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MONUMENTAL TEAMS COMBINE FOR FIVE EMMY NOMINATIONS
NHL.com — WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals have been nominated for a combined five Capital Emmy awards. Documentary series chronicling the 2011-12 seasons of the two teams,...- New: 2 hr 29 min ago
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Dale Hunter’s exit kicks off a challenging offseason for the Capitals
The Washington Post (Tarik El-Bashir) — For the second time in three days, the Washington Capitals are reeling from a punch to the gut. Dale Hunter resigned as coach Monday after just six months on the job, leaving the team...- 7 days ago
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Dale Hunter will not be back as coach of the Washington Capitals
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — Dale Hunter likes to say that he considers the Washington Capitals to be his team , no matter where his career takes him. But once again they will be his team from afar, following the...- 7 days ago
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Washington Capitals, after missing another opportunity, have issues to settle
The Washington Post (John Feinstein) — Let’s begin with all the hearts and flowers stuff: The Washington Capitals made the 2012 playoffs more compelling than in any year since their run to the Stanley Cup finals in 1998. For the...- 7 days ago
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Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin and Alexander Semin to Represent Russia and Nicklas Backstrom to Represent Sweden in 2012 IIHF World Championship
NHL.com — ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have announced that captain Alex Ovechkin and forward Alexander Semin will represent Russia while center Nicklas Backstrom will represent Sweden at the...- 8 days ago
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Washington Capitals’ offseason uncertainty begins with Dale Hunter, Alexander Semin
The Washington Post (TARIK EL-BASHIR) — As the Washington Capitals scatter across the globe in the coming days, a series of tough questions will confront the team’s decision makers in the aftermath of another second-round playoff...- 8 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals reinvented themselves but still fell short
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — The Washington Capitals went through a startling transformation since their season began more than seven months ago. A team that struggled in the face of adversity to the point that it prompted ...- 8 days ago
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2012 NHL Playoffs: New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist thwarts Washington Capitals’ scoring opportunities
The Washington Post (Tarik El-Bashir) — During a span of eight frantic minutes in the second period, the Washington Capitals tilted the Madison Square Garden ice in their favor. Unfortunately for them, that was also the same time New...- 9 days ago
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Stanley Cup playoffs: Capitals lose series but gain an identity
The Washington Post (Thomas Boswell) — NEW YORK — The Washington Capitals didn’t just lose a second-round playoff series in seven tight, tough games with the top-seeded New York Rangers here in thunderous Madison Square Garden on...- 9 days ago
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Washington Capitals fall to N.Y. Rangers in Game 7, ending their run in 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — NEW YORK — The Washington Capitals excelled throughout the postseason by playing patient, defensive hockey. But when they needed to save their season with a burst of offense, it never came in...- 9 days ago
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Capitals, Rangers, Game 7: A perfect mix for a Stanley Cup playoffs pressure cooker
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — There’s a gleam in Coach Dale Hunter ’s eye whenever he talks about playing in a Game 7 . These pressure-cookers are the contests players remember most, he says, games with everything on the...- 10 days ago
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Washington Capitals Coach Dale Hunter may not be going anywhere, after all
The Washington Post (Mike Wise) — The game and news conference were over when the coach walked into his office dressed in his usual black suit and red-sheen tie at 11:01 p.m. Wednesday following the Capitals’ 2-1 victory over...- 11 days ago
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Hard-working Matt Hendricks’s impact on Capitals goes beyond the scoresheet
The Washington Post (Tarik El-Bashir) — So far in the playoffs, forward Matt Hendricks is tied for 14th on the Washington Capitals in points, having accumulated a goal and an assist in 13 games. Points, however, aren’t the best...- 11 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Rangers lament missed opportunities in loss to Capitals
The Washington Post (Tarik El-Bashir) — Hours before Game 6, several New York Rangers said they fully expected to face the Washington Capitals’ strongest push of the postseason. They weren’t ready. Instead of clinching the...- 12 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals continue to evolve with Game 6 victory over Rangers
The Washington Post (Tracee Hamilton) — These are not the Caps that were swept out of the playoffs last season , or the Caps that struggled to qualify this season, or even the Caps that eliminated Boston in the first round of the...- 12 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Ovechkin scores as Capitals force Game 7 against Rangers
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — The Washington Capitals have found their identity this spring in being able to respond to tough losses and adversity with aplomb. On Wednesday night, facing elimination against the top-seeded New...- 12 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals look to stave off elimination against Rangers
