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  • Burakovsky and Holtby lead Caps to Cup Finals

      With his second-straight shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, First Star of the Game G Braden Holtby lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-0 Game 7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Capitals entered this game with a 7-2 record away…

  • Victor’s Bolts “Heded” in right direction after Game 3 win

      On a dark and stormy night in the District of Columbia, the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off the Eastern Conference Finals’ third-straight road victory by beating the Washington Capitals 4-2 at Capital One Arena in Game 3. Just like Game 2 was all about the Capitals’ offense, the same can be said about Tampa’s…

  • Caps’ attack too much for Bolts; win Game 1 4-2

      After a 4-2 victory at Amalie Arena over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1, home ice in the Eastern Conference Finals now belongs to the Washington Capitals. Between the actual 2-0 score and the fact that the Caps led 9-2 in shots on goal, we get a rather accurate impression of how the…

  • Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 22

    Skater of the Week: Brad Marchand Yeah, I know, it hurts me to do it. But eight points in three games is a tough stat line to argue against. *leans away from microphone looking off to stage right* THAT’LL BE ENOUGH OUT OF YOU, @nlanciani53! WE KNOW HE’S GOOD, WE JUST REALLY HATE HIS FACE! Anyway,…

  • February 27 – Day 131 – Qui(c)k Trip to Minnesota

    This Monday in the NHL is no different than many of the others in that there aren’t too many games on the schedule this evening. The staggered starts begin at 7 p.m. with Montréal at New Jersey (RDS), followed half an hour later by Ottawa at Tampa Bay (RDS2). Finally, tonight’s nightcap – Los Angeles…