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Alex Ovechkin is expected to join the Capitals on their trip to Newark today but remains questionable for Friday nights game against the New Jersey Devils, Capitals coach Adam Oates said....

Alex Ovechkin did not participate in todays practice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex and is questionable for Friday nights game against the New Jersey Devils....

Wednesday nights rescheduled 'Canes-Flyers game, which begins at 6 p.m. (doors open at 4:30 p.m.) at the Wells Fargo Center presented a difficult challenge not just for both the Flyers and Carolina Hurricanes, but the Ottawa Senators and NHL as a whole, as well. Carolina wanted to play the game on Tuesday night despite mayor Michael Nutter declaring a snow emergency and asking people to stay off the...

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On several occasions this season, Capitals coach Adam Oates has made it clear that scoring goals has never been an issue with the Caps. During their current six-game losing streak, their longest since December 2010, the Caps have scored just seven goals, while allowing 19. In five of those six losses theyve been held to one goal or fewer, including Tuesday nights 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators. During...

* Elliotte Friedman has his excellent 30 Thoughts with plenty of them centering on the Calgary Flames, and their strategy moving forward.* Heres my radio hit with Toucher and Rich on 98.5 the Sports Hub this morning where we discussed the new two-year deal for defenseman Kevan Miller, and what it might mean for the Bruins moving forward.* Here's a Sportsnet panel of hockey insiders where they cover...

While the Tampa Bay Lightning have played well on the road, they haven't won at home in over a month. The Lightning try to avoid dropping six straight on their own ice for the first time in almost five years when they face the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Mark Barberio scored his first two NHL goals and Ondrej Palat notched a career-high three points as Tampa Bay beat Carolina 5-3 on Sunday,...

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Wednesday's Hockey Dose rolls out some game summaries and plenty of suggestions, including buying in on Cory Schneider, whose luck might be turning....

No. 1 Star: Ondrej Pavelec, Winnipeg Jets The Anaheim Duck entered their game with the Jets with a 22-game unbeaten streak at home. Pavelec was the difference with a 42-save effort, leading Winnipeg to a 3-2 victory to snap the streak. Evander Kane had a goal and an assist. No. 2 Star: John Tavares, New York Islanders Tavares didn’t score a goal, but he had three key primary assists in the Islanders’...

- - - Maple Leafs 5, Avalanche 2 Phil Kessel scored two goals, James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist, and the surging Toronto Maple Leafs held off the Colorado Avalanche for their sixth straight win. Nazem Kadri also scored, and goaltender James Reimer had 35 saves for Toronto (27-20-5)....

The Capitals continued their recent struggles tonight with a 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators....

s capital when we leave with two points. #ThanksObama — Ottawa Senators (@Senators) January 22, 2014 Yes, a #ThanksObama hashtag. Totally innocuous. Totally snarky. Yet Comcast SportsNet, an actual television station that actually covers the Washington Capitals, felt it so beyond the pale that it covered the tweet as a news story: It should be noted the Caps played the game without their best player...

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Seconds after the Capitals fell behind 2-0 to the Ottawa Senators in the third period of Tuesday nights shutout loss, Caps center Mikhail Grabovski decided to make a statement. As he was headed toward the Caps bench, Grabovski drilled Ottawa center Zack Smith with a clean but purposeful check, then got into a scrum with a couple of Senators between the two benches. When he latched onto Smith, Grabovski...

WASHINGTON -- The Ottawa Senators needed to start their four-game road trip on the right foot. The Washington Capitals needed to stop the bleeding of their longest losing streak in three seasons. In a game dominated by a pair of goalies who were not invited to play for their countries in the Olympics, the Senators received goals from centers Kyle Turris and Jason Spezza and a 34-save effort from goaltender...

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Brooks Laich says that if the Capitals hope to snap out of their six-game losing streak, theyre going to need to play heavier hockey than they are now. I think were too much on the outside, Laich explained after the Capitals 2-0 loss to the Ottawa Senators Tuesday night at the snow-covered VerizonCenter I dont think were fighting through a check or leaning on a guy and trying to get to an area around...

The Caps suffered yet another loss Tuesday night to Ottawa, making it six straight losses for Washington. If that wasn't bad enough, the Senators official Twitter feed sent quite the insult as the team left town....