Ovechkin, Caps Miss the Point
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Alex Ovechkin has another frustrating night in his third consecutive game without a point, and the Capitals fall to the Bruins, 3-2, in the shootout.
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- In overtime, when Zdeno Chara launched the puck toward the Carolina cage, the Boston captain didn't see its eventual destination.
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Nearly five months into the NHL lockout, the players' association still won't accept the league's demand for a salary cap. The league says it's too late to talk about alternatives. And now time is about to run out on the hockey season.
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Drafted by a Capitals franchise with so little success, Alex Ovechkin arrived from Russia with much fanfare and has quickly become Washingtonâs pied piper of hockey.
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Scoring stars Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin were shut out in an unexpected defensive duel, with Pittsburgh checking line forward Ronald Petrovicky scoring the pivotal goal as the Penguins won their sixth in a row by beating the Washington Capitals 2-0 Saturday.
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The Edmonton Oilers were short-handed, just as they&#039;ve been since the first game of the Stanley Cup finals. They&#039;re obviously getting used to it.
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Most conversations with NHL insiders about Alex Ovechkin end with some variation of the following: ". . . and he's only going to get better."
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The last time the Capitals played the Hurricanes, Washington was 11 points behind and at the bottom of the standings. On Friday night, it will be Carolina in pursuit.
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Evgeni Malkin is making scoring look simple lately.
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ST. PAUL -- The finality of losing usually leaves the vanquished searching for answers. Not the United States hockey team.
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Unlikely victories over Tampa Bay and Stanley Cup contenders Dallas and Buffalo catapults the Capitals back into the postseason discussion.
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Mike Green scored 1:27 into overtime for his third point of the game to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Green, who also had two assists, redirected a pass from Michael Nylander past Carey Price for his 11th goal.
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Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin is not expected to face further disciplinary action for his controversial hit on Buffalo Sabres captain Daniel Briere, according to Caps GM George McPhee.
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While NHL insiders continue to debate whether the 2007 draft is thin, they agree that it's weak in one position, the most important of all: goaltending.
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The Capitals' Alex Ovechkin broke his nose, needed stitches in his lip after getting hit with a puck, and then showed the Montreal Canadiens the true meaning of the word tough.
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Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig has been inconsistent, and interim coach Bruce Boudreau believes he's capable of better play.
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Joe Sakic's 600th goal came with little drama. That's OK, by Sakic. As long as it came with a victory.