freep.com - 10/11/2009
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Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin delivered plenty of hits and took a boatload of shots, but the Red Wings came away with the victory. Tomas Holmstrom's power-play goal at 13:07 of the third period was the difference in a 3-2 victory Saturday night at Joe Louis Arena. Ovechkin -- who entered ...
nhl.com - 10/16/2009
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nhl.com —
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 ...
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Sharks at Capitals
sportingnews.com - 10/10/2009
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DETROIT -- If the Capitals are still steaming
from blowing a third-period lead on Thursday, they hid...
it well at the skate this morning in Detroit. It was a pretty loose room, and Bruce Boudreau was back to his usual affable self during a chat with ...
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Boudreau expects Ovechkin to put on a show
ctvolympics.ca - 10/15/2009
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ctvolympics.ca —
International Ice Hockey Federation president Rene Fasel has
an answer for Gary Bettman. In response to the...
NHL commissioner's comments that 2010 might be the last time NHLers compete at an Olympics, Fasel told Canwest News Services that while he ...
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Fasel on Bettman: 'He's completely wrong'
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Caps @ Red Wings 10-10-2009 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: Detroit Free Press: stealing the show, no panic, how it happened. Final Thoughts: 5 down, 77 to go. ...
Slightly belated Red Wings-Capitals wrap-up: Ovechkin? No problem
Snapshots —
Slightly belated Red Wings-Capitals wrap-up: Ovechkin? No problem By George Malik October 11, 2009, 8:50PM Alex Ovechkin didn't disappoint in putting on an offensive show when the Washington Capitals visited Joe Louis Arena on Saturday night, registering 9 shots, an assist, and 10 hits , but the Red Wings did what they usually do when facing an elite opponent early in the regular season--they stepped up their play accordingly, defeating the Caps by a 3-2 tally. The Capitals' frustrations with Detroit manifested themselves in penalties, which the Capitals readily admitted to the Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir: October 11, Washington Post : Defenseman Mike Green was in ...
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Caps Can't Hang on Against Red Wings —
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Jose Theodore might have just played his best game of the young season at Joe Louis Arena, but his 34-save effort wasn't enough to save the Caps from a 3-2 loss to the Wings at Joe Louis Arena. The power-play proficient Red Wings struck twice with an ...
Leonsis on Loss in Detroit: "Yuck" —
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Red Wings 3, Caps 2 —
Capitals Insider
The Caps put forth a much better all-around effort tonight. Alex Ovechkin took nine shots on goal and was credited with 10 hits, and Jose Theodore put together a solid performance. But the Caps couldn't stay out of the penalty box, again. And so they ...
Tonight's Lineup: Caps at Red Wings —
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Jose Theodore will get the nod in net tonight at Joe Louis Arena and is expected to oppose Chris Osgood in the first of two meetings between a pair of hockey's most skilled teams. Based on the pre-game warm-up, here's what the rest of the Caps' lineup ...
