Kolzig helps Capitals slide by Avalanche
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The Washington Capitals stayed in the hunt for a playoff spot after Olaf Kolzig made 18 saves in a 2-1 win over the struggling Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.
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Michael Nylander, Tom Poti and Viktor Kozlov give the Capitals reason to believe their power play unit will be much improved this season.
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Alexander Semin had two goals and an assist, Alex Ovechkin added a goal and two assists, and the Capitals spoiled the abbreviated return of Philadelphia captain Peter Forsberg last night by handing the Flyers their sixth straight loss, 4-1, in Washington.
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Alexander Ovechkin finished off an exceptional game by teaming with Alexander Semin to beat Pittsburgh goalie Ty Conklin with backhanders in the shootout and the Washington Capitals came from behind for a 6-5 victory Monday night.
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Brian Pothier scores a power-play goal in the third period to help the Capitals beat the Lightning, 3-2, on Saturday night in Tampa.
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The Washington Capitals' collective confidence received a considerable boost after Tuesday's drubbing of the Ottawa Senators, their second win over the Eastern Conference's best team in three days.
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Each of the Capitals' injured players -- backup goaltender Brent Johnson and defensemen Bryan Muir, John Erskine and Brian Pothier -- skate in various capacities Wednesday.
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Alexander Semin scores the lone goal in the shootout, and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders, 2-1, to end a three-game losing streak.
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Washington netminder Olie Kolzig celebrated victory in his 700th NHL game on Sunday after Mike Green scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.
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Matt Bradley and Viktor Kozlov scored 64 seconds apart early in the third period to lead the Washington Capitals over the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3 on Wednesday night.
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Bruce Boudreau became the Washington Capitals' coach Wednesday when the team dropped the "interim" tag from his title.
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Washington went from worst to first in 2 1/2 months. Now the challenge facing the Capitals is staying there.
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The Washington Capitals hit four goals in the first period on the way to a 7-1 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.
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Olaf Kolzig made 48 saves and Alexander Semin had a goal and an assist in his return from a shoulder injury to help the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 Tuesday night.
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The Capitals have 25 players on the ice on Thursday following the demotions of prospects Tomas Fleischmann and Jeff Schultz as their lineup begins to come into focus.
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Matt Bradley scores the tiebreaking goal with 2:53 left, and the Capitals end a three-game skid by beating the Lightning, 3-2.
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After starting the season poorly enough to get their coach fired, the Washington Capitals have found their legs.