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Sharks at Capitals
Sharks at Capitals
WASHINGTON -- Mike Knuble joked before Thursday's game that writing too much about the Washington Capitals ' re-jiggered top-two lines would be an ill-advised exercise."Check with me tomorrow," the Caps' right winger told NHL.com at 5 o'clock. "It changes daily." Five hours later, coach Bruce ...
Caps halt skid behind Russian trio
Caps halt skid behind Russian trio
washingtontimes.com — Corey Masisak One of the top decision makers for Hockey Canada was at Verizon Center on Thursday... night to scout potential Olympians for his country, such as Washington's Mike Green and San Jose's Dan Boyle, Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton. What ... (more) Caps halt skid behind Russian trio
Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice In 27 Seconds, Beats My Personal Record
Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice In 27 Seconds, Beats My Personal Record
sportressofblogitude.com — Still adjusting to head coach Bruce Boudreau’s line-shuffling, Alexander Ovechkin still has seven goals in seven games,... which I guess is a pretty good scoring clip. Add on seven assists and you could say that Ovie is on a friggin’ tear, which shouldn’t be surprising to anyone, ... (more) Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice In 27 Seconds, Beats My ...
NHL shootout has its good points
newsobserver.com — There are different potential formats for a shootout, but since the advent of the NHL shootout in... the 2005-2006 season, it has been three shooters for each team and three-point games, two to the winner and one to the loser.  ... (more) NHL shootout has its good points
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Sharks at Capitals
Full of Sports — WASHINGTON -- Mike Knuble joked before Thursday's game that writing too much about the Washington Capitals ' re-jiggered top-two lines would be an ill-advised exercise."Check with me tomorrow," the Caps' right winger told NHL.com at 5 o'clock. "It changes daily." Five hours later, coach Bruce ... Japers' Rink found this 8 hours ago on nhl.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: NHL, San Jose Sharks, Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin

Recap: Caps 4, Sharks 1
Japers' Rink — ... [AP Recap - GameCenter - Game Summary - Event Summary] A season ago, the Boston Bruins and San Jose Sharks were regular season champions of their respective Conferences. Fast forward to early 2009-10 and the two teams have something else in common - 4-1 losers to the Caps in perhaps the only two games in which the boys in red, white and blue competed for a full sixty minutes. For a team that has struggled to finish games as well as they started them thus far, this game was just what the doctor ...

Back On Track
Puckhead's ThoughtsCapitals 4, Sharks 1 Scoresheet - Times - Post The Washington Capitals shook off some heavy woes in one game. They snapped a four game losing skid and stopped a San Jose Shark team at 11 straight wins by defeating them 4-1. In their first visit to Verizon Center since Feburary 21, 2007, the Sharks couldn't solve the Capitals. Alex Ovechkin scored a pair of second period goals just :28 seconds apart. The fastest two goals of his career. Alex Semin scored a power play goal, much needed goal for a PP squad that has not been producing. Matt Bradley goal ...

Empty Netter Assists - 10-16-09
Empty Netters — ... -A day after being moved to a line with Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals and led the Capitals to a 4-1 win against the Sharks. Knuble and Morrison each recorded two assists. Jose Theodore and Semyon Varlamov combined to make 27 saves in the win, Washington's first in 11 tries against San Jose. Theodore was pulled after the first period due to a back ailment. ...

Caps vs. Sharks 10-15-2009 Wrap Up
Bleatings From a Caps Nut — The Local Yokels: (Com)Post. Times. Caps.com. The Neutral Observers: NHL.com. AP Wire. The Other Side: Contra Costa Times. San Francisco Chronicle. San Jose Mercury News. Final Thoughts: One thing that we noticed last night but forgot to mention was that while the Caps Power Play was only 1 for 5, the Caps were still able to ...

Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice In 27 Seconds, Beats My Personal Record
Sportress of Blogitude — 58645439 Still adjusting to head coach Bruce Boudreau’s line-shuffling, Alexander Ovechkin still has seven goals in seven games, which I guess is a pretty good scoring clip. Add on seven assists and you could say that Ovie is on a friggin’ tear, which shouldn’t be surprising to anyone, since the guy has been on a tear for four years. Two of those goals came last night in a span of 27 seconds, as the Capitals took it to the Sharks and throttled them 4-1 , snapping a four-game losing skid. Ovie was pleased with the effort but understands much more work is needed, including ...

Questions remain after Sharks 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals
Sharkspage San Jose Sharks NHL hockey and local sports blog — Notes from the San Jose Sharks 4-1 loss at Washington on Thursday will be posted soon. ...

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puckheadsthoughts.com 10/16/2009 — Capitals 4, Sharks 1Scoresheet - Times - PostThe Washington Capitals shook off some heavy woes in one game. They snapped a four game losing skid and stopped a San Jose Shark team at 11 straight wins by defeating them 4-1. In their first visit to Verizon Center since Feburary 21, 2007, the Sharks ...
Thursday's Three Stars: Alex is The Great again
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Sharks at Capitals
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Caps down San Jose for the first time since 1999
dcprosportsreport.com 10/16/2009 — The Washington Capitals broke a few long streaks tonight. First, for the first time since 1999, the Washington Capitals defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-1. The Caps played a full 60 minutes that Coach Bruce Boudreau was awaiting for. Second, Alexander Ovechkin ended his scoring drought against ...
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Predators at Capitals
nhl.com 10/18/2009 — Alex Ovechkin was good to the last shot. Ovechkin scored both of Washington's goals in regulation, then used a spectacular move to beat Dan Ellis for the only goal of the shootout to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Nashville ...
Joslin likely to replace ailing Murray, containing Ovechkin and players hit the Smithsonian
blogs.mercurynews.com 10/15/2009 — WASHINGTON — The top challenge tonight is stopping Alexander Ovechkin and now it looks as if the Sharks will have to do it without Douglas Murray. Murray has missed the last two practices with flu-like symptoms and isn’t expected to be out ...
Ovechkin scores twice as Caps sink Sharks, losing streakUSATODAY.com NHL - Top Stories 10/16/2009
Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 ...
Ovechkin-led Caps bust Sharks, end 4-game slideSI.com - NHL 10/16/2009
WASHINGTON(AP) Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Ovechkin scores twice in 28-second span; Capitals end four-game skid with 4-1 win over SharksNHL.com News in English 10/16/2009
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak. Ovechkin's two goals provided Washington with a 3-...
Ovechkin Scores Twice, Capitals Defeat Sharks 4-1NYT > Hockey 10/16/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday night to end a four-game losing streak.
Ovechkin scores twice, Capitals defeat Sharks 4-1SFGate: Top Sports Stories 10/16/2009
First, the Washington Capitals wore down the San Jose Sharks. Then Alex Ovechkin finished them off. Ovechkin scored twice in a 28-second span of the second period, and the Capitals ended a four-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Thursday night. The ...