Capitals Name Boudreau Coach and End 3-Game Losing Streak
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Matt Bradley scored the tie-breaking goal and the host Capitals ended a three-game skid by beating the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, Wednesday night.
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Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers got two important things out of Monday's game against the Houston Rockets: a win and a teaching tool. Rivers was impressed with the maturity his young team showed in a 77-72 victory over the short-handed Rockets that broke a 12-game road losing streak.
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The embattled Maple Leafs get a goal from captain Mats Sundin with 30 seconds remaining, halting the Capitals' winning streak at four games, 3-2.
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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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Evgeni Malkin scored a bad-angle goal to give Pittsburgh the lead in another tightly played game against Washington and the streaking Penguins won their sixth in a row by beating the Capitals 3-2 Sunday.
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The Washington Capitals dropped the "interim" tag from Bruce Boudreau's title Wednesday, making him the team's full-fledged head coach.
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Alexander Semin scored the lone goal in a shootout, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Sunday to end a three-game losing streak.
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Mike Fisher and Dean McAmmond each scored twice and Daniel Alfredsson had three assists as the Ottawa Senators ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
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Mike Green scored a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stopped 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Washington Capitals regained first place in the Southeast Division with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.
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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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Matt Bradley and Viktor Kozlov scored 64 seconds apart early in the third period to lead the Washington Capitals over the Flyers, 4-3, last night in Philadelphia.
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Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo must wish he could face the Washington Capitals more than once this season. Luongo extended his winning streak against Washington to 10 games by making 26 saves Friday night, and Taylor Pyatt scored twice, leading the Canucks to a 3-2 victory over the Capitals.
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The Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, the home team completing a four-game season-series sweep of the Eastern Conference leaders.
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As they strive to get back into the playoff picture, the Washington Capitals can take heart in knowing they can win without getting an ample contribution from Alex Ovechkin. The NHL's leading goal scorer managed only two shots Sunday, none of which went into the net. He didn't have an assist, either. Yet the Capitals won anyway.
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Sidney Crosby's line score had all zeroes, and that usually means a loss for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's strong play against Alexander Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals meant it didn't.
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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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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.