Mike Green to miss second straight game; Capitals prepare for ‘stingy’ Blues
Mike Green will miss a second straight game after suffering a lower-body contusion against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 12. The Capitals’ defenseman was on the ice at the team’s practice facility...
View ArticleCapitals will try to contain NHL leading scorer Alexander Steen
When the Capitals welcome the St. Louis Blues to Verizon Center Sunday evening they’ll be tasked with trying to contain Alexander Steen, who leads the league in both goals (17) and points (26). Steen...
View ArticleOpen thread: Capitals vs. Blues
Update: Prior to the start of Sunday’s game the Capitals placed Mike Green on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 13, the day after he suffered a lower-body contusion against the Columbus Blue Jackets....
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin scores two goals, ties Alexander Steen for league lead in Caps’...
Since he took over as coach, Adam Oates’s has been on a quest to work with Alex Ovechkin to create more for the star winger. More touches, more shots, more scoring chances, more goals and more areas of...
View ArticleFive thoughts on the Capitals’ win over the Blues
A strong, three-goal first period that included a pair of tallies by Alex Ovechkin jump started Washington’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues Sunday night at Verizon Center. Five thoughts on the...
View ArticleBraden Holtby to face Blues; Jaroslav Halak not ‘comfortable’ facing former team
ST. LOUIS – A little over a month after he was traded by the Blues to the Buffalo Sabres, Jaroslav Halak returns to the city he played in for the past three and a half years. But he won’t start tonight...
View ArticleOpen thread: Capitals at Blues
ST. LOUIS — Jaroslav Halak isn’t “100 percent comfortable” facing his former team so the Capitals will start Braden Holtby (21-15-3, 2.99 goals-against average, .911 save percentage) against the Blues....
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin records his 50th goal of the season
ST. LOUIS – The Capitals’ first power play Tuesday night here was strange. In the first minute, Troy Brouwer was rattled on a big hit by Barret Jackman and then collided with Marcus Johansson on the...
View ArticleFive thoughts on the Capitals’ 4-1 win in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – It might be too little too late for their playoff chances but the Capitals put together one of their best performances of the season to capture a 4-1 win over the Blues and stay alive at...
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