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"Where's No. 8?"
That was the immediate question with 1:02 left in the third period and the Washington Capitals trailing the Anaheim Ducks by a goal on Tuesday night. Tomas Vokoun(notes) had been yanked for an extra skater; so where was No. 8 for Anaheim, Teemu Selanne(notes), trying to tally the 23rd hat trick of his career with an empty-netter and complete a five-point...
It has become plainly evident in this series that there are 39 mere mortals populating the active rosters for each game, all of them bound and limited by earthly principles. And then there is Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin may not... more »
If Alex had have put that one in on the breakaway, who knows?” — Bruce Boudreau, then-coach of the Washington Capitals, May 14, 2009. “If I score first goal, maybe a different game. I didn’t score... more »
Alex Ovechkin isn’t a playoff choker. Lack of production isn’t the reason why his Washington Capitals haven’t made it past the second round since his arrival, and he’s averaging more than a point a game in his postseason... more »
I know. Defeat snatched from the jaws of victory — or something like that. Painful? You lose a lead with less than seven seconds left in a seminal game of the Stanley Cup playoffs and it’s pretty much over, right? For the... more »
By the time the reporters poured into the Washington Capitals' dressing room late Monday night, it was almost empty. Most of the players were already gone. The trainers were packing up their gear and removing their ... more »
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