japersrink.com - 12/11/2008
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At some point, the question will need to be asked, so let's ask it:
Can Brent Johnson be the guy?
After last night's 33-save effort and 3-1 win, Johnson is now 8-4-2 with a 2.47 goals against average and .918 save ...
totalprosports.com - 12/12/2008
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Total Pro Sports - The title of this
post speaks for itself, " Caps Shit Down B's...
". This headline is not a mistake it was found on Boston.com website after the Boston Bruins lost to the Washington Capitals Wednesday night. The Caps Shit Down B's heading is found under " Good Sign for the ..
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Boston.com Error ‘Caps Shit Down B’s’
japersrink.com - 12/10/2008
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[ AP Preview ] The Caps and Bruins
faced each other just four times last season, but...
produced some of the more memorable games of the campaign. There was the 10-2 pounding the Caps handed the B's , Donald Brashear 's triple-minor meltdown , ...
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Wednesday Roundup - Gamenight: Bruins @ Caps
japersrink.com - 12/18/2008
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[ AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview ] On
the surface, the St. Louis Blues might seem like...
a hard team to get fired up for - they come into tonight's game as the worst team in the Western Conference (but they try hard! ), are seriously banged ...
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Thursday Roundup - Gamenight: Blues @ Caps
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The Dry Cut: Boston 1, Capitals 3
the red skate —
... J.P. asks today if Johnny can now be “the guy,” but the way the season is rolling along, it doesn’t seem necessary to make any decision on that front until we get closer to playoff time. This 2008-09 season in the NHL is tending to be the year of the backup though, isn’t it? Joey MacDonald on the Island; Alex Auld in Ottawa; Scott Clemmensen in NJ; Pekka Rinne in Nashville; Craig Anderson in Florida. ...
Puck Headlines: Sharks ready for 'pretty damn good' Ducks
Puck Daddy —
... (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSMW, FSW). Manny Legace took a knee to the head against the Ducks, so Chris Mason gets the start for the Blues. Huge line changes for LA: Patrick O'Sullivan will skate on a top line with Anze Kopitar and Teddy Purcell, and Kyle Quincey may skate with Drew Doughty as a top pairing. • Japers' take on whether Brent Johnson is "the guy" for the Washington Capitals. [Japers Rink] • Finally, and in honor of tonight's Ducks game, here's Chris ...
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It's a battle of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. For those of you not going to the game, have at it here.
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Capitals Insider 12/11/2008
Although neither Coach Bruce Boudreau nor Brent Johnson will do anything but joke when the phrase "No. 1 goaltender" is brought up, Johnson certainly played like one tonight in the Caps' 3-1 win. He stopped 33 of the Bruins' 34 shots, many of which ...
Capitals 3, Bruins 1 —
NYT > Hockey 12/11/2008
Capitals goalie Brent Johnson shut down the Eastern Conference's top offense, and Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom and Alexandre Giroux scored, leading Washington to a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday night. >
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Capitals Insider 12/11/2008
Brent Johnson's stellar performance in the Caps 3-1 win against Boston yesterday is the focus of Tarik's hard-copy edition story. Johnson has won his past three starts, stopping 79 of 83 shots for a .952 save percentage during that stretch, and has ...
