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...
red-hot penalty-killing unit saw its shutout streak end just over two minutes into Tuesday night...
Troy Brouwer realizes that no matter how well Washington's defense plays, the team has to finish around the net. Watch more here....
s offense struggled in a loss to Ottawa, but coach Adam Oates says the Capitals need to push through the 'dog days...
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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....
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...
How it happened: The Senators broke a scoreless tie 12:59 into the second period when Kyle Turris took a quick outlet pass from Clarke MacArthur and sprinted down the ice for a one-timer that appeared to go off the stick of Connor Carrick and between the pads of Braden Holtby. Karl Alzner made an aggressive pinch on the play and got caught chasing Turris from behind. They finished off the scoring with...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A two-goal burst late in the first period led the Florida Panthers to a 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday night. Center Nick Bjugstad, center Jesse Winchester, defenseman Ed Jovanovski and left winger Sean Bergenheim scored for the Panthers (20-23-7). Goalie Tim Thomas was terrific in net and finished with 32 saves. Center Steve Ott had one goal and right winger Drew Stafford...
Mikhail Grabovski got in a heated exchange on Tuesday night, laying a big hit before starting a fight and grabbing at the face of Ottawa's Zack Smith. Watch it here....
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Two straight games with a pair of first-period goals....
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Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is sitting out tonights game against the Ottawa Senators and Troy Brouwer is expected to take his place on a top line with center Nicklas Backstrom and left wing Marcus Johansson. Ovechkin, who leads the NHL with 35 goals in 47 games, has not missed a game since Nov. 1 and 2. The Capitals won both of those games by a combined score of 10-2. In fact, in the 23 games Ovechkin...
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