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — Finding a way to respond from demoralizing, soul-crushing defeats is nothing new for this year’s Washington Capitals . They’ve managed to follow up disappointing losses by rallying around each...- 13 days ago
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2012 NHL playoffs: Capitals prove they don’t know how to seize success
The Washington Post (Mike Wise) — NEW YORK — Really, with all that’s happened since October with the Washington Capitals, can this gut-punch of a Game 5 even remotely be considered from nowhere? In hindsight, this is what they...- 14 days ago
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Capitals have several factors going their way during the 2012 NHL playoffs
The Washington Post (Tarik el-bashir) — In each of the previous four postseasons, the Washington Capitals lacked at least one key ingredient all successful teams possess. In 2008, they didn’t have enough experience to finish off the...- 15 days ago
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Blog Articles
2011-12 Rink Wrap: Jason Chimera
SBN: Japers' Rink (Becca H) — From Alzner to Wideman, we're taking a look at and grading (please read the criteria below) the 2011-12 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games...- New: 1 hr 32 min ago
Reviewing the Capitals’ goaltending and a look at what may be to come
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — If there was a silver lining to be found in the Capitals’ two-round foray into the playoffs this spring, it was in the emergence of goalender Braden Holtby . The 22-year-old’s journey from...- New: 1 hr 54 min ago
Tuesday Caps Clips
SBN: Japers' Rink (J.P.) — Y our savory breakfast links: ● A look at the Caps' unrestricted free agents... [ WaPo (with more on Dennis Wideman at CSNW )] ● ... and a look at those on whose free agency restrictions...- New: 5 hr 53 min ago
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Alzner and the Media
FanSided: Capitals Outsider (Ben Sumner) — Photo by Alena Schwarz Alzner and the Media - Capitals Outsider - Capitals Outsider - A Washington Capitals blog- 23 hr 17 min ago
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Breaking down the Capitals’ restricted free agents
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — Earlier Monday, we took a look at the six unrestricted free agents on the Capitals’ roster . There are four other players who are restricted free agents. Under the current collective bargaining...- 23 hr 17 min ago
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Breaking down the Capitals’ unrestricted free agents
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — General Manager George McPhee has many decisions to make this summer about how the Capitals’ roster will look in 2012-13, from deciding which new faces to bring in and which familiar ones to keep...- 1 day ago
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The Noon Number
SBN: Japers' Rink (J.P.) — 4 - Overtime losses for the Capitals in the 2012 Playoffs, tying an NHL record for the most any team suffered in a single post-season. Of note, the previous three teams to lose four times...- 1 day ago
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2011-12 Rink Wrap: John Carlson
SBN: Japers' Rink (Rob Parker) — From Alzner to Wideman, we're taking a look at and grading (please read the criteria below) the 2011-12 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games...- 1 day 1 hr ago
Semin, Ovechkin help Russia capture gold medal at World Championships
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — Russia captured the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships Sunday with a 6-2 win over Slovakia in Helsinki, and Capitals winger Alexander Semin helped lead the way. Semin recorded two goals...- 1 day 2 hr ago
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Monday Caps Clips
SBN: Japers' Rink (EmilyB) — Y our savory breakfast links: ● Team Russia finished a perfect 10-0 at the 2012 World Championship, capturing gold with a 6-2 victory over Slovakia . Sasha Syomin was named Man of the Match...- 1 day 5 hr ago
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World Championship 2012 Gold Medal Game
SBN: Japers' Rink (EmilyB) — World Championship 2012 Gold Medal Game Russia takes on Slovakia for all the cookies.- 1 day 22 hr ago
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Sunday Caps Clips
SBN: Japers' Rink (EmilyB) — Y our savory breakfast links: ● It was a good news / bad news kind of day for the Caps and Caps' prospects still playing hockey. ● The good news, of course, is that Alex Ovechkin , ...- 2 days ago
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Saturday Caps Clips
SBN: Japers' Rink (J.P.) — Y our savory breakfast links: ● Mike Green thinks the Caps are close... but will he be here to see things through? [ CSNW , Puck Daddy , SB Nation DC , with Green's "By the Tens" review at...- 3 days ago
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Braden Holtby Digital Portrait Unveiled
FanSided: Capitals Outsider (Ben Sumner) — NHL digital portrait artist Braden Holtby Digital Portrait Unveiled - Capitals Outsider - Capitals Outsider - A Washington Capitals blog- 3 days ago
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The Noon Number
SBN: Japers' Rink (J.P.) — 78.9 - Percentage of Washington Capitals regular season goals in 2011-12 (excluding empty-net and penalty shot tallies) which came at even-strength, the highest percentage since before the...- 4 days ago
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Capitals hope to draw on lessons from Dale Hunter
The Washington Post (Katie Carrera) — When Dale Hunter met with the Capitals’ players as a group for the last time on breakdown day, he left them with one final message: “It’s in your hands now.” Although he coached in Washington...- 4 days ago
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