Capital Odds

It’s not every day that you’ll find a DC sports team favored to win much of anything. Although it’s America’s capital and the place where most major decisions are made, it’s certainly not a city considered to be prime in the realm of sport. No one’s really sure why, but DC teams always fail to [...]

Pens Send Caps Home After Game 7

The better team won. Sidney Crosby got it started appropriately enough with a power play goal from where else but in front rebounding home a Sergei Gonchar shot. Eight seconds later when grinder Craig Adams tallied his first career postseason goal off a horrible Washington breakdown, that foretold a long night for Alex Ovechkin and [...]

Caps Face Tough Task Against Rangers

In almost 24 hours, the second season will get started for John Tortorella’s Rangers when they visit superstar Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals in D.C.  If they did what was required by winning the final three to earn a fourth straight trip to the postseason and the East’s No.7 seed, then by no means will [...]

Capitals Come Through in New Jersey, 5-2

NEWARK, NJ – The party lasted a little too long, and the hangover set in Tuesday night for the New Jersey Devils. Riding the high of an eight-game winning streak, the Devils ran out of gas against the quicker Washington Capitals, losing 5-2 in regulation. Despite Captain Jamie Langenbrunner’s best effort to revive the team, [...]

Ovechkin Continuing His MVP Performance

UNIONDALE, NY- Alex Ovechkin usually makes highlight films thanks to offensive rushes that fulminate into highlight-worthy plays. Yet the NHL’s reigning MVP and scoring champion is also capable of destroying teams with subtle actions. Before centerman Nicklas Backstrom takes an offensive zone faceoff, Ovechkin deftly lines up directly behind the circle, waiting to unleash a [...]

Ovechkin Beats Woeful Isles

UNIONDALE, NY-Injuries and a sputtering offense continues to exacerbate problems in a dismal Islanders season. But for all the organization’s talk about a youth movement, the club was able to see what a young, home-grown star really looks like. Alex Ovechkin continued the Islanders misery, scoring both of Washington’s goals in a 2-1 overtime victory [...]

Washington Caps Devils

NEWARK, NJ – Both the New Jersey Devils and Washington Capitals got their first look at their teams that included their trade deadline acquisitions on Friday night, and the Capitals new starting goaltender made a big push for more playing time. Cristobal Huet only faced 18 shots, but he stopped all of them shutting out [...]

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