japersrink.com - 12/17/2008
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Over the course of a season, there are going to be nights when the Caps dominate their opponent but run into a hot goalie and lose. There are going to be games where a bounce here or a call there hands victory to the ...
japersrink.com - 12/19/2008
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Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame ] It says something about...
the expectations surrounding this Caps team that back-to-back wins (now five in a row and seven out of eight) can be not only unsatisfying, but in ...
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Friday Roundup - Caps 4, Blues 2
japersrink.com - 12/11/2008
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Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame ] 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 ...
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Thursday Roundup - Caps 3, Bruins 1
japersrink.com - 12/18/2008
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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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Caps Salvage Win on Long Island; Try to Heal Up for Blues
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Caps Salvage Win on Long Island; Try to Heal Up for Blues The theme from last night: "Hey, we'll take the win." From Japers' Rink : "There'll be nights like last night, where the Caps will hit the showers having snagged two points that they probably didn't deserve. Funny thing is, they all count the same at the end of the year, so take 'em, skate 'em and move on." Says The Peerless: "But in the end, two points is two points..." The Caps were up 4-2, but gave up 2 goals in the third, and needed Ovie's 19th goal of the season with 11 seconds left in OT to get the win. He took the ...
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Tuesday Roundup - Gamenight: Caps @ Isles
japersrink.com 12/16/2008 — [ AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview ]
The Caps and Isles, who will renew acquaintances for the 205th time tonight, last met just 11 days ago in the nation's capital. And while the game was close for forty minutes, the hosts blew it ...
Wednesday Roundup - Caps 4, Sabres 2
japersrink.com 12/31/2008 —
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The other day we hoped aloud that "perhaps the Caps will carry a little swagger with them into a road game and dictate play from the opening draw for a change." Ask and ye shall receive.
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Wednesday Roundup - Caps 2, Flyers 1 (SO)
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Shootouts: can't live with 'em, can't live without the extra point they yield.
On a night with subplots ranging from a match-up of the League's two leading goal-scorers ...
Monday Roundup - Caps 4, Leafs 1
japersrink.com 12/29/2008 —
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There wasn't much that was pretty about last night's 4-1 win over the Leafs, and that, in and of itself, is a beautiful thing. The Caps simply took care of business in a ...
Saturday Roundup - Caps 3, Sabres 2
japersrink.com 12/27/2008 —
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Like I said yesterday , "the Caps have Alex Ovechkin and the Sabres don't. Edge: Washington."
Elsewhere 'Round the Rinks:
I know you're well aware of how far the ...
Wednesday Roundup - Gamenight: Bruins @ Caps
japersrink.com 12/10/2008 — [ 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 , ...
Friday Roundup: Gamenight: Sabres @ Caps
japersrink.com 12/26/2008 — [ AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview ]
First thing's first - in case you missed it, Simeon Varlamov is back up , with Brent Johnson heading to the infirmary (on a related note, who the hell is going to tend goal for Hershey with Varly here ...
Isles rally from two goals down but lose in OT
newsday.com 12/17/2008 — The Islanders were down by two goals to Washington and one
period away from seven straight regulation losses, which threatened to match their worst stretch in five years. But Richard Park, who already had a goal and an assist, came out and lit the ...
Wednesday Recap - Cats 5, Caps 3
japersrink.com 12/4/2008 — [ AP Recap - Game Summary - Event Summary - WashingtonCaps.com Postgame ]
Early in the second period, the goal light behind Jose Theodore was malfunctioning and flashed for a couple of minutes as the game went on. As the stanza continued, the ...
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Capitals Insider 12/17/2008
The Capitals received some well-timed heroics from Alex Ovechkin yesterday as he fired the puck past the Islanders' Joey MacDonald to give Washington a 5-4 overtime win. In addition to being Ovechkin's second goal of the game, the late tally was also ...
Capitals not happy with just winning (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NHL News 12/17/2008
Here is a measure of just how far the Washington Capitals have come in a year's time: They are not satisfied merely with accumulating victories. Nowadays, they evaluate victories. And on Wednesday, the way coach Bruce Boudreau ran practice and ...
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Capitals Insider 12/18/2008
Amid the Capitals recent success, the plethora of injuries and the aid provided by call ups from Hershey, defenseman Milan Jurcina has quietly become one of Washington's most consistent presences. Over the past 11 games, Jurcina has played at least ...
