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A Chance at Redemption for Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals

May 24, 2018 Eddie McDonaldAlexander Ovechkin, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Marc-Andre Fleury, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals0 comment

If at first you don’t succeed, chai and chai again. If you aren’t a drinker of chai tea or iced dirty chai’s, you likely won’t appreciate that pun, so instead, change chai into try. That is exactly what the Washington Capitals have done thus far in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Washington seemed to have been cursed in the postseason, especially… Read More

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The most important game in the Ovechkin era

May 10, 2017 Eddie McDonaldAlex Ovechkin, NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Washington Capitals0 comment

Do or die. Win or go home. Ovechkin versus Crosby. Capitals versus Penguins. The two best words in all of sports: Game 7. On Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins will square off in a Game 7 to determine who advances to the Eastern Conference Finals. For the Caps, this is the most important game in the Alexander… Read More

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Early playoff exit a familiar theme for Washington

May 12, 2016May 12, 2016 Eddie McDonaldAlex Ovechkin, Barry Trotz, Braden Holtby, Carl Hagelin, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson, Justin Williams, Matt Murray, Mike Sullivan, NHL, Nick Bonino, Nicklas Backstrom, Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Stanley Cup, T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals0 comment

Another year in the Alex Ovechkin era, another postseason wasted. The Washington Capitals were eliminated in the second round at the hands of the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. Since drafting Ovechkin No. 1 overall in 2004, the Caps have made the playoffs eight times and have not advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals. Washington entered the postseason as the… Read More

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Orpik returns to Caps lineup for pivotal Game 6

May 10, 2016May 10, 2016 Eddie McDonaldAlex Ovechkin, Brooks Orpik, Evgeni Malkin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matt Murray, Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, Washington Capitals0 comment

The Washington Capitals penalty kill unit has done a stellar job against the high-powered Penguins power play unit. The Caps have allowed just goal to Pittsburgh with a man-advantage. Washington had an even bigger power play to kill off as veteran defenseman Brooks Orpik has missed the last three games due to a vicious his on Pens defenseman Olli Maatta.… Read More