Congratulations: Washington Capitals Make the 2008 NHL Playoffs

Game-Day Chats To Chew on

Posted 4/11/2008 on On Frozen Blog

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - ? Both big papers this afternoon hosted helpful time-killing/nerves-distracting chat sessions — the Post with Caps’ beat reporter Tarik El Bashir and the Times with Ted. There was terrific give-and-take banter in both; we urge you to check them out in their entirety. The owner , on his youthful recreational hockey ...

The Newest Caps Fans

Posted 4/11/2008 on On Frozen Blog

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Patrick Corrigan- Toronto Star Before James Mirtle’s post today about the Capitals’ successful rebuild, there was evidence of more Caps love from our neighbors to the north. Junior at Heroes in Rehab initially made the case for Leaf fans to adopt the Capitals as their team of choice to root for in the playoffs: For just pennies ...

Game 1 Caps vs. Flyers 4-11-2008 Preview

Posted 4/11/2008 on Bleatings From a Caps Nut

Series C: Washington Capitals (43-41; 94 points; 1st Southeast Division, 3rd Eastern Conference, 12th Overall) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (42-42; 95 points; 4th Atlantic Division, 6th Eastern Conference, 11th Overall) : Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Game #1, Caps Game #1, Home Game #1, NHL Game #131 Verizon Center, Washington, DC, 7:08 pm. Washington TV: Comcast Sportsnet Mid-Atlantic. ...

Lets Go Caps! Lets Go Caps! Lets Go Caps!

Posted 4/11/2008 on DC Pro Sports Report -- Sports news, stats and analysis from the capital of the free world

Tomorrow can’t come soon enough, the gutsy, determined Washington Capitals take the ice against Philadelphia Flyers in the playoff series opener. Let’s first get it out of the way and see what the meaningless pundits out there are saying. First up … ESPN . Believe it or not, 5 of the 6 ESPN hockey experts are picking the Capitals to prevail over the Flyers. Only ...

Pat Sajak Serious About the Caps

Posted 4/10/2008 on KK Hockey

From Dan Steinberg at the DC Sports Blog (Washington Post), The Stanley Cup playoffs require a wide-ranging level of civic commitment. For Mike Green, that commitment was on display this morning, in the form of an early-morning mohawk. Dozens of fans will be receiving similar ‘hawks tomorrow. For Pat Sajak, that commitment might involve a red-eye flight back East from a “Wheel ...

Round I: Caps vs. Flyers Series Preview

Posted 4/10/2008 on Bleatings From a Caps Nut

Series C: Washington Capitals (43-41; 94 points; 1st Southeast Division, 3rd Eastern Conference, 12th Overall) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (42-42; 95 points; 4th Atlantic Division, 6th Eastern Conference, 11th Overall) : Tomorrow night the Caps make their triumphant return to the NHL Post Season for the first time in five years looking for their first Playoff Series win in a decade. Only two ...

Heads Up RFK Parkers!

Posted 4/8/2008 on Just A Nats Fan

Lots of DC sports excitement in the air this week! The Nationals take on the Marlins for game 2 in the series, and third home game at the new ballpark. The Caps begin the playoffs at the end of the week (Go Caps!!). The Wizards play Boston at home Wednesday and DC United hosts a [...]

Caps Playoff Beard Preview

Posted 4/8/2008 on D.C. Sports Bog

Pre-playoff beard. (A video version of this entry will run on Washington Post Live Thursday afternoon, between 5 and 6, on Comcast SportsyNet.) (Also, by watching the video below, you'll note that I might have agreed to grow a playoff beard. If any of you are doing so and have photos, please do feel free to share.) This town hasn't known from hockey playoffs for five years. Sure, we've missed ...

Crosby and Ovechkin Are Going to Playoffs!

Posted 4/8/2008 on Hockey Beat - Hockey News

This is a huge deal!  Alex Ovechkin is just killing as a left winger (most goals scored by an LW eva!) and Sidney Crosby is slowly rehabbing from his injury so I’m pretty excited that these two dynamic players are in the playoffs.  I really want the Montreal Canadiens to take the Eastern division but if they don’t, I would want to see it come down to a Pens/Caps ...

Is D.C. Now a Hockey Town?

Posted 4/7/2008 on D.C. Sports Bog

Matt Cooke wanted into the dressing room this afternoon, looked at the masses of media persons, and smiled. "Back in a Canadian city, eh?" he said. Now I've never been in a Canadian city for the playoffs (although I did take my Honeymoon in Canada) and I would have thought that some sort of playoff fever would infect the entire civic apparatus and not just Washington City Paper blogs, but the ...

