crucial time in the team's hopes for a fifth straight Southeast Division title. Coach Dale Hunter said Laich's injury was "not major" and that the durable center was "day-to-day," but the coach also said that Laich had yet to be evaluated by team...

Montreal Shutout by Capitals for Second Time This Season 3-0: A Fan's Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The Washington Capitals ventured into Bell Centre for the second time this season on February 4. In the Caps' previous visit to Montreal, Michal Neuvirth shutout the Canadiens 3-0. Tomas Vokoun took the reigns today, but the result remained the same.

What We Learned: NHL could learn a thing or two from the Super Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading →

Capitals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Alex Ovechkin has faced his share of shutdown defensemen in his seven-year career.

It might be fair to say Zdeno Chara is his worst nightmare.

On Sunday the two behemoths—Ovechkin is 6-foot-3, 230 pounds and Chara is 6-foot-9, 255—faced each other for the first time this season. The Bruins captain won this war, holding the Capitals captain to seven shots and no points.

"I love to play against him," Ovechkin said. "We had a pretty good battle. I know he's going to hit me and he knows I'm going to hit him. I enjoyed playing against him."

Ovechkin saw 20:49 of ice time and was double shifted when Brooks Laich left the game midway through the second period with a knee injury.

Sunday’s Three Stars: Price blanks Jets; Kovalchuk powers Devils; Gomez doesn’t score (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 1 Star: Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens The Canadiens netminder stopped all 23 shots he faced in their 3-0 whitewash of the Winnipeg Jets. Max Pacioretty, Alex Emelin and Tomas Plekanec had the goals. It was Price's 15th career shutout. … Continue reading →

NHL roundup: Kovalchuk leads Devils over Penguins (The Vancouver Sun)
Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, and the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to four with a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.

Thomas' apolitical return: Bruins top Caps 4-1 (AP)
Tim made 35 saves Sunday in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Playing about 10 blocks from the White House -- a place he famously avoided because of his political views two weeks ago when the reigning Stanley Cup champions were honored by President Barack Obama -- Thomas shut out the Capitals until late in the third period as the Bruins snapped a two-game losing streak.

In the Habs' Room: Canadiens stand behind slumping Scott Gomez (The Montreal Gazette)
When was the last time you heard the announcement of a Canadiens goal booed at the Bell Centre?

Canadiens shut out by Capitals (The Montreal Gazette)
The Canadiens’ losing streak stretched to three games Saturday afternoon as they fired blanks in a 3-0 loss to the Washington Capitals at the Bell Centre.

Gomez almost scores in Canadiens 3-0 win (The Canadian Press)
MONTREAL - On the one-year anniversary of his last NHL goal, Scott Gomez had plenty of people rooting for him to finally break the ice.

NHL Capsules: Thomas leads Bruins over Caps 4-1 (The Canadian Press)
WASHINGTON - Tim Thomas' return to the nation's capital was less political and more successful, with the goaltender making 35 saves Sunday in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

NHL Capsules (AP)
Tim Thomas' return to the nation's capital was less political and more successful, with the goaltender making 35 saves Sunday in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals. Playing about 10 blocks from the White House -- a place he famously avoided because of his political views two weeks ago when the reigning Stanley Cup champions were honored by President Barack Obama --...

Sunday's National Hockey League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)
Tim Thomas' return to the nation's capital was less political and more successful, with the goaltender making 35 saves Sunday in the Boston Bruins' 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

Saturday’s Three Stars: Reimer, Vokoun post shutouts; St. Louis nets hat trick (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Two straight starts and two straight shutouts for the 23-year old Reimer. After blanking the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, Reimer followed that up with a 49-save performance during a 5-0 win … Continue reading →

Hershey Bears Lose to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to Start February (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The Hershey Bears and their fans had been hoping to capitalize on the momentum the team had following its previous game. In that away game, the Bears defeated the Norfolk Admirals by a score of 3-2. This win snapped a four game losing streak for the Bears.

Vokoun gets shutout as Caps blank Habs 3-0 (The Canadian Press)
MONTREAL - A floater goal by Dennis Wideman and an unstoppable blast by Alexander Semin were all the talk after the Washington Capitals picked up yet another shutout win in Montreal on Saturday.

Capitals' Vokoun shuts out Canadiens (AP)
Alex Ovechkin could afford to be a bit rusty in his return to the Washington Capitals because goalie Tomas Vokoun was anything but. Vokoun made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and Alexander Semin scored on the second of Washington's two penalty shots in the Capitals' 3-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.

Caps park Wrecker for visit to Bell Centre (The Montreal Gazette)
Rene Bourque could sleep soundly Friday night, secure in the knowledge that he wouldn't have to wake up and face Joel (Wrecker) Rechlicz.

Gagner's dad believes the best is yet to come (The Canadian Press)
Sitting at home watching his son make an unlikely assault on the NHL's single-game scoring record, Dave Gagner wasn't getting caught up in the numbers that would leave the hockey world talking.

Website highlights Gomez's scoring drought (The Canadian Press)
MONTREAL - Time is quickly running out on Scott Gomez if he wants to avoid going a whole year without scoring.

Alexander Semin Painting George McPhee into a Corner with His Play: A Fan's Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Look at the Washington Capitals statistics page and one encounters some troubling numbers. Tops on the list are the figures of 12 goals and 16 assists. These sound like reputable numbers for a third liner on a club, but not from a guy making $6.7 million a year .

Habs recall Palushak, Blunden to sit out (The Canadian Press)
MONTREAL - A regularly scheduled visit by a sports psychologist came at an opportune moment for the struggling Montreal Canadiens.

Campbell: Senators caught between rebuild and playoff push (TheHockeyNews.com)
With the trade deadline closing in, how active will the Senators be and how much of their future would they sacrifice?

Capitals Plummet Out of Playoff Race with 4-2 Loss to Florida Panthers: A Fan's Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The Washington Capitals should have been primed and ready for their showdown with the Florida Panthers. The February 1 game gave them a chance to solidify their lead in the Southeast Division. Instead, the team offered up a flat effort and lost to the Panthers 4-2.

 

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