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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…
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“Highlight Reel” Holtby can’t stop Pens
Despite saving 21-of-23 shots faced for a .913 save percentage, G Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals fell 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Game 4 of their Eastern Semifinals matchup, tying the series at 2-2. After his hit against F Zach Aston-Reese in Game 3 that ended with the…
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Caps halfway to Eastern Finals after 4-3 win
To reclaim home ice advantage, the Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Game 3 of their Second Round matchup. The biggest headline coming into this evening was that D Brian Dumoulin and F Evgeni Malkin would both be active for this game. Dumoulin was questionable after taking a…
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Caps win two periods, Pittsburgh takes Game 1
With three unanswered third period goals in under five minutes by First Star of the Game F Jake Guentzel‘s top line, the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed Game 1 with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Before many in the arena could even blink, the Capitals had already claimed the opening…
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Caps OT Win Puts Jackets On Brink
With an overtime-winning goal from Nicklas Backstrom, the Caps became the first team to win a game on home ice in this series as they moved within a win of the second round. The Jackets have now lost three straight after starting the series with a 2-0 advantage. The Jackets had played a solid first period, but…
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Costly penalties abound; Jackets win 4-3 in overtime
In a contest filled with a combined 29 penalty minutes and four power play goals, the Columbus Blue Jackets earned a 4-3 overtime victory to beat the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena in Game 1 of their first round matchup. With the exception of this being the first overtime match of the 2018…
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March 20 – Day 160 – Stars upon thars
Get ready for a wild Tuesday of hockey! 11 games are on tonight’s schedule! The action finds its start at 7 p.m. tonight with four tilts (Pittsburgh at the New York Islanders [SN/TVAS], Columbus at the New York Rangers, Dallas at Washington and Edmonton at Carolina), followed half an hour later by three more (Florida…
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January 31 – Day 112 – High Flyer-ing offense
There may only be three games on the schedule today, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t a quality matchup. The action starts at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time when the New York Islanders visit Toronto (SN/TVAS), and it is followed half an hour later by tonight’s co-nightcaps: San Jose at Detroit and Philadelphia at Washington (NBCSN).…
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Merkle’s Weekly Bumblings: Week 15
Skater of the Week: Brad Marchand You may not (probably don’t) like him, but the Little Ball of Hate doesn’t give a damn about what you like. He’s gonna score on your team, and you’re gonna deal with it. The league’s premiere super-pest tallied two goals and five assists in four contests this week, made arguably…
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