Ovechkin Brings Hope for Washington Sports

Posted 4/7/2008 on East Coast Bias

Let's repeat this scene with an MVP trophy! For the first time since the '80's, the Washington, DC area has a legitimate superstar to be proud of. After leading the Caps into the playoffs, Alexander Ovechkin is expected to win his first Hart Trophy as MVP of the NHL. The mere fact that he is in the discussion is a triumph for Washington professional sports. If you can't remember the last ...

Around the Capitals Rink [Playoff Edition]

Posted 4/7/2008 on DC Pro Sports Report -- Sports news, stats and analysis from the capital of the free world

With the Philadelphia’s 2-0 blanking of Pittsburgh yesterday, the Flyers moved to the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and will face our Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Opening round of playoff game begin on Wednesday, Game One of the Caps/Flyers is set for Friday. Here is the entire schedule of the Washington/Philadelphia series, thanks to ...

Round One Schedule

Posted 4/7/2008 on Japers' Rink

Here's the schedule for the Caps/Flyers series: Friday, April 11, 2008 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington VERSUS, TSN Sunday, April 13, 2008 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington NBC, TSN Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia VERSUS, TSN Thursday, April 17, 2008

Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers - Round 1 Schedule Released

Posted 4/7/2008 on On Frozen Blog

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - The Caps’ post-season begins this Friday night and continues with a Sunday matinee: Friday, April 11, 2008 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington Comcast SportsNet, VERSUS, TSN, WJFK Sunday, April 13, 2008 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington NBC, TSN, WJFK Tuesday, April 15, 2008 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia Comcast SportsNet, ...

Top Shelf: Last Call before the Playoffs

Posted 4/6/2008 on The Big Lead

Lee Diekemper recaps the 2nd to last day of the regular season on frozen water. The playoff teams are all set. On the last day of the NHL regular season, we will soon learn who will play who. Washington 3, Florida 1: Who needs Alex Ovechkin? The Caps didn’t last night. The Panthers held the Russian stud without a point but the Caps got enough offense from role players to ...

OV and the Caps Clinch Southeast, Are Playoff Bound

Posted 4/6/2008 on FanIQ Blog

Alexander (the great) Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals are finally headed to the playoffs clinching the Southeast Division with a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, the first division title since 2000-01.  The Capitals went 11-1 (7-0 down the stretch) in the final 12 games of the regular season to knock Carolina out of the playoffs.   The season looked hopeful when the ...

Good on ya Feds

Posted 4/6/2008 on Gorilla Crouch

Happy Times for Fedorov Photo: Nick Wass Sergei Fedorov scored the game-winning - and thus playoff clinching - goal for the Washington Capitals. It all but assured Alexander Ovechkin of the Hart trophy as the league’s most valuable player and not only put the Caps in the playoffs but also gave them the Southeast title and the #3 seed. Fedorov clearly struggled to be the ...

'07-'08 Washington Capitals - Southeast Division Champions!

Posted 4/6/2008 on Puckhead's Thoughts

Capitals 3, Panthers 1 Scoresheet - Wash Post - Wash Times - News Ob (Raleigh) Absolutely unbelievable! The Verizon Center top blew out as the Washington Capitals not only squeaked into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, but they took the Southeast Division title on the last game of the season. Screw 8th place, the Caps find themselves with home ice advantage for the first round of the playoffs. And

Rebuilding Complete - Caps Make Playoffs

Posted 4/6/2008 on East Coast Bias

That long, painful rebuilding plan for which Capitals' owner Ted Leonsis prepared us seems to be unnecessary. The team has been red hot since Alex Ovechkin signed a (very) long-term contract and the team made a trade for Canadiens' goalie Cristobal Huet. Now, after winning seven games in a row and 10 of 11, the Capitals snuck into the playoffs tonight as a division winner and third seed, ...

Get Your Tickets Now

Posted 4/6/2008 on On Frozen Blog

(c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Well, that didn’t take long. Courtesy of the Caps’ PR staff: Capitals Playoff Tickets On Sale Now Tickets for round 1 (Games 1 and 2) of the Stanley Cup playoffs are now available ARLINGTON , Va. – The Washington Capitals have announced that tickets for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs are now on sale. ...

Trade deadline deals help Caps reach playoffs

Published 4/9/2008 on SportingNews.com NHL News and Exclusive Analysis

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sergei Fedorov knows how it feels to win the Stanley Cup -- three of 'em, in fact...

Caps' job: Win way into playoffs

Published 4/5/2008 on SportingNews.com NHL News and Exclusive Analysis

A six-game winning streak has moved the Washington Capitals in position for their first postseason b...