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The Washington Capitals won a huge game four on their home ice to even the series. Now they must head back to Madison Square Garden for a pivotal game five. The Capitals were able to get good pressure on the Rangers right from the start by making sart pl
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The Washington Capitals are down 2-1 in a series for the second straight time this postseason. Even after a triple overtime game that saw the Capitals go 115 minutes without a goal from their forwards, the team seems optimistic. Capitals' #1 center Nickl
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...series with Ottawa. He scored the game-winning goal in Game 6 to force Game 7, and he just introduced himself to the Washington Capitals with a goal and an assist in Game 1. Hailed as the next Bill Guerin, Kreider is a big (6'3, 230), fast forward with good...
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...hockey series in Boston Saturday, April 21, 2012. Carlson received a penalty on the play. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson) — AP Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, left, is hit by Boston Bruins' Dennis Seidenberg during the second period of Game 5 in a first-round...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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...Washington Capitals enter tonight's game without their most important player, #1 center Nicklas Backstrom. Backstrom was suspended by the NHL for a cross-check to the face of Bruins forward Rich Peverley. While Backstrom's suspension was warranted based on...
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...Washington Capitals are finally the underdog to start the playoffs after spending the last four years as division champions. The Capitals won two games to enter the season on a hot streak, and they are facing a team they won three of four games against this...
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...Tonight's game at Madison Square Garden is a preview of a possible first-round matchup with the New York Rangers. If the Washington Capitals win this game and either the Florida Panthers or Ottawa Senators lose their game tonight, the Capitals can escape the...
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...Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, March 31, 2012 in Washington. Photo: Evan Vucci / AP Washington Capitals center Jay Beagle, right, scores a goal past Montreal...
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...Fla. — While the Florida Panthers celebrated the end of a long losing streak, the Washington Capitals were looking ahead to the playoffs. Bill Thomas scored with 6:05 remaining and Tomas Vokoun made 28 saves to help the Panthers close the season by snapping...
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PennLive.com
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...WHITE, AP Sports Writer | - AP Washington Capitals' Sean Collins (62) scores a goal while Florida Panthers goalie Thomas Vocoun (30) of the Czech Republic and Mike Weaver (43) look at the puck goes in during second period of an NHL hockey game in Washington...
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San Diego Union-Tribune
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...games in 2010-11. By JON PALMIERI STATS Editor (AP) -- With a fourth straight Southeast Division title secured, the Washington Capitals can now turn their attention toward clinching the Eastern Conference's top seed for a second consecutive season. Failing...
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...Bereswill/Getty Images Since the beginning of March, the Washington Capitals have taken the NHL by storm by winning 13 of their last 15 games, solidifying their grasp on the top spot in the Southeast Division....
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...one they haven't really had since Olaf Kolzig began to show his age three seasons ago. Bleacher Report publishes the best Washington Capitals newsletter on the internet. We're going to send you the most entertaining Washington Capitals articles, videos,...
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...period to put Los Angeles ahead and Ryan Smyth connected on a power play, leading the Kings to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Veterans like Bill Guerin continue to produce at a high level for owners, just one topic of interest entering...
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...Pavelski made it a lot harder to pass him up Wednesday night with two goals that paced the Sharks to a 5-2 victory over the Washington Capitals. It was an odd game in which San Jose converted two penalty shots — one by Ryane Clowe, another by Joe Thornton...
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The San Jose Mercury News
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...answer, but I’d much rather get the man-in-the-stands' perspective first. We're going to send you the most entertaining Washington Capitals articles, videos, and podcasts from around the web. Sign Me Up! We will not share your email with anybody for any...
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...Washington Capitals have signed a new partnership with OptionIt, which has become the National Hockey League franchise's official ticket option provider. The partnership will give Capitals fans the chance to reserve face-value tickets to select regular-season...
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Washington Capitals goalie Semyon Varlamov, left, of Russia, looks back at the puck after giving up a goal to Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Richards, right, in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/
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The Washington Post
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Now that the 2009 NHL Draft is behind us, let's take a look at the Washington Capitals. This team has many needs, and would like to improve in a few areas. Progress was made in the 2008-2009 season, as the Capitals advanced to the second round of the
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Bleacher Report
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Since joining the NHL in 1974 the have qualified for the playoffs 20 times. Here is a look at how the Capitals have fared in each of their postseason appearances.
1982-1983. In their ninth year in the league the reach the playoffs for the first time.
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Associated Content
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A couple arrested Tuesday in Florida claims to have sold steroids to pro athletes, including members of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals.
Sheriff Grady Judd of the Polk County sheriff’s office in Lakeland, Fla., said late Tuesday that
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Vancouver Sun
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...-- who had a .946 save percentage in the first four games, a .714 percentage in Game 5 -- is no longer insurmountable, the Capitals said. Indeed, Washington's goalie, 20-year-old rookie Simeon Varlamov, now has more shutouts in this series (two) than Lundqvist...
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The Washington Post
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...Many believed the downfall of the Capitals was their lack of defense, toughness, and goaltending. They might be right. Washington was outmuscled in the first two games of the series, failing to gain puck control along the boards and in the offensive zone....
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...the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. The Washington Capitals outplayed the New York Rangers for most of the night. They outshot them by a wide margin, dominated them in the faceoff...
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SUNRISE, Fla., April 10 -- The Washington Capitals' players spent yesterday enjoying the South Florida weather and savoring what they had accomplished the previous night. Coach Bruce Boudreau and his staff, however, were back at work, sorting through sta
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TAMPA, April 8 -- When the Washington Capitals selected Simeon Varlamov in the first round of the 2006 draft, the organization hoped the Russian goaltender would be NHL-ready in three to four years. After five starts this season, Varlamov, whose 21st bir
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...at Atlanta this season. Varlamov is 4-0-1. Atlanta Thrashers center Marty Reasoner, left, vies for the puck against Washington Capitals forward Keith Aucoin, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, April 7, 2009 in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Gregory...
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ATLANTA, April 7 -- In each of their previous visits to Philips Arena this season, the Washington Capitals left wondering how an Atlanta Thrashers team so far behind them in the standings had beaten them so badly. In the third and final meeting here, roo
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The Washington Post
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...power-play goals less than 1 1/2 minutes apart in the third period and Alex Ovechkin's NHL-leading 54th marker helped the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Wednesday night to near a second consecutive division title. Green's 18 man-advantage...
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Canoe
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...N.C., March 21 -- Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green played Saturday night despite lingering soreness in his side and moved another goal closer to accomplishing something that hasn't been done in 16 years. But Green's fifth goal in his past four games...
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The Washington Post
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...N.C., March 21 -- Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green played Saturday night despite lingering soreness in his side and moved another goal closer to accomplishing something that hasn't been done in 16 years. But Green's fifth goal in his past four games...
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The Washington Post
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Brian Pothier got his life back when the headaches and dizziness suddenly subsided in December, almost a full year after he suffered the fourth documented head injury of his professional hockey career. Now the Washington Capitals defenseman is on the ver
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The Washington Post
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For many of the Washington Capitals, their power play evokes a sense of dependability reminiscent of the old unofficial slogan of the U.S. P ostal Service -- come rain, sleet, hail or snow, it can be counted on to deliver. On Thursday, both Philadelphia
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Capitals set a record for consecutive sellouts yesterday when an 11th straight capacity crowd packed into Verizon Center. But by the middle of the third period, the arena was eerily silent and emptying out fast. While the steady stream of
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The Washington Post
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Drills were executed with more precision. The laughter and clowning around that's common on days between games was less prevalent. Smiles were fewer and farther between. Washington Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau said it's easy for him to know when his pla
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The Washington Post
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...Green, the Washington Capitals' 23-year-old dynamo on the blueline, has already set one record for scoring by a defenseman. Last night, he joined the company of a Hall of Famer. Green scored his 16th power-play goal this season in the Capitals' 4-3 win over...
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The Washington Post
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...Center. The goal was Green's 16th on the power play, pulling him even with Scott Stevens for power plays goals in a season by a Capitals defenseman. Stevens set the record in 1984-85. Green put Washington ahead, 3-2, at 12 minutes 25 seconds of the second...
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The Washington Post
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Two years after it was mocked by national media outlets and made the butt of local jokes for its lack of fan support, Washington's once-dormant hockey team is enjoying a surge of interest that rivals anything the franchise has experienced in its 35 years
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The Washington Post
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...Theodore's teammates on the Washington Capitals didn't cooperate last night. The Capitals put forth a timid effort, failed to execute Coach Bruce Boudreau's plan of attack and wound up losing to one of the Western Conference's worst teams, 4-1, before a sold-out...
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The Washington Post
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...people who have been here longer than two years are accustomed to." Since Boudreau blended his up-tempo brand of hockey with Washington's core of established and emerging stars, a full house has become the norm rather than the exception it had been in previous...
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The Washington Post
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With nine weeks remaining in the regular season, a number of franchise firsts are within reach for the Washington Capitals. One of them, however, is coveted by Coach Bruce Boudreau more than others: the mark for home victories. The Capitals are an Easter
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The Washington Post
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Washington Capitals' Matt Bradley (10) is checked by Toronto Maple Leafs' Lee Stempniak (12) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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The Washington Post
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...Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, right, of Russia, celebrates his goal with Karl Alzner (27) as Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Vesa Toskala, of Finland, stands in front of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008, in Washington. ...
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Toronto Star
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Lightning goalie Olaf Kolzig, who spent 16 seasons with the Capitals, left Washington with a loss after giving up four goals to his former club.
WASHINGTON (AP) Olaf Kolzig got a warm welcome from the crowd in his return to Washington.
Tom Poti, Mike
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USA Today
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...as Crosby didn't get a goal for the fifth consecutive game. Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby can't get the puck near the Washington Capitals net with Capitals' Tom Poti defending. The Capitals won 4-3. (Gene J. Puskar/AP) The Penguins led 3-0 less than two...
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Globe and Mail
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Washington Capitals' Michael Nylander, right, of Sweden, scores a goal against Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo on a penalty shot during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Oct. 13, 2008, in Washington. (AP Photo/Luis M.
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The Washington Post
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WASHINGTON - The Vancouver Canucks adjusted their lineup to suit the Washington Capitals. They should have made the Capitals adjust to them.
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Vancouver Sun
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ATLANTA, Oct. 10 -- With one of the most potent lineups in the NHL, the Washington Capitals aren't expected to have problems producing goals this season. Preventing them, though, may prove to be an adventure -- an issue underscored during a 7-4 loss to
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The Washington Post
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Mitchell Layton / Getty ImagesAfter playing 711 games with the Washington Capitals, Olie Kolzig told the Washington Post on Friday he most likely will not be returning to the team in the fall.
WASHINGTON -- Goaltender Olie Kolzig said he has played his
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National Post
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... It was, without question, the franchise's most significant game in five years. And from Alex Ovechkin to Matt Cooke, the Washington Capitals treated it as such. In a contest that featured all of the intensity of a playoff game, the Capitals seized control...
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