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Tag Archives: Games
Report: Play-In Bye Teams Could Play Three Games To Determine 2020 Stanley Cup Playoff Seeding
Photo: Scott Audette/Getty Images According to Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, the NHL, GMs, and governors are talking about the eight teams that would earn byes from the play-in round playing three games against the other inter-conference teams to determine seeding for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Games, Harrison Brown, News, NHL, NHL Pause, NHLPA, Teams
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Scoring Up A Storm And Setting Records – Retro Recap: Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes – March 25, 2008
Photo: NHL via Getty Images Over his 15-season National Hockey League career, Washington Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin has become one of the NHL’s best goal-scorers of all-time, setting, tying, and breaking multiple league accolades. However during his rise up the … Continue reading
Posted in Game Re-Caps, History, News, NHL, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals
Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Carolina Hurricanes, Diane Doyle, Franchise History, Games, Retro Recap, Southeast Division
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See-Saw Fight in Landover – Retro Recap: Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers – March 23, 1986
Steve Babineau/Getty Images During the 1985-86 season, the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers was very strong. In late March of 1986, the Flyers were in first place in the Patrick Division with a record of 48-21-4 and … Continue reading
A Whale of a Hat Trick in Hartford – Retro Recap: Washington Capitals vs Hartford Whalers – March 18, 1989
NHL Just minutes before the NHL Trade Deadline of March 7, 1989, the Washington Capitals made a blockbuster trade with the Minnesota North Stars. In exchange for the then-franchise leader in Goals Scored, Mike Gartner, and offensive defenseman Larry Murphy, … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Doyle, Dino Ciccarelli, Franchise History, Game Recaps, Games, Hartford Whalers, Retro Recap, Washington Capitals
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“Backstrom From the Brink” – Retro Recap: Washington Capitals @ Chicago Blackhawks – March 14, 2010
Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals have captured three President’s Trophies (best record at the end of the season) in their nearly 46-year history, all coming within the previous decade. While the team dominated regular season play in … Continue reading
D.C. Health Department Recommends “Non-Essential Mass Gatherings” As Coronavirus Continues To Spread
Photo: @Capitals As the coronavirus spreads across to the planet and recently came into the DMV, the D.C. Health Department recommends “non-essential mass gatherings, including conferences and conventions, be postponed or canceled. Mass gatherings are defined as events where 1,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Coronavirus, D.C. Health Department, Games, Harrison Brown, News, Washington Capitals
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Dragging Since December: The Analytics Behind the Washington Capitals’ Prolonged Rut
December 8, 2019. The Washington Capitals are 22-4-5, good for 49 standings points, and sit three points clear of the Boston Bruins as the best team in the NHL. The Capitals have a nine-point lead in the Metropolitan Division. Many … Continue reading
Play “What Is Love”! Garnet Hathaway Finishes Beautiful Passing Sequence With A Top Shelf Goal
Washington Capitals While right wing Garnet Hathaway was not signed to a four-year contract in the free agency in the summer of 2019 for superior offensive skills, the 28-year forward has chipped in offensively at times in his first season … Continue reading
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Tagged Games, Garnet Hathaway, Goals, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Washington Capitals, Wednesday Night Hockey
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Islanders’ Johnny Boychuk Takes Skate Blade to the Face In Game Against Canadiens
Hockey, like any sport, brings with it the potential for injury, with a combination of hard, cold ice, sticks, a puck, and sharp skate blades being potential causes of injury to players or officials. On Tuesday night, in a game … Continue reading
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Tagged Artturi Lehkonen, Games, Injury, Johnny Boychuk, Michael Fleetwood, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, NHL, Players, Skates
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Capitals Drop Jets 4-3 in the Shootout, Alex Ovechkin Scores Shootout Winner
Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 Tuesday night in a shootout at Capital One Arena, a night on which the team celebrated Alex Ovechkin’s 700th career goal. Ovechkin would score the first goal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Game Recap, Games, Jon Sorensen, NHL, Shootout, Washington Capitals, Winnipeg Jets